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What's The English Word For "Shakara" by sollie001: 7:21am On Jul 11, 2013 |
Been wondering what the English word for Shakara, as in, Iyanga (in pidgin) is. Anybody? |
Re: What's The English Word For "Shakara" by Adufaye(m): 8:00am On Jul 11, 2013 |
Fronting |
Re: What's The English Word For "Shakara" by Philipsdael(m): 8:53am On Jul 11, 2013 |
show-off 1 Like |
Re: What's The English Word For "Shakara" by Lanrefahm(m): 9:37am On Jul 11, 2013 |
Pride |
Re: What's The English Word For "Shakara" by sollie001: 12:31am On Jul 12, 2013 |
Yea. Fronting sounds cool |
Re: What's The English Word For "Shakara" by sollie001: 12:37am On Jul 12, 2013 |
However, when the action is continuous, I think "showing-off" is better. As in: Why are you doing shakara? Why are you showing-off? Why are you fronting? *The first sounds better to me o* |
Re: What's The English Word For "Shakara" by Nmeri17: 9:09pm On Aug 21, 2016 |
Nganga Mpompo Mpako di ka Nebuchadnezzar 2 Likes |
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