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Meaning of yigh | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR B1
/jaɪ/

Definitions

Yes, used when contradicting.

UK, dialectal

Examples

“But, of course, both yigh and nay operate typically across sentence or utterance boundaries between two speakers, as: Person A. /a kɔɵnt dʏː ɪt/ ‘I can’t do it.’ Person B. /jaɪ ðɛ kɔn/ ‘Yigh (oh yes), thou can!’”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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