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Post by olukumi on Feb 13, 2016 19:40:55 GMT
These are words of Yoruba origin that have been adopted by almost every Nigerian and can be considered Nigerian words. Mostly insults though, we have a way with insults...
I'll start:
Olodo
Ashewo
Ode
Oloshi
Gan (I am tired gan)
Were (lunatic)
Akata
Omo
Dodo
Oyinbo
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Post by omohayek on Feb 13, 2016 21:00:05 GMT
Some other words/phrases: |
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Post by Ogbeni Ogunnaike on Feb 13, 2016 21:57:01 GMT
Omo : Omo, I don tire
Shebi : Shebi na God
Abi : Abi now
Gbedu : Omo, this Gbedu is banging....Abeg who sing am?
Ni : Abi dem send you ni?
Ko, .... Ni : Asaba ko, Abasha ni .... Abeg find better city to live.
Moi-Moi : Omo, I just dey crave to chop Moi-oi and garri
Agbaya : Kai, Dino Melaye na Agbaya
Oga : Abeg I no wan do, My Oga go vex
Oya : Oya na, make we do am, I dey wait.
Pomo/Kpomo : Egusi soup without Kpomo is incomplete
Ojoro : Guy you know say na today I just discover say Gambling na Ojoro
Lekpa : See this lekpa gal with dry nyansh
Orobo: Madam please give me one Orobo coke there
Sha : Anyhow you wan do am sha, na you sabi
Jor/Joor : Free the old man joor, no be our mate
Agbada : Agbada is the best thing in Nigeria mens' clothing right now
Shayo : Guy we go party yesternight, before 12am everybody don Shayo to stupor
Eba : Before before Igbo people no know difference between Garri and Eba, now dem don know.
Ajebo : Me I be Ajebo o, we dey live for Magodo
Keke : Not sure if to take a Keke or a BRT
Jeje : I dey sit for my own jeje, na in i con see this figure 8 baby
Patapata : E wan keep some before, but the guy chop everything patapata
Ajepako : You be Ajepako girl wey sabi beta thing
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Post by Ogbeni Ogunnaike on Feb 13, 2016 22:13:04 GMT
So, you see olukumi, we have contributed way more to the General Nigerian vocabulary than just insults..... |
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Post by olukumi on Feb 13, 2016 23:51:29 GMT
So, you see olukumi, we have contributed way more to the General Nigerian vocabulary than just insults..... I definitely agree. Great job. |
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Post by olukumi on Feb 14, 2016 3:40:58 GMT
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Post by Her Highness on Feb 14, 2016 3:59:58 GMT
Se: Se you see am?
wahala: Na wahala be that.
Gbadun : I just dey gbadun you.
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Post by olukumi on Feb 14, 2016 4:16:28 GMT
Se: Se you see am? wahala: Na wahala be that. Gbadun : I just dey gbadun you. Nice one, but Wahala has Hausa/Arabic origin though. |
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Post by Her Highness on Feb 14, 2016 4:22:27 GMT
Se: Se you see am? wahala: Na wahala be that. Gbadun : I just dey gbadun you. Nice one, but Wahala has Hausa/Arabic origin though. Nah, we both "borrowed" a lot of words from the Arabic language because of the Islamic influence. |
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Post by oduabachanal on Feb 14, 2016 9:23:57 GMT
These are words of Yoruba origin that have been adopted by almost every Nigerian and can be considered Nigerian words. Mostly insults though, we have a way with insults... I'll start: Olodo Ashewo Ode Oloshi Gan (I am tired gan) Were (lunatic) Akata Omo Dodo Oyinbo Akata is not from us o. |
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Post by Merchantt on Feb 14, 2016 12:30:29 GMT
These are words of Yoruba origin that have been adopted by almost every Nigerian and can be considered Nigerian words. Mostly insults though, we have a way with insults... I'll start: Olodo Ashewo Ode Oloshi Gan (I am tired gan) Were (lunatic) Akata Omo Dodo Oyinbo Akata is not from us o. Akata originated from where Sir? Please enlighten us. Omo Akin, you are the bomb. Fi'le.........Fi'le don't touch it. D'Banj's slang has gone viral. Nagere/Nagede....Ma Lo Nogere, ma lo dull/slow. Ori......Ori e wanbe, your head is there. Dami duro.....Ema da mi duro. Almost every non-Yoruba knows the meaning. |
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Post by olukumi on Feb 14, 2016 16:41:09 GMT
Gbabe: Gbabestix
Kilode: Wetin sef, kilode?
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Post by olukumi on Feb 14, 2016 16:47:53 GMT
Gbabe: Gbabestix
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Post by Ogbeni Ogunnaike on Feb 14, 2016 19:41:32 GMT
Me I never hear this one before o... And Some of those other words mentioned by u and Merchantt,are not really mainstream, but local (SW) usage. |
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Post by olukumi on Feb 14, 2016 20:56:03 GMT
Me I never hear this one before o... And Some of those other words mentioned by u and Merchantt,are not really mainstream, but local (SW) usage. Gbabe, as in take it as it is. Not really that mainstream come to think of it. A good one is Juju |
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