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Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by dannywhyte(m): 8:25am On Aug 12, 2016
yutsuf:
Installmentally
This doesn’t exist anywhere else except only in Nigeria. If you doubt this, just search “Installmentally” on google and watch only Nigerian sites pop up.


Night-Vigil
This is another one I don’t understand. Does anyone ever hold a vigil during the day?


Cunny
This is not meant as a euphemism for the female body part. When Nigerians say this word, they mean “cunning”. How is that for a giant leap forward?


Disvirgin
How hard is it to say deflowered? It must be extremely difficult because even health professionals and newsmen use this absurd word that doesn’t exist.


Wake Keeping (Wake keep)
Nigerians have not only made the old European custom of watching over a corpse till it’s buried (called a wake) theirs, they have actually renamed it. Please, there is no such phrase as “wake keep” or even “wake keeping”.
what's the point of pointing errors out,without correcting all of them.
Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by Nobody: 8:25am On Aug 12, 2016
Kikikiki... Laugh wan kill me.... Thats why we are Nigerians... But ermmmm... We are used to it
Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by miracle001(f): 8:26am On Aug 12, 2016
Sweetcollins:
Check Igbo dictionary too



Engli-Igbo makeri nnukwu sense (IGbotic mixture)
Just legodi:
1-->SENDiaram airtime
2-->HELPutum juo ya
3-->SITigodi down
4-->STANDigodi up
5-->SHIFTuoro m
6-->Ha eCLOSEzula the shop
7-->I na eDISTURB m biko or eDISTURBzilam biko
8-->CHECKie m in next five minutes
9-->I REACHie gi agwam
10-->Achorom I ENTERgodi bike
11-->Ihe I na eSPEAKi sef
12-->akam na eTHINKi ya
13-->A dim BUSY kita, a gam aCALLugi back
14-->after anyi eDISCUSSuo ya
15-->eGIVEkwana up
16-->TAKEie time gi
17-->chere kam PARKia motor m
18-->achorom iga WATCHia match
19-->SETTLuom biko
20-->STARTia the gen
ADDia your own
Lolz


EtePOT grin grin cheesy grin cheesy

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Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by Mzsolmi(f): 8:27am On Aug 12, 2016
Sweetcollins:
Check Igbo dictionary too


Engli-Igbo makeri nnukwu sense (IGbotic mixture) Just legodi: 1-->SENDiaram airtime 2-->HELPutum juo ya 3-->SITigodi down 4-->STANDigodi up 5-->SHIFTuoro m 6-->Ha eCLOSEzula the shop 7-->I na eDISTURB m biko or eDISTURBzilam biko 8-->CHECKie m in next five minutes 9-->I REACHie gi agwam 10-->Achorom I ENTERgodi bike 11-->Ihe I na eSPEAKi sef 12-->akam na eTHINKi ya 13-->A dim BUSY kita, a gam aCALLugi back 14-->after anyi eDISCUSSuo ya 15-->eGIVEkwana up 16-->TAKEie time gi 17-->chere kam PARKia motor m 18-->achorom iga WATCHia match 19-->SETTLuom biko 20-->STARTia the gen ADDia your own Lolz
lmaoo but "why iji wee biazia na eDisgrace anyi"

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Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by fujirice: 8:28am On Aug 12, 2016
Dilidee:
So instead of 'wake keep' what should b used.
Keep wake grin
Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by Mzsolmi(f): 8:28am On Aug 12, 2016
miracle001:


EtePOT grin grin cheesy grin cheesy
AgwaBeans nko?

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Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by Randooo(m): 8:30am On Aug 12, 2016
What about poundedyam?
Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by pinne: 8:34am On Aug 12, 2016
Next week Friday instead of next Friday
Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by haryanbeecy: 8:37am On Aug 12, 2016
If I become Naija president today, I will declear delta boys language (una, wetin, abeg etc) & or Yoruba as d only naija officia language. Any oyinbo that doesn't know this should learn it as we have learnt theirs.

