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Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Nobody: 7:42am On Sep 12, 2014 |
English wasnt and never will be complete if not for over 80% borrowed language. No wonder they have no culture! And for those native ITK's that keeps degrading our languages please tell me one word for OMUGWO. ~playing wordfeud with a jug of conc tea and family size sliced bread while ITK's get lost in google looking for Engris word for OMUGWO~ 1 Like |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Awoofawo(m): 7:42am On Sep 12, 2014 |
iceberylin: Calm down , leme Call Britain and confarm this You dis man and calling, won fi kolikoli do you ni or mtn dashed you free airtime? And less I forget, please help us call boko hdqter and tell dem to forgive us, we don tire for all dis dem wahala. Also tell dem say bro J na small boy make dem forgive am and let him enjoy him government! Thanks ![]() 2 Likes |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by gratiaeo(m): 7:44am On Sep 12, 2014 |
Retardeen |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Nobody: 7:45am On Sep 12, 2014 |
Same as Orixa which is a deity gotten from Orisha |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Endybest2424(m): 7:47am On Sep 12, 2014 |
D word cassava frm Nkoro(kirika) kasovia-meaning whitish |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Nobody: 7:47am On Sep 12, 2014 |
I didn't see what I was expecting here, I need words without alteration in their spellings and can be found in the dictionary. The few one I know includes: Akara Fufu Agbada Etc 1 Like |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Nobody: 7:49am On Sep 12, 2014 |
ZACHIE: This is misinforming. Dashiki is Hausa not Yoruba 1 Like |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Nobody: 7:52am On Sep 12, 2014 |
Goodx7, Yeahx6 |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Nobody: 7:52am On Sep 12, 2014 |
Fufu is also of Nigerian origin |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Nobody: 7:53am On Sep 12, 2014 |
iceberylin: yea brolol, over cute dey worry you. 1 Like |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by neuljosh(m): 7:54am On Sep 12, 2014 |
iceberylin: Calm down , leme Call Britain and confarm this You too dey make calls... ur papa na CEO of MTN? |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Nobody: 7:56am On Sep 12, 2014 |
Too bad I gave out my OSL ( official scrabble list ) and OSPD ( official scrabble players dictionary ) , all English words with Nigerian origin is listed there and there is about 60 words with Nigerian origin. |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by iceberylin(m): 7:56am On Sep 12, 2014 |
how come you know he's the CEO?? hope say u no be this Aba boys weh dh kidnap ![]() neuljosh: |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by iceberylin(m): 7:57am On Sep 12, 2014 |
THANKS BRO ![]() urhoboman: lol, over cute dey worry you. |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Michdear(f): 8:00am On Sep 12, 2014 |
Check BIMBO |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Nobody: 8:00am On Sep 12, 2014 |
I didn't believe a whole lot of what the op posted ,I had to google African words in enlish language, this is what I saw on Wiki: List of English words of African origin This is a list of English language words that come from the languages of Africa. It excludes placenames except where they have become common words. banana – West African, possibly Wolof banana bogus – Hausa boko-boko meaning fake or fraudulent bongo – West African boungu bozo – stupid, West African boogie – Wolof or Sierra Leone, to dance buckra – from Efik and Ibibio mbakara "white man or person"[1] chigger – possibly from Wolof and Yoruba jiga "insect" ![]() chimpanzee – The name is derived from a Tshiluba language term "kivili-chimpenze", which is the local name for the animal and translates loosely as "mockman" or possibly just "ape". [2] cola – from West African languages (Temne kola, Mandinka kolo) dig, in sense of understand or appreciate – from Wolof dega djembe – from West African languages hip – from Wolof hipi and hepicat, one with eyes open[dubious ] jazz – from West African languages (Mandinka jasi, Temne yas) jive – possibly from Wolof jev juke, jukebox – possibly from Wolof and Bambara dzug through Gullah kwashiorkor – from Ga language, Coastal Ghana meaning "swollen stomach" mambo – possibly West African through Haitian Creole Marímbula, plucked musical instrument (lamellophone) of the Caribbean islands merengue (dance) possibly from Fulani mererek i meaning to shake or quiver mumbo jumbo- from mandigo name Maamajombo, a masked dancer mojo – from Fula moco'o "medicine man" through Louisiana Creole French or Gullah obeah – from West African (Efik ubio, Twi ebayifo) okay – disputed origins, likely influenced by Wolof waw-kay okra – from Igbo ókùrù samba from an African language through Brazilian Portuguese [2] [3] , carnaval website sambo – Fula sambo meaning "uncle" seagull (animal) seagull - from seegall probably from Greek (17th century) tango – probably from Ibibio tamgu tote – West African via Gullah voodoo – from West African languages (Ewe and Fon vodu "spirit" ![]() yam – West African (Fula nyami, Twi anyinam) Words of Bantu origin banjo – probably Bantu mbanza basenji – breed of dog from the Congo boma – probably from Swahili bwana – from Swahili, meaning an important person or safari leader chimpanzee – Bantu chimpenze, from nchima ("blue monkey" ![]() dengue – possibly from Swahili dinga fundi – from Ndebele, Xhosa, or Zulu umfundi "disciple, learner, craftsman" funk – from