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5,570 languages with published entries
Sign languages
4 sign languages with signs. Signs are shown in SignWriting, never as notation.
British Sign Language
117 published entries
American Sign Language
50 published entries
Argentine Sign Language
4 published entries
Adamorobe Sign Language
2 published entries
West African Pidgin
Recorded forms from the ASJP Database; not yet reviewed by a native speaker.
“We dey talk about tomorrow plan.”
We are talking about tomorrow's plan.
- about
“I don write di abstract for my paper.”
I have written the abstract for my paper.
- abstract
“My papa wear new Agbada for de party.”
My father wore a new traditional robe to the party.
“Agbero dey collect money for bus stop.”
The tout is collecting money at the bus stop.
Related: N/A
- Tout
Source: ASJP — Wave 142 (CC-BY-4.0), adapted.
“Di new student too ajebo to do farm work.”
The new student is too pampered to do farm work.
“He be ajebutter, he no sabi street life.”
“Ajepako people fit survive anywhere.”
“She dey do akademik work for di university.”
She is doing academic work at the university.
Related: educational, scholarly
- academic
“Akara dey sweet well well with bread.”
Akara is very tasty with bread.
- bean cakes
“Di akpako dey sheek well.”
The wooden plank bridge is shaking a lot.
“Put de load for inside akpo.”
Put the load inside the sack.
- sack
“Hold ambrela make ren no soak you.”
Take an umbrella so the rain does not soak you.
“Stop following dat girl, she be amebo.”
“She dey among plenty people.”
She is among many people.
- among
“You need analytical skills for dis kind work.”
You need analytical skills for this kind of work.
- analytical
“I like rice and beans.”
I like rice and beans.
- and
“Peace dey our area since last month.”
“Make we arrange how the money go reach everybody.”
“She be ashawo, no trust am.”
She is a prostitute, don't trust her.
Related: N/A
- Prostitute
“We buy di asoebi for di traditional wedding.”
We bought the matching cloth for the traditional wedding.
“Di assessment of di students go happen next week.”
The assessment of the students will happen next week.
- assessment
“Atchara sweet when you chop am with rice.”
Atchara is sweet when you eat it with rice.
- fermented slaw
“Auntie come visit me yesterday.”
Auntie visited me yesterday.
- auntie
“Aunty come show me new dress.”
Aunt came to show me a new dress.
“My baba go come back tomorrow.”
My father will come back tomorrow.
“See as you wear new baffs, you look sharp!”
“Banga soup dey hot for inside pot.”
Banga soup is hot in the pot.
- palm nut soup
“Clean that your bata well.”
Clean your shoe well.
“Di house be big.”
The house is big.
“Di beach too crowded dis weekend.”
The beach is too crowded this weekend.
- beach
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