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Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by Dullahi(m): 8:40am On Aug 12, 2016
Sweetcollins:
Check Igbo dictionary too


Engli-Igbo makeri nnukwu sense (IGbotic mixture) Just legodi: 1-->SENDiaram airtime 2-->HELPutum juo ya 3-->SITigodi down 4-->STANDigodi up 5-->SHIFTuoro m 6-->Ha eCLOSEzula the shop 7-->I na eDISTURB m biko or eDISTURBzilam biko 8-->CHECKie m in next five minutes 9-->I REACHie gi agwam 10-->Achorom I ENTERgodi bike 11-->Ihe I na eSPEAKi sef 12-->akam na eTHINKi ya 13-->A dim BUSY kita, a gam aCALLugi back 14-->after anyi eDISCUSSuo ya 15-->eGIVEkwana up 16-->TAKEie time gi 17-->chere kam PARKia motor m 18-->achorom iga WATCHia match 19-->SETTLuom biko 20-->STARTia the gen ADDia your own Lolz

I actually tried reading this in my non existent Igbo voice.
Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by HAH: 8:44am On Aug 12, 2016
Every language evolves, even some words in current dictionary were not there before and whether the English man like it or not English is now a Nigerian language as such Nigerian English too must be accepted, and I honestly see there is to have Nigerian English Dictionary
Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by Rhemmymatician(m): 8:47am On Aug 12, 2016
yutsuf:
Installmentally
This doesn’t exist anywhere else except only in Nigeria. If you doubt this, just search “Installmentally” on google and watch only Nigerian sites pop up.


Night-Vigil
This is another one I don’t understand. Does anyone ever hold a vigil during the day?


Cunny
This is not meant as a euphemism for the female body part. When Nigerians say this word, they mean “cunning”. How is that for a giant leap forward?


Disvirgin
How hard is it to say deflowered? It must be extremely difficult because even health professionals and newsmen use this absurd word that doesn’t exist.


Wake Keeping (Wake keep)
Nigerians have not only made the old European custom of watching over a corpse till it’s buried (called a wake) theirs, they have actually renamed it. Please, there is no such phrase as “wake keep” or even “wake keeping”.


Grammar that can only be found in Nigeria. "EXCEPT ONLY"
Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by lionduke(m): 8:53am On Aug 12, 2016
cheekyleggy:
You should worry more about your grammatical blunder. 5 words Nigerians use that don't exist in the dictionary. Not doesn't.

Idi very wucked.
See upper cut.

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Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by teebillz: 8:59am On Aug 12, 2016
Would you rather say "wake" and have nobody understand you or "wake keeping" and have everybody(including the Queen of England) understand you?

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Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by marhoinspire: 9:05am On Aug 12, 2016
yutsuf:
Installmentally
This doesn’t exist anywhere else except only in Nigeria. If you doubt this, just search “Installmentally” on google and watch only Nigerian sites pop up.


Night-Vigil
This is another one I don’t understand. Does anyone ever hold a vigil during the day?


Cunny
This is not meant as a euphemism for the female body part. When Nigerians say this word, they mean “cunning”. How is that for a giant leap forward?


Disvirgin
How hard is it to say deflowered? It must be extremely difficult because even health professionals and newsmen use this absurd word that doesn’t exist.


Wake Keeping (Wake keep)
Nigerians have not only made the old European custom of watching over a corpse till it’s buried (called a wake) theirs, they have actually renamed it. Please, there is no such phrase as “wake keep” or even “wake keeping”.
thy can't be in the English dictionary because thy are pigin english.

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Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by Ocayz: 9:08am On Aug 12, 2016
Sweetcollins:
Check Igbo dictionary too



Engli-Igbo makeri nnukwu sense (IGbotic mixture)
Just legodi:
1-->SENDiaram airtime
2-->HELPutum juo ya
3-->SITigodi down
4-->STANDigodi up
5-->SHIFTuoro m
6-->Ha eCLOSEzula the shop
7-->I na eDISTURB m biko or eDISTURBzilam biko
8-->CHECKie m in next five minutes
9-->I REACHie gi agwam
10-->Achorom I ENTERgodi bike
11-->Ihe I na eSPEAKi sef
12-->akam na eTHINKi ya
13-->A dim BUSY kita, a gam aCALLugi back
14-->after anyi eDISCUSSuo ya
15-->eGIVEkwana up
16-->TAKEie time gi
17-->chere kam PARKia motor m
18-->achorom iga WATCHia match
19-->SETTLuom biko
20-->STARTia the gen
ADDia your own
Lolz

