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Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by Nobody: 3:55pm On Oct 14, 2014 |
adonbilivit:ok....yea.....yea...got dat |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by Nobody: 3:59pm On Oct 14, 2014 |
prettiest1:yea. It's obvious from the likes I keep getting every second. Can't help but "laughed out loud" when I first saw it. It's something we all in one way or the other have experienced. |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by kaylechy(m): 4:22pm On Oct 14, 2014 |
"Bleep" nko? |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by prettiest1(f): 4:29pm On Oct 14, 2014 |
SmellMyFart:I have experienced it. If you attain to them once, be ready for them at every other time. |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by Dolcilicious(f): 4:36pm On Oct 14, 2014 |
shockwave91: *whispers inaudibly* ok |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by beejayphako(m): 4:59pm On Oct 14, 2014 |
I remember using sha when I was defending ma project at school then. No be funny matter at all o.. I didn't mean to use it but since it has been like a normal word wey I dey use every now and then, the thing just slip for ma mouth o. Thank God I had no strict lecturer in attendance just d dr's. They were like did I just hear u use sha? Omo, na so I say no o, I didn't say it actually. Come see as dem take eye look me and d man wey dey access just bend head straight. Even ma project. Supervisor shake head for me cos av always been a bad boy in his eyes. I sha later got B sha for the project, lucky charm I guess 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by adonbilivit: 6:37pm On Oct 14, 2014 |
beejayphako:lucky you. nice...maybe they intended awarding you A earlier sha |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by seangy4konji: 7:58pm On Oct 14, 2014 |
Isgaju. |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by raphy(m): 8:19pm On Oct 14, 2014 |
d thread dey long o make i come kukuma make small noise before dey go.which country get all d language na ? |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by whillyamz98(m): 9:05pm On Oct 14, 2014 |
You forgot to add "kanikpe, jare, kukuma,nko,ngbo" etc. I no fit mention all ooo |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by Misella(f): 10:12pm On Oct 14, 2014 |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by Jj222(f): 11:52pm On Oct 14, 2014 |
What of this word. Shaebi |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by onila(f): 4:54am On Oct 15, 2014 |
CAMNEWTON4PRES: |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by Nobody: 5:19am On Oct 15, 2014 |
Dolcilicious:Look at ur big head lol |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by Reasonablefm(m): 5:36am On Oct 15, 2014 |
Wat bout, let me be jawe.. |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by bello(m): 6:06am On Oct 15, 2014 |
what of jaree |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by misshoree(f): 11:25am On Oct 15, 2014 |
SmellMyFart: |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by CAMNEWTON4PRES: 6:26pm On Oct 15, 2014 |
Why the recent obsession with English anyway |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by dsenator: 12:27am On Oct 16, 2014 |
you forgot to mention "na only u waka come" |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by Seempliehuman(m): 6:39am On Oct 16, 2014 |
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Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by Dolcilicious(f): 9:22am On Oct 16, 2014 |
kaya09:lol ....my head is big! |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by TS2(m): 4:43pm On Oct 16, 2014 |
adonbilivit: Only a dumb dodo/illiterate will think the words you mentioned are English. Waste of time, eye, brain and keyboard to even type a re4sponse to this trash. Goodbye....and you dare not beg me to come back. |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by adonbilivit: 5:18pm On Oct 16, 2014 |
TS2:are u 4 real? Beg u 2 come back? #NEVERCOMEBACK. Lol |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by Nobody: 7:19pm On Oct 16, 2014 |
Lol...d Igbo word 'nkowa' meaning describe or tell or narrate sometimes shortened to 'kowa'. It has now been Englishized to kowaciate...I remember asking someone to spell it for me so I'd use it in a report..rofl |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by Gorgeous58(f): 10:40pm On Oct 16, 2014 |
Wow! Insightful |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by saalma(f): 7:46am On Oct 17, 2014 |
adonbilivit: Cheaper for you |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by LiciaJ(f): 2:04pm On Oct 25, 2014 |
I shout SOTE EEEEEEE my voice crack... |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by luckyaz53: 3:58am On Nov 11, 2014 |
[color=#000099][/color][i][/i]ME FAIL ENGLISH? UNPOSSIBLE... |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by Cwaya(m): 2:44pm On Nov 17, 2014 |
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Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by Kowor(f): 4:52pm On Jan 28, 2015 |
It have tayed that I have yeard it but shugbon u r correct. |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by Kowor(f): 4:55pm On Jan 28, 2015 |
TS2:U dey rage ooo. In oda words u dey vex. |
Re: Nigerian Words You Thought Were English by lilliesboy(m): 6:04pm On Apr 09, 2018 |
That "joor" word actually irritate me. |
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