Which Nigerian Tribe Did The Word Wahala Originate From

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Chiaka (f)

Which Nigerian Tribe Did The Word Wahala Originate From

« on: October 07, 2009, 05:59 PM »

Please can you help? looking for the Origin of the Nigerian word 'WAHALA'
Some say Its a Nigerian pidgin Language, Some say its an Hausa word, some Ibo and others say yoruba.
Can someone help clear the confusion.

Johnnny (m)

Re: Which Nigerian Tribe Did The Word Wahala Originate From

« #1 on: October 07, 2009, 06:58 PM »

@ poster

WAHALA is a typical Yoruba word and it means "TROUBLE"

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Tare1 (f)

Re: Which Nigerian Tribe Did The Word Wahala Originate From

« #2 on: October 07, 2009, 07:09 PM »

wahala is a typical yoruba language

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