Paretomaster:

Its not realy like that sha, most Hausa ppl will be honoured when u address them as mallam or when u say abokina.

most of them doesn't feel honoured cos they already know d mindset of people when they refer to them as _aboki.

Paretomaster:

Its not realy like that sha, most Hausa ppl will be honoured when u address them as mallam or when u say abokina.

Gaskiya

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kK7Myo3Cco

AfricanApple: most of them doesn't feel honoured cos they already know d mindset of people when they refer to them as _aboki.

in d north here a friend is abok¡ so they don't feel anything bad abt it u remember Iceprince's song abok¡ right??
he was referin to those people he was mentioning as his friends.
As for mallam its mostly referred to Islamic teacher's or any Muslim man u don't know his name just as we refer to strangers in English as sir.
hope u gerritt??

snowprince07: in d north here a friend is abok¡ so they don't feel anything bad abt it u remember Iceprince's song abok¡ right??
he was referin to those people he was mentioning as his friends.
As for mallam its mostly referred to Islamic teacher's or any Muslim man u don't know his name just as we refer to strangers in English as sir.
hope u gerritt??

I know all of that been a Muslim

Fulaman198:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kK7Myo3Cco

you like dis


all this video now na for wetin, I no fit open them o, my fone dey ci mb like abinci

AfricanApple: you like dis


all this video now na for wetin, I no fit open them o, my fone dey ci mb like abinci

Hehe, are you able to watch them on your computer?

AfricanApple: I know all of that been a Muslim

oohh u a Muslim??

Paretomaster:

Its not realy like that sha, most Hausa ppl will be honoured when u address them as mallam or when u say abokina.

u never jamb!
Come and stay in kano!

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Don't go about calling ppl aboki_. Especially if u don't know how to speak.

Silkmoth33: Don't go about calling ppl aboki_. Especially if u don't know how to speak.

don't even make the mistake of addressing a Jukun man from Taraba as Abøki, there are certain minority tribes in the North who distaste being called Abøki.

Silkmoth33:


u never jamb!
Come and stay in kano!

i dont need to stay in Kano to know, except if u say it offensively

AfricanApple: most of them doesn't feel honoured cos they already know d mindset of people when they refer to them as _aboki.

try abokina

Paretomaster:

try abokina

Yeah saying "my friend" is better than saying "friend".

AfricanApple:

so dis means I'm not happy.
yesterday u said something like dis, I wanted to quote u and ask d meaning but I couldn't find d post again


so why weren't u happy

really? didn't say anything like that o.

africanapple, arewaqueen, paretomaster, jbluv55, silkmoth33 et al: inakwana! yaya da safeya?(I mean good morning! how was your night?)

jacabi: africanapple, arewaqueen, paretomaster, jbluv55, silkmoth33 et al: inakwana! yaya da safeya?(I mean good morning! how was your night?)

good morning oh!

Paretomaster:

try abokina

I see, so abokina means my friend. yo wa!(pls meaning of "yo wa"

snowprince07: hope u Gerrit tho u weren't asking me sorry for pokin Mah nose in lol

@ snowprince07, the kanwa ta i use to describe younger sister is the correct one, er' uwa as use in our translation, can be use as "OMO IYA MI" As it is in Yoruba. er' uwata, can be use to describe any sister u hold dear, she might not even be ur blood sister, even ur frienD, i can say ina er uwarki? to ask of ur close friend. hope u gerrit?

e.g ABURO = KANWA
OMO IYA MI= ER UWATA

Paretomaster:

@ snowprince07, the kanwa ta i use to describe younger sister is the correct one, er' uwa as use in our translation, can be use as "OMO IYA MI" As it is in Yoruba. er' uwata, can be use to describe any sister u hold dear, she might not even be ur blood sister, even ur frienD, i can say ina er uwarki? to ask of ur close friend. hope u gerrit?

e.g ABURO = KANWA
OMO IYA MI= ER UWATA

ok boss
but kanwa is like yo younger sister (tho I hv said earlier DAT Hausa varies from places.GOOD Morning

Lafiya kowa(I want to we are all fine)

snowprince07: ok boss
but kanwa is like yo younger sister (tho I hv said earlier DAT Hausa varies from places.GOOD Morning

YES, KANWA IS YOUNGER SISTER. ER UWA CAN ALSO REPLACE IT, BUT CAN ALSO BE USE IN A DIFF FORM. IF I SAY MY BROTHER, ITS EITHER U ARE MY BLOOD BROTHER, OR I USE IT AS A GENERAL TERM, LIKE MY COMRADE, AFRICAN BROTHER, NAIRALAND BROTHER, SO IS D CASE FOR ER'UWA AND DAN'UWA

jacabi: africanapple, arewaqueen, paretomaster, jbluv55, silkmoth33 et al: inakwana! yaya da safeya?(I mean good morning! how was your night?)

Rather you should say "Good morning! Hope you (all) woke up well?" = "Ina kwana! Ka/Ki/(Kun) tashi lafiya?"

To which I will reply "I woke up well" = "Na tashi lafiya"

Note that "Kun" = "You all"
Do you understand? = Ka gane?

jacabi:
I see, so abokina means my friend. yo wa!(pls meaning of "yo wa"

ITS YAWWA, MEANING, SPLENDID, CORRECT ETC

jacabi: africanapple, arewaqueen, paretomaster, jbluv55, silkmoth33 et al: inakwana! yaya da safeya?(I mean good morning! how was your night?)

INAKWANA?, INA GAJIYA?. KA /KE/KUN TASHI LAFIYA?

Jbluv55:
Rather you should say "Good morning! Hope you (all) woke up well?" = "Ina kwana! Ka/Ki/(Kun) tashi lafiya?"

To which I will reply "I woke up well" = "Na tashi lafiya"

Note that "Kun" = "You all"
Do you understand? = Ka gane?

Na gane. Nagode(I understand thank you).

This whole debate about Abo.ki is a disgrace. Do you know that if you guys went to Niger republic where 85% of the population can speak Hausa either as a first or second language and you called them 'Abo.ki' they would be pleased. The word in Nigeria has a negative connotation due to some bigots transliterating the word inappropriately. In the Hausa language, the word will always mean 'friend'.

AfricanApple post=/post/26798189:
never heard of a tribe like that

LasGidi> Lagos> yoruba... Am a yoruba guy

neighy: LasGidi> Lagos> yoruba... Am a yoruba guy

oh! I see, local government?

jacabi: africanapple, arewaqueen, paretomaster, jbluv55, silkmoth33 et al: inakwana! yaya da safeya?(I mean good morning! how was your night?)

meigida, ya ka ke, ya jin dadi


all the above mentioned, sanun Ku fa

Paretomaster:

really? didn't say anything like that o.

u did, maybe u forgot