All this words are english; their version is 'pigin'. Joor is a yoruba word tho

kaya09:
If this useless thread make Fp i go smoke one full bowl of weed today

bro, na 2 beqin smoke d weed na

AdamuUcheOla:
The word "installementally" is a perfect example of a word Nigerians think is an English word. It however isn't.

I used it a few times in a meeting with non-Nigerians and noticed a couple of weird looks of confusion. A few weeks afterwards, my Oga came to ask me what the word meant.

U go dey fall Nigerians hand. Wetin be installementally....chaiii diaris godu...

Richie0974:
Who doesn't know those words ain't English

you and me

If I hear....

What of chai??

Example; chai deir is God ooo

barackohandso:
What about 'kukuma' ?

Kukuma - better still

I dey well and I dey gbam

What about this one, you too nko

Dammyjohn:
Theis so seroius indeed.I have been taking note of these grammertical blunders whenever people talks in Engish.This issue of combining pigin with correct English must be stopes true should incase you want to go for interview.
Thanks.

the only thing that need to be stopped is u. you need to be stopped from writing English..I guess I can call you lyrical murderer..

I never for once, thought they were english words...u just dey find comments



NEXT!!!

How about sun-sung and sun-sungly.

Growing up,i didnt knw d words*kukuma and boya*werent english words oo..btw i was still quite little,buh now u dnt hv to be a literate to knw dose words aint english na...buh wait oo,there are actuali english words dah sound yorubaish..#AKIN,am cmin leme find more

Front page tinx oya

If anyone truly believed any of these words were English, i would really like to know:

Abeg, which school you go?

Joo or joor, se or shey and sa or sha are Yoruba words!

adonbilivit:
these are words the average Nigerian uses when speaking english on daily basis. i bet most of us think they are really english words while some know they are not but still use them because they have been sort of accepted as correct. they are no longer considered blunders in grammar by Nigerians but if you dare use them during interviews and other corporate activities you are on your own (oyo). here they are:

1. sef: we often use this word in place of "anyway". i hear people say things like "what is it sef"?

2. eiya or heiya: this is used when u feel sorry for someone. for example, if a friend tells you armed rubbers attacked him your response will most likely be "eiya, hope they didn't injure you sha"?

3. sha: as you can see i used it in point 2 above. Nigerians use it in place of the word "though". here is an example; "I am tired but i will still work sha"...i am very much guilty of this point right here. when i use the word "though" most people don't seem to understand me.

4. na: hmmm, i don't even know the english word that can be substituted with this. we tend to use it when we are trying to make something clear to people. here is how we use it:

john: which of them bro?

james: the black one na

5. joor: this one seems to lack a substitute too. it usually portrays some kind of aggression and anger when used. when for instance, a guy is pestering a girl she might say something like "leave me alone joor".

6. shey: this one is used instead of "right". it is often applied when asking question. e.g "you saw Aminu yesterday, shey? notice that it took the place of "right" in the sentence.

OP we all know they are not English words, they are naija broken English slangs.

AdamuUcheOla:
The word "installementally" is a perfect example of a word Nigerians think is an English word. It however isn't.

I used it a few times in a meeting with non-Nigerians and noticed a couple of weird looks of confusion. A few weeks afterwards, my Oga came to ask me what the word meant.

So who told u its not english ,may be u spelt it wrong but the "installmentally I know is pure english ,thank me later.

AdamuUcheOla:
The word "installementally" is a perfect example of a word Nigerians think is an English word. It however isn't.

I used it a few times in a meeting with non-Nigerians and noticed a couple of weird looks of confusion. A few weeks afterwards, my Oga came to ask me what the word meant.

LMFAO.....installmentally ko instrumentally ni.....CHEI....."I will pay in installments" ...that should suffice....but Naija people like to sound smart they end up sounding dvmb!!!

What about "chook me with needle "

"Kuku" is a Yoruba word, meaning "you might as well"

barackohandso:
What about 'kukuma' ?

Wtf!!!!
Even a relegated, Dropped Out Rusticated Uneducationalized illiterate will not take the op's words as English..
Tell me how a sane person will take 'Eiya' as English word..

fashy.

The boy was fashied by her mother.

adonbilivit:
these are words the average Nigerian uses when speaking english on daily basis. i bet most of us think they are really english words while some know they are not but still use them because they have been sort of accepted as correct. they are no longer considered blunders in grammar by Nigerians but if you dare use them during interviews and other corporate activities you are on your own (oyo). here they are:

1. sef: we often use this word in place of "anyway". i hear people say things like "what is it sef"?

2. eiya or heiya: this is used when u feel sorry for someone. for example, if a friend tells you armed rubbers attacked him your response will most likely be "eiya, hope they didn't injure you sha"?

3. sha: as you can see i used it in point 2 above. Nigerians use it in place of the word "though". here is an example; "I am tired but i will still work sha"...i am very much guilty of this point right here. when i use the word "though" most people don't seem to understand me.

4. na: hmmm, i don't even know the english word that can be substituted with this. we tend to use it when we are trying to make something clear to people. here is how we use it:

john: which of them bro?

james: the black one na

5. joor: this one seems to lack a substitute too. it usually portrays some kind of aggression and anger when used. when for instance, a guy is pestering a girl she might say something like "leave me alone joor".

6. shey: this one is used instead of "right". it is often applied when asking question. e.g "you saw Aminu yesterday, shey? notice that it took the place of "right" in the sentence.

Those are not words but slangs or exclamations. They are not words cos their meaning cut across a lot of things and depend heavily on the situation or the manner with which they were said. Words are combination of alphabets grammatically to make meaning.

Dolcilicious:


I hope ure high already

jst can't stop laffing

Kpe
Otieooh
Sha
Shebi?

They are Yoruba words adopted by others. These are words not slangs.

"Se" means would or do
"Joo" means please
"Sha" means might or just

drnoel:


Those are not words but slangs or exclamations. They are not words cos their meaning cut across a lot of things and depend heavily on the situation or the manner with which they were said.

Not to sound one-sided but, I think these words have something to do with Lagos. It is widely used there, i think. Slangs or colloquial languages help to better express your self while talking. The colloquial words are not of the standard English language but, it makes communication easy at least, among the general environment like market place or some other informal environment.

OP, anyone who thinks these words could be English must be RE-TARDED.

I AM NOT A GRAMMARIAN BUT ALL THE WORD ' S ARE NON ENGLISH BUT PIGIN & SLANG'S EITHER COINED FROM SOME NATIVE LANGUAGE OR FOREIGN WORD JOOR OR JOOH COINED FROM YORUBA ETC

what of tortori