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I was an a fatal accident. . . . .

This is gross. . . stop forming sum bunkums here. . . . .

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This is gross. . . stop forming sum bunkums here. . . . .

Which bunkums?  Have you not heard your people on Nairaland write such here?  Let me go and find the thread.

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This is gross. . . stop forming sum bunkums here. . . . .

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=131961.msg2234167#msg2234167

Bunkum abi?  Na wetin be this?

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Hi all.  i have being absent from Nairaland because of a fatal accident i had April 14th 2008 on my way to work.  it was God that brought me back from life.  i am back now.  strong and no bones broken. 

Now who is forming?

Well, as you can see for yourself. . . this person was "fatally killed and brought back from life"

Xiomarra:

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=131961.msg2234167#msg2234167

Bunkum abi? Na wetin be this?

Now who is forming?

Well, as you can see for yourself. . . this person was "fatally killed and brought back from life"

Ha! . . . . . . . Na wa ooooo

®Th£ Sly®:

Ha! . . . . . . . Na wa ooooo

I think I tell you? Naija pipo dey scatter English no be small. Make I go find some more come.

Seeing is believing.

These don't really annoy me sha, they are just ways we express ourselves and I'd rather be unique than borrrrrinnnnggg!

Gimme mai gilasses or Hand me my sunshades

She na/He na --- as in "She na picked up the bowl and took it out. She na washed all her clothes. She na hung her clothes to dry". (Especially in Benin)

Any large container you put water into with a wide mouth whether it be rectangular, made of plastic, or metal is called a "basin"

All small (4 - 10 liter) containers are called "jerrycans" all those 10 liters or higher are called, "gallons"

Septic tank = Soakaway/Suckaway (OR "Soakawhale" like my Igbo friend from Umuahia used to say)

Butter can be called Margarine, Margarine can be called Butter

All pointing is done with lips and the jaw never with the fingers

Every area of your upper limb (the Hand, palm, fore-arm, & arm) is called your hand

Every area of your lower limb is called your leg

Go and throway the trash instead of Go and throw away the trash OR instead of throw it away we say throway it.

When an adult feels like a kid is being rude, they go 'charity begins at home', not knowin that the sayin has nothin to do with respect. It simply means that if one is generous, he/she shld start the generosity first with his/her family.I.e, give first 2 ur loved ones b4 u give 2 outsiders. But most Nigerian people take it to mean 'respect begins at home'

i wan to buy OYEL
as in i want to buy oil

hmmmmmm igbo kwenu in the building

The man died of a brief illness

_{whatever that means}

what about 'all men are the same'?

check dis out , boy: i wan buy maggi
woman: which one,royco or knorr?

I'll slap the nonsense out of you , shotigbo

How bout this really annoying one: Reverse back!!

this internet of a thing -

i do like suya

When My Parents Always Say:

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[quote][/quote]I was a fatal accident. . . . .
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This is sadly true. Not only (some) Nairalanders use it but people use it freely here in Nigeria. They think 'fatal' means 'serious', not knowing that s/he who had a 'fatal' accident does not live to tell the story.

My own collections:-

Am like , (like what?) - "I'm like I should buy a new shirt" (that one na English?)
return back (tautology)
I suggest (meaning 'suspect')
mob (for mop)
Let's stroke out (take a stroll/walk)
Puverty
Something shuk/chuk me for leg

Of some Nigerian kids
My mummy have gone
They are calling you
Their/Them Tunde (awon Tunde) (Tunde and others)

And this one too,

Seun - Titi are you NOT a man? (of course Titi is a woman)
Titi - Yes
Seun - You mean you are a man?
Titi - Ah-ah, am not a man now, can't you see?
Seun - But you just said 'Yes' to my question
Titi - (now confused) Ehn, now, abi?

Many people (mostly students ) don't know they should give a 'No'answer to this kind of negative question. What a pity!

~Usually i'll be practically LMAO,this time however i have tears rolling down my cheeks from reading y'll posts ,i had to clasp my hand over my mouth so the laughter wont wake papa en pekin up!!

~Its been Amusing reading your "Annoying Sayings". . . am familiar with some from watching Naija Movies!!

actually that is the way we live our life in naija, weti concern una, if you people dont like it so dont b talking about it.
he DON DO FOR UNA OOO!!!!!!!!!!!

@Topic, when a wife is newly married into the husbands family the men especially in that family will start calling the woman our wife, our wife she is married to only one man why our wife

luck007:

actually that is the way we live our life in naija, weti concern una, if you people don't like it so don't b talking about it.
he DON DO FOR UNA OOO!!!!!!!!!!!

@ Lucky, no vex biko. Am almost sure everyone of us is 'guilty' of one of the 'offences' or the other. Ive identified several of them that I say/do too. So, no offence meant.

I have these in addition:

Evevryday (everyday)
each each person
As Yorubas, we must add 'o' at the end of every sentence, be it Yoruba, English or French eg 'Come here o', 'Goodnight o', 'Comment-allez-vous o'

all rodents are RATS

enviness

I don't land late?

titilaelae:

And this one too,

Seun - Titi are you NOT a man? (of course Titi is a woman)
Titi - Yes
Seun - You mean you are a man?
Titi - Ah-ah, am not a man now, can't you see?
Seun - But you just said 'Yes' to my question
Titi - (now confused) Ehn, now, abi?

Many people (mostly students ) don't know they should give a 'No'answer to this kind of negative question. What a pity!

thank god, I'm the only one in the house!!!! LMAO

How about calling every woman who is older than you aunty and every male uncle even when they are not in any way related to your parents

una no go kill person here oooo

From Titilaelae

Their/Them  Tunde (awon Tunde) (Tunde and others)

Lol, that's not just a Nigerian thing, it's also done here in the States but in a slightly different way. For ex. Their/them tunde would be 'tunde them', I even do it myself when I don't feel like listing a whole bunch of names. When u say . . . .(a name) Them, the person's name u mentioned gives away d rest of d names because the rest of d names are usually people that are known to hang out or associate with the mentioned name.

candy:

How about calling every woman who is older than you aunty and every male uncle even when they are not in any way related to your parents

Ok, make we try call dem by name make we chop cane.


By the way, some of you a listing sayings which come up in pidgin english. those are allowed. That's why it's pidgin

This one is used by Nigerian journalists during interviews when they wanna ask for an introduction:

"May we meet you?"

And this one is used by a lot of kids when asked where they r going:

"Am going to nkem them their house"

(it can be any name, just used nkem)

This sun is firing me,
One Ice cold water.

atutupoyo:

One Ice cold water.

never hear that one before o!