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Nigerian Word |
Continuous Meaning |
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na |
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is |
na die |
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the best; |
nai |
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cashless |
naija |
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Nigeria |
nama |
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meat |
ndito |
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children {used to refer to Agaba boys} |
no be for mouth |
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it's not by boasting |
no dey monkey say you sabi me |
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do not pretend as if you know me |
no mind am, jare |
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Please, don't mind him |
nyamaa |
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gross; poo |
na |
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{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 |
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used to describe something that is not easy |
na die i dey |
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to be utterly useless |
na fight? |
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rebuff to someone being unduly aggressive. |
na god |
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God is responsible; God's doing |
na so |
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it is so approval of something |
na today |
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the Obvious thing; Not the first time. |
na wa |
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an expression of suprise; Damn. |
na wa o |
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its surprising or am surprise |
na wash |
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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? |
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what is it this time |
na yam |
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cannot be true; Lie |
na you biko |
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you're the man |
na you o |
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your the man |
na you sabi |
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a subtle way of saying 'I don't care what you think' 2. Your problem |
nack |
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to hit; slam or to make love to |
nada |
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nothing |
naija |
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slang name for Nigeria |
nak |
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tell; hit; Eat; What someone is wearing |
nama |
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zebu cow {Hausa} |
naming ceremony |
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Ceremony; rather similar to baptism of Islamic origin? Now normally replaced by child dedication in the South |
naso |
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that's right {can be used as an exclamation or a reply to something or a statement you feel is right} |
natin spoil |
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no sweat; no problem |
Native Authority |
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administration established in the colonial era as part of the system of Indirect Rule |
native court |
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courts established in the colonial era to try cases according to customary law |
native cow |
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small local cow as opposed to the Fulani zebu cow |
native doctor |
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practitioner of traditional medicine; herbalist. |
native law |
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customary law of a particular ethnic group, applied in customary courts; they tried him according to native law; this sounds rather archaic |
native potash |
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potash obtained from burnt plantain peelings and stumps of palm bunches |
naw |
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adding emphasis to a statement |
nawa for you |
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you have just blown my mind |
nawa oo! |
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an exclamation of anger; Usually used in the case of disappointment. |
ndi yoruba |
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a phrase of Igbo origin meaning 'Yoruba people' or Yorubas |
neck-deep |
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in deeply She was neck-deep in relations; 'knee-deep' |
neighbourly |
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neighbouring Fulani from neighbourly state of Borno |
NEPA |
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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 |
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to capture; The police netted him |
never |
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don't ever; you be envious of that which belongs to another! |
news |
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item of news there is a news that... |
next tomorrow |
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the day after tomorrow |
nfa |
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no Future Ambition; a jobless person |
ngbeke |
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local girl or village girl {Igbo origin} |
Ngwati |
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Yoruba; it is disheartening that the Ngwati press must do everything {The News} |
Nigerian factor |
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general explanation invoked whenever a well-designed plan does not work out as expected |
night-fighter |
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prostitute |
ninja bike |
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power bike |
nko |
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wat about... or how about...; indefinite generalizing tag; Suppose they sell the land and then; something comes up nko, what happens then? |
nna |
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an Igbo originated word meaning Man; father {Igbo} |
no be small thing |
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astounding; Hard |
no be small thing o |
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It's not easy |
no be so |
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not like that |
no bi? |
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is it not? |
no dull yoursef |
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gotta be smart; avoid boredom |
no dulling |
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don't deceive yourself |
no fight |
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stay away from trouble {used in the south south region of Nigeria when saying goodbye} |
no lele |
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where there is no problem or trouble. |
no long tin |
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no beating around the bush |
no more |
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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 |
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don't cheat me; don't play tricks on me |
no reach |
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not enough {usually referring to money} |
no shaking |
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no problem |
no vex |
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don't make me mad or don't be angry |
nollywood |
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Name of Nigerian movie industry |
non-challance/non-challant |
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nonchalance, nonchalant; Common written error |
noni |
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On point! |
nonilizin |
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It means to party or hang out alone or with friends, family etc... |
norlute |
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sex |
nosh |
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smoking Indian Hemp |
not more |
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no longer he was not more coming to that place |
not quite |
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a little, not much; I was sitting not quite far from you I was sitting near you |
not quite long |
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for only a short time; He had been doing this for not quite long, when... |
not reach |
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to be inadequate, to be not enough the money did not reach. |
nothin de pa |
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no problems! |
nothing do me |
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I'm absolutely fine |
nothing do you |
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I've got your back; There's nothing wrong with you. |
novel |
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reading matter of almost any type except the Bible and newspapers |
now now |
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immediately, at once; Do it now now! |
nta |
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Nigerian Television Authority; gossiper |
number six |
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brain Use your number six! Student slang? |
number six |
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intelligence; common sense |
nyanfu-nyanfu |
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plenty, lots |
nyanga |
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showing off, posing |
nyash |
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bottom; back side ; genitals? Buttocks {Portuguese} |
nyash am |
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to have sex. |
nylon |
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plastic bag; The kind usually given customers in super markets after good have been bought |
nylon {lilo} |
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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 |
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