Hahaha...igbugom!!
Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by Nobody: 9:09am On Aug 12, 2016
you people should just stop this intellectual slavery and focus inward, who told you we cannot have our own dictionary and define words in our own context? who says we cant add these words to our own english dico?
the other time someone was trying to define tout saying it does not mean agbero, i simply conclude call urself a tout. meet the Australians and the Americans,tell them the definition of theirs words and contextual meanings are wrong, as see what you'll get, at least we're from the same colonial masters......AFRICAN INTELLECTUAL GENOCIDE, we can no longer think for ourselves.....keep it up oooo, pray we'll be independent someday.
Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by JohnNgene: 9:18am On Aug 12, 2016
Sweetcollins:

Check Igbo dictionary too

Engli-Igbo makeri nnukwu sense (IGbotic mixture)
Just legodi:
1-->SENDiaram airtime
2-->HELPutum juo ya
3-->SITigodi down
4-->STANDigodi up
5-->SHIFTuoro m
6-->Ha eCLOSEzula the shop
7-->I na eDISTURB m biko or eDISTURBzilam biko
8-->CHECKie m in next five minutes
9-->I REACHie gi agwam
10-->Achorom I ENTERgodi bike
11-->Ihe I na eSPEAKi sef
12-->akam na eTHINKi ya
13-->A dim BUSY kita, a gam aCALLugi back
14-->after anyi eDISCUSSuo ya
15-->eGIVEkwana up
16-->TAKEie time gi
17-->chere kam PARKia motor m
18-->achorom iga WATCHia match
19-->SETTLuom biko
20-->STARTia the gen
ADDia your own
Lolz


Wow! A LOVEulum what you wrote here. You're really a professor of engili-Igbo. Lol. Please could you create a new thread for this?

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Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by LNUGGETS(m): 9:22am On Aug 12, 2016
grin grin grin grin grin
Sweetcollins:
Check Igbo dictionary too



Engli-Igbo makeri nnukwu sense (IGbotic mixture)
Just legodi:
1-->SENDiaram airtime
2-->HELPutum juo ya
3-->SITigodi down
4-->STANDigodi up
5-->SHIFTuoro m
6-->Ha eCLOSEzula the shop
7-->I na eDISTURB m biko or eDISTURBzilam biko
8-->CHECKie m in next five minutes
9-->I REACHie gi agwam
10-->Achorom I ENTERgodi bike
11-->Ihe I na eSPEAKi sef
12-->akam na eTHINKi ya
13-->A dim BUSY kita, a gam aCALLugi back
14-->after anyi eDISCUSSuo ya
15-->eGIVEkwana up
16-->TAKEie time gi
17-->chere kam PARKia motor m
18-->achorom iga WATCHia match
19-->SETTLuom biko
20-->STARTia the gen
ADDia your own
Lolz
Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by vena3(f): 9:31am On Aug 12, 2016
fujirice:

Keep wake grin
Yes ooooh! Social Keep Wake grin grin grin
Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by Nobody: 9:32am On Aug 12, 2016
Nice post. While it matters in formal English, does it matter in our Nigerian pidgin English?

Ah i go pay you instalmentally abeg! Lol
Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by Chinom(m): 9:32am On Aug 12, 2016
Sweetcollins:
Check Igbo dictionary too



Engli-Igbo makeri nnukwu sense (IGbotic mixture)
Just legodi:
1-->SENDiaram airtime
2-->HELPutum juo ya
3-->SITigodi down
4-->STANDigodi up
5-->SHIFTuoro m
6-->Ha eCLOSEzula the shop
7-->I na eDISTURB m biko or eDISTURBzilam biko
8-->CHECKie m in next five minutes
9-->I REACHie gi agwam
10-->Achorom I ENTERgodi bike
11-->Ihe I na eSPEAKi sef
12-->akam na eTHINKi ya
13-->A dim BUSY kita, a gam aCALLugi back
14-->after anyi eDISCUSSuo ya
15-->eGIVEkwana up
16-->TAKEie time gi
17-->chere kam PARKia motor m
18-->achorom iga WATCHia match
19-->SETTLuom biko
20-->STARTia the gen
ADDia your own
Lolz


This is classic. I don't think Igbos will ever stop this. It has actually become a language of it's own.

