N Letter Words for Nigerian English
to Nigerian Translation

Nigerian

Word

Continuous Meaning

ENGLISH

NIGERIAN

 N.

 na

  is

 na die

  the best;

 nai

  cashless

 naija

  Nigeria

 nama

  meat

 ndito

  children {used to refer to Agaba boys}

 no be for mouth

  it's not by boasting

 no dey monkey say you sabi me

  do not pretend as if you know me

 no mind am, jare

  Please, don't mind him

 nyamaa

  gross; poo

 na

  {It} is; used to describe something being something else; Depending on tone, can also be used in an interrogative sort of way {eg. This one na gobe! [This is trouble!] - Na you come start wahala for my area yesterday abi? [So, you're the one who wanted to start trouble in my area yesterday right?]}

 na beanz

  used to describe something that is not easy

 na die i dey

  to be utterly useless

 na fight?

  rebuff to someone being unduly aggressive.

 na god

  God is responsible; God's doing

 na so

  it is so approval of something

 na today

  the Obvious thing; Not the first time.

 na wa

  an expression of suprise; Damn.

 na wa o

  its surprising or am surprise

 na wash

  refers to those that ajepako that start to form ajebo. People usually say it as a snide remark in reply to the former {e.g. You, flying first class? Na wash}

 na wetin?

  what is it this time

 na yam

  cannot be true; Lie

 na you biko

  you're the man

 na you o

  your the man

 na you sabi

  a subtle way of saying 'I don't care what you think' 2. Your problem

 nack

  to hit; slam or to make love to

 nada

  nothing

 naija

  slang name for Nigeria

 nak

  tell; hit; Eat; What someone is wearing

 nama

  zebu cow {Hausa}

 naming ceremony

  Ceremony; rather similar to baptism of Islamic origin? Now normally replaced by child dedication in the South

 naso

  that's right {can be used as an exclamation or a reply to something or a statement you feel is right}

 natin spoil

  no sweat; no problem

 Native Authority

  administration established in the colonial era as part of the system of Indirect Rule

 native court

  courts established in the colonial era to try cases according to customary law

 native cow

  small local cow as opposed to the Fulani zebu cow

 native doctor

  practitioner of traditional medicine; herbalist.

 native law

  customary law of a particular ethnic group, applied in customary courts; they tried him according to native law; this sounds rather archaic

 native potash

  potash obtained from burnt plantain peelings and stumps of palm bunches

 naw

  adding emphasis to a statement

 nawa for you

  you have just blown my mind

 nawa oo!

  an exclamation of anger; Usually used in the case of disappointment.

 ndi yoruba

  a phrase of Igbo origin meaning 'Yoruba people' or Yorubas

 neck-deep

  in deeply She was neck-deep in relations; 'knee-deep'

 neighbourly

  neighbouring Fulani from neighbourly state of Borno

 NEPA

  officially the National Electric Power Authority; the national power company, often used for electricity in general; NEPA has gone off there's no electricity {Nigerian Electric Power Agency}; presence of electricity

 net

  to capture; The police netted him

 never

  don't ever; you be envious of that which belongs to another!

 news

  item of news there is a news that...

 next tomorrow

  the day after tomorrow

 nfa

  no Future Ambition; a jobless person

 ngbeke

  local girl or village girl {Igbo origin}

 Ngwati

  Yoruba; it is disheartening that the Ngwati press must do everything {The News}

 Nigerian factor

  general explanation invoked whenever a well-designed plan does not work out as expected

 night-fighter

  prostitute

 ninja bike

  power bike

 nko

  wat about... or how about...; indefinite generalizing tag; Suppose they sell the land and then; something comes up nko, what happens then?

 nna

  an Igbo originated word meaning Man; father {Igbo}

 no be small thing

  astounding; Hard

 no be small thing o

  It's not easy

 no be so

  not like that

 no bi?

  is it not?

 no dull yoursef

  gotta be smart; avoid boredom

 no dulling

  don't deceive yourself

 no fight

  stay away from trouble {used in the south south region of Nigeria when saying goodbye}

 no lele

  where there is no problem or trouble.

 no long tin

  no beating around the bush

 no more

  any longer; there was no more love between the couple; the couple didn't love each other any longer

 no play me wayo; no play me ojoro

  don't cheat me; don't play tricks on me

 no reach

  not enough {usually referring to money}

 no shaking

  no problem

 no vex

  don't make me mad or don't be angry

 nollywood

  Name of Nigerian movie industry

 non-challance/non-challant

  nonchalance, nonchalant; Common written error

 noni

  On point!

 nonilizin

  It means to party or hang out alone or with friends, family etc...

 norlute

  sex

 nosh

  smoking Indian Hemp

 not more

  no longer he was not more coming to that place

 not quite

  a little, not much; I was sitting not quite far from you I was sitting near you

 not quite long

  for only a short time; He had been doing this for not quite long, when...

 not reach

  to be inadequate, to be not enough the money did not reach.

 nothin de pa

  no problems!

 nothing do me

  I'm absolutely fine

 nothing do you

  I've got your back; There's nothing wrong with you.

 novel

  reading matter of almost any type except the Bible and newspapers

 now now

  immediately, at once; Do it now now!

 nta

  Nigerian Television Authority; gossiper

 number six

  brain Use your number six! Student slang?

 number six

  intelligence; common sense

 nyanfu-nyanfu

  plenty, lots

 nyanga

  showing off, posing

 nyash

  bottom; back side ; genitals? Buttocks {Portuguese}

 nyash am

  to have sex.

 nylon

  plastic bag; The kind usually given customers in super markets after good have been bought

 nylon {lilo}

  plastic {usually bag} has begun to replace 'leather' in this context; In the Port Harcourt area, nylon now largely replaced by waterproof in the sense of plastic bag