Our main motive here in Nairaland is to electronically Gossip About Education, Solve Problem Concerning Education, and also Brighten Education Future.

But in this thread we’re going to make a Dictionary of our own for Nigerians, we’ll be converting words from Yoruba to English, Hausa to English, Igbo to English.

English Language Examinations test our ability to comprehend words and also English Language is inescapable when it comes to Nigerian education. Therefore, we need not to falter to make words in an understandable way for Nigerians to improve Nigerian English

Here we go

Note: When writing in Yoruba, Igbo or Hausa language it should always be in Italics

Some one should help, I need

Philanthropist in Yoruba

Extremist in Hausa

Ifunaya in English



Phemour
Edu. Mod

Phemour:

Some one should help, I need

Philanthropist in Yoruba

Extremist in Hausa

Ifunaya in English

Philanthropist - Ololufe awon eyan

Extremist - Mai wahala 

Ifunaya  but i think it should be something Love

Love means Ifunanya.Tell me gold digger,BIRTHDAY,CELEBRATION and PHLEGM IS IGBO,HAUSA AND YORUBA

skolars:

Love means Ifunanya.Tell me gold digger,BIRTHDAY,CELEBRATION and PHLEGM IS IGBO,HAUSA AND YORUBA

Golddigger In English: woman who cultivates men to obtain money from them

but other languages

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Birthday in Hausa: Murnan chika shekara

Birthday in Yoruba: Ojo Ibu

Birthday in Igbo:

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Celebration in Hausa: Murna

Celebration in Yoruba: Ayeye

Celebration in Igbo:



keep posting

In Igbo :
Birthday :Ubochi a muru onye
celebration:Mme-mme/Emume
Phlegm:ajo aso/onu mmiri
Gold digger:Onye-ocho-nga-n'oko 

ifyalways:

In Igbo :
Birthday :Ubochi a muru onye
celebration:Mme-mme/Emume
Phlegm:ajo aso/onu mmiri
Gold digger:Onye-ocho-nga-n'oko 

good translation

kpom kwem = full stop
police = ndi uwe o ji

How do U say "Liberia" in all those languages?

SeanT21:

How do U say "Liberia" in all those languages?

Igbo - Obodo Liberia
Yoruba - Ile Liberia
Hausa -

smile4kenn:

Igbo - Obodo Liberia
Yoruba - Ile Liberia
Hausa -

Thanx!!

Wahts does the Obodo and Ile means??

Obodo means place
Ile means Home

smile4kenn:

Obodo means place
Ile means Home

smile4kenn:

Hausa -

Kasan Liberia
Kasan in Yoruba ile

okkay. thnx

smile4kenn:

Obodo means place
Ile means Home

Ile (eele) means land in this context. "ilei"(home) is different from Ile (land).

Phemour:



Birthday in Yoruba: Ojo Ibu

Ojo ibi is the right translation. Ojo ibu is actually a bad thing, it means day of sadness.

This is very helpful.

In Yoruba 'Liberia' is better translated as 'orile ede Laiberia' I. E. Country Liberia just like 'Liberian' will be 'omo Laiberia' or in plural 'awon eeyan Laiberia'

Good one.

In Igbo :
Birthday :Ubochi a muru onye
celebration:Mme-mme/Emume
Phlegm:ajo aso/onu mmiri
Gold digger:Onye-ocho-nga-n'oko 

Mbanu! onye ocho nga n'oko means a troublemaker. gold digger simply means anyaukwu/greed/avarice etc.

Hausa: God? [I no mean Allah, but Hausa name for god]

Aloy.Emeka:

Mbanu! onye ocho nga n'oko means a troublemaker. gold digger simply means anyaukwu/greed/avarice etc.

Aloy,hapum o.Aloy,ochonganoko
ur translation is better anyway.

Aloy.Emeka:

Hausa: God? [I no mean Allah, but Hausa name for god]

it shld be Ubankiji(sp)

Yes you are right.

Candle:

Igbo: Ori ona

Yoruba: ?

Hausa: ?

Key:

Igbo: Mgbachi

Yoruba:?

Hausa:?


Padlock
Igbo: igodo

Yoruba:?

Hausa:?


N/B:
If you have other translations like Benin, Fufulde, Efik, Ibibio, Urhobo etc please add them.

can some one help: Pawpaw, garri, maggi, tomatoes

Igbo

Hausa

Yuroba

Dis Wazobia people don come again. . . expand the list jo

A little help, anyone. What is praise in:

Efik - (Itoro?) (Itoro Jesus Obong )
Ijo
Igbo
Yoruba
Hausa
Tiv

@Poster,why was the thread topic modified?it sounded better as  it was b4  

ohaechesi:

can some one help: Pawpaw, garri, maggi, tomatoes

Igbo

Hausa

Yuroba

Bros na fullstop u wan put for the thread?anyway, make i try .lol
Pawpaw=poh-poh  
Garri=utara akpu eghere eghe.
maggi=Ogiri bekke  
Tomatoes=mgbachu ocha obara obara

@Aloy,candle in Yoruba=Abela
@Grafikdon,Praise in igbo=Otuto

ohaechesi:

can some one help: Pawpaw, garri, maggi, tomatoes

Igbo

Hausa

Yuroba

'Ukwa', like Aki na Ukwa (Aki and Paw Paw), *EDIT: Sorry, I think 'Ukwa' is breadfruit.*

'Maggi' is 'Maggi' because it is a brand such as 'coke',

There is no word for 'Tomato' in Igbo because it originates from the Americas just like the potato, therefore just say tomato until we make up a word for it, maybe.

ezeagu:


There is no word for 'Tomato' in Igbo because it originates from the Americas just like the potato, therefore just say tomato until we make up a word for it, maybe.

Potato = Jinwannu (Ekwulobia/Nanka/Oko. . .etc)

Having little bit confussion.

grafikdon:

Potato = Jinwannu (Ekwulobia/Nanka/Oko. . .etc)

Why are there so much words for it?