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Abeg, where dem dey?

[Aʊbɛg, wɛr dɛm deɪ?]

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LanguageWest African Pidgin (Nigeria)

Meaning
  1. Please, where are they?
  2. You use this polite inquiry when looking for a specific person or group of people whose current location is unknown to you.
Examples

Abeg, where dem dey? I want give dem dis message.

Please, where are they? I want to give them this message.

I no see my friends. Abeg, where dem dey?

I do not see my friends. Please, where are they?

PronunciationAʊbɛg, wɛr dɛm deɪ?

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How it is usedUsed to ask for the whereabouts of a person or group.

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