DJperdurabo:
I mean the English version and not the English translation, i.e. how would you couch these statements in correct English without introducing new terms for it to make sense while retaining its meaning.

1. Trouble dey sleep yanga go wake am

2. Play play don turn to eat and go

3. Who dey bellefull dey hungry

4. Na from clap dem take dey enter dance.---One thing leads to another

5. Who know man naim dey kill am

6. E don red!--its gotten bad

7. Agbada don hook fence---There is trouble

8. Siddon there dey look na!---best make a move

9. You dey look him face?!---You scared of him?

10. Last last na draw!--- No victore no vanquished

11. Naija nor dey carry last!---Naija. Always the first

12. Make I come dey go----I'll be on my way

13. The groove no be here o!----This is

14. Kuku kill me na!---why not just finish him off

15. I bin dey tink say e head dey there---i always thought he's game

16. Na your mainest gee fit tell you say your mouth dey smell o!----only a true friend will tell you the truth

17. You for shook head put na, dey here dey make mouth!

18. Patatpata we go die today!---we die here

19. Pepper don rest for that guy side---That guy is loaded

20. All die na die!-- you only die once

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13. The groove no be here o!

It's not happening here.

10. Last last na draw!

19. Pepper don rest for that guy side

20. All die na die!

okwabayi:

Another use is “I can’t put the merriment which took place into words.”.


Every time I hear this it’s in a context of a competition.
It normally means “a stalemate is the likely result.”.
Literally it means “after all is said and done no winner and no loser will emerge.”.


He is rich/wealthy.




There are many means to the same end.