kikongo lu-fuki "bad body odor" gnu – from Bushman !nu through Khoikhoi i-ngu and Dutch gnoe goober – possibly from Bantu (Kikongo and Kimbundu nguba) gumbo – from Bantu (Kimbundu ngombo meaning "okra" ![]() impala – from Zulu im-pala impi – from Zulu language meaning war, battle or a regiment indaba – from Xhosa or Zulu languages – 'stories' or 'news' typically conflated with 'meeting' (often used in South African English) jumbo – from Swahili (jambo or jumbe or from Kongo nzamba "elephant" ![]() kalimba Kwanzaa – from the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza, meaning "first fruits". lapa – from Sotho languages – enclosure or barbecue area (often used in South African English) macaque – from Bantu makaku through Portuguese and French mamba – from Zulu or Swahili mamba marimba – from Bantu (Kimbundu and Swahili marimba, malimba) okapi – from a language in the Congo safari – from Swahili travel, ultimately from Arabic sangoma – from Zulu – traditional healer (often used in South African English) Tilapia – Possibly a latinization "thiape", the Tswana word for fish. tsetse – from a Bantu language (Tswana tsetse, Luhya tsiisi) ubuntu – African ideology, from the saying "uMntu ungumntu ngaBantu" – "a human is a human through humans" – Bantu languages vuvuzela – musical instrument, name of Zulu or Nguni origin zebra – possibly from a language in the Congo zombie – Central African (Kikongo zumbi, Kimbundu nzambi) 3 Likes |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Awoofawo(m): 8:02am On Sep 12, 2014 |
otipoju: juju has french origins... it means play thing .. jou-jou Come let me nack you juju so you can properly differential between jou-jou (the play thing) and juju the real thing ![]() ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by vivienbabe(f): 8:02am On Sep 12, 2014 |
ZACHIE: This is misinforming.Looking forward to see how you will spin the truth because Okra or Okwuru is etymologically exclusive to the Igbo in origin and it's not disputable. All dictionaries around the word give the credit to Igbo. Tango may be true of Ibibio. Until now Juju is what i thought was of Yoruba origin. ISUSU is strictly the Igbo ancient banking style brought to the Americas by Igbo slaves and renamed SUSU, undisputable. |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Nobody: 8:06am On Sep 12, 2014 |
reincarnation: Corruption is also a word of Nigerian originIs that so? ![]() |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Cyrusville: 8:16am On Sep 12, 2014 |
Safari is an English word with Kiswahili origins. |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Laitesmart(m): 8:19am On Sep 12, 2014 |
Little wonder we have the best english teachers
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Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Enoquin(f): 8:22am On Sep 12, 2014 |
Mbakara doesn't mean master. It refers to anyone who is white even though nowadays in Cross River and Akwa Ibom, it is used to appreciate a beautiful woman - dark or fair. Some men also bear it as nicknames regardless of their skin colour. So, when the Efiks refered to the white men as mbakara; it was because of their skin 2 Likes |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Funjosh(m): 8:23am On Sep 12, 2014 |
OROBO is now a NigeriaEnglish word. |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by lomprico(m): 8:25am On Sep 12, 2014 |
Op, Lobbish! |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Imyourex(m): 8:27am On Sep 12, 2014 |
Abeg where To!to and ¥ansh originate from? |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Nobody: 8:28am On Sep 12, 2014 |
Sapele A type of wood Iroko a tree Opepe a tree Obeche a tree susu a money contribution system are also borrowed words in the English dictionary |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by OsoDupe(f): 8:34am On Sep 12, 2014 |
What about[b]yan and yawn, sin and sneeze[/b] |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Nobody: 8:35am On Sep 12, 2014 |
[size=40pt] So no Igbo words... I smell liessssss [/size] |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by HolyHolla(m): 8:39am On Sep 12, 2014 |
You're kidding me, right? Only those words from things common in Nigeria but unknown to the Europeans and other languages before - like yam, juju, tango, okra, dashiki - are genuinely relevant as originating from Nigerian languages. Most others are from other African and Carribean origins.
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Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by RebelLeader15(m): 8:39am On Sep 12, 2014 |
Michdear: Check BIMBOBimbo 1. An attractive but empty-headed young woman 2. A person especially a fooli$h one I guess that's your Name Heheheheehehehhe |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Nobody: 8:43am On Sep 12, 2014 |
firstolalekan: okHigh time mumu or mugu made it also as a new word.. |
Re: Some English Words With Nigerian Origin. by Maximus85(m): 8:47am On Sep 12, 2014 |
LeMme blow your minds. The word England has a Yoruba "Orijin" When the white men got to where we now have as England, the Yorubas were the ones occupying that "Land" so the white men saw these women in the bush, they were fetching fire wood. Since there's a difference in language, the white men asked the women what they were doing in the bush. It wasn't easy to pass the message to these Yoruba women. At last, they got the question and replied "Igi La n di" meaning "We are tying up firewood" So the white men decided to name that land "England" Igi la n di. Faaaaaaaaaaaaaabuuuuuuu oooooooooooooo!!!!!!! 4 Likes |
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