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What's The English Word For "Shakara" by sollie001: 7:21am On Jul 11, 2013
Been wondering what the English word for Shakara, as in, Iyanga (in pidgin) is. Anybody?
Re: What's The English Word For "Shakara" by Adufaye(m): 8:00am On Jul 11, 2013
Fronting
Re: What's The English Word For "Shakara" by Philipsdael(m): 8:53am On Jul 11, 2013
show-off

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Re: What's The English Word For "Shakara" by Lanrefahm(m): 9:37am On Jul 11, 2013
Pride
Re: What's The English Word For "Shakara" by sollie001: 12:31am On Jul 12, 2013
Yea. Fronting sounds cool
Re: What's The English Word For "Shakara" by sollie001: 12:37am On Jul 12, 2013
However, when the action is continuous, I think "showing-off" is better. As in:

Why are you doing shakara?

Why are you showing-off?

Why are you fronting?

*The first sounds better to me o*
Re: What's The English Word For "Shakara" by Nmeri17: 9:09pm On Aug 21, 2016
Nganga embarassed
Mpompo
Mpako di ka Nebuchadnezzar angry

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