..Nnaa, nyem MY MONEY. Iji kwa MY CASH.
Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by Antarch: 9:34am On Aug 12, 2016
Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by vena3(f): 9:34am On Aug 12, 2016
Randooo:
What about poundedyam?

Easy, Poundy grin
Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by Queenoma(f): 9:41am On Aug 12, 2016
OP, is you that know english and pass angry
Sabinus tongue
Ayam a nigerian biko embarassed
Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by Bekeey: 9:44am On Aug 12, 2016
hakunajay:
Yeah that's Nigerian English. It mustn't be found in the dictionary, Nigerians do not write the dictionary. You'll find it in Nigerian dictionary... grin
i.e. Nijationary
Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by dematino(m): 9:48am On Aug 12, 2016
What of JEJELY. I'll jejely stick with my old data plan.

yutsuf:
Installmentally
This doesn’t exist anywhere else except only in Nigeria. If you doubt this, just search “Installmentally” on google and watch only Nigerian sites pop up.


Night-Vigil
This is another one I don’t understand. Does anyone ever hold a vigil during the day?


Cunny
This is not meant as a euphemism for the female body part. When Nigerians say this word, they mean “cunning”. How is that for a giant leap forward?


Disvirgin
How hard is it to say deflowered? It must be extremely difficult because even health professionals and newsmen use this absurd word that doesn’t exist.


Wake Keeping (Wake keep)
Nigerians have not only made the old European custom of watching over a corpse till it’s buried (called a wake) theirs, they have actually renamed it. Please, there is no such phrase as “wake keep” or even “wake keeping”.
Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by Wizzyblack3(m): 9:52am On Aug 12, 2016
Why can't we just have our own Naija dictionary.
Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by Globallords(m): 9:53am On Aug 12, 2016
Nice one, noted!
Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by naxman(m): 9:53am On Aug 12, 2016
Baba Choyinka should help us add those words to English dictionary before he quench na
Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by egedege1(m): 9:55am On Aug 12, 2016
Sweetcollins:
Check Igbo dictionary too


Engli-Igbo makeri nnukwu sense (IGbotic mixture) Just legodi: 1-->SENDiaram airtime 2-->HELPutum juo ya 3-->SITigodi down 4-->STANDigodi up 5-->SHIFTuoro m 6-->Ha eCLOSEzula the shop 7-->I na eDISTURB m biko or eDISTURBzilam biko 8-->CHECKie m in next five minutes 9-->I REACHie gi agwam 10-->Achorom I ENTERgodi bike 11-->Ihe I na eSPEAKi sef 12-->akam na eTHINKi ya 13-->A dim BUSY kita, a gam aCALLugi back 14-->after anyi eDISCUSSuo ya 15-->eGIVEkwana up 16-->TAKEie time gi 17-->chere kam PARKia motor m 18-->achorom iga WATCHia match 19-->SETTLuom biko 20-->STARTia the gen ADDia your own Lolz
Weta PHONEu gi

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Re: 5 Words Nigerians Use That Doesn't Actually Exist In The Dictionary by Patented: 10:20am On Aug 12, 2016
OrlandoOwoh:

"Doesn't" is right. It's the short form of does not.
and Don't is the short form of "do not" the statement would be "5 words Nigerians use that DO NOT actually exist in the dictionary" AND NOT "5 words that Nigerians use that does not actually exist in the dictionary".

the rules of concord dictate that when the subject is singular the verb would be singular and vice versa. As such using a singular subject the statement would read "1 word that Nigerians use that DOES NOT actually exist in the dictionary".

see example six in the link below.

http://www.k12reader.com/term/subject-verb-agreement/

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