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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by mega13(m): 5:26am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Allohrandy: This sounds like Warri/Benin pidgin English Omo 0wn ur side tight, nor show ur 32 b/c the guyman jst want to blend you up; So 4get wher e pidging frm enter ur number 6 meeehhhhhh !!!cox na naija we dey s0. |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by hensben(m): 5:28am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Idrismusty97: "Wetin concern me?"FIXED 1 Like |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by kobonaire(m): 5:33am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Every Nigerian embassy should print this out and hand it to every tourist, applying for a visit visa, as a language/cultural guide 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by lionduke(m): 5:38am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Rolling stone na person push am, he who fights and run away na fear dey catch am pikin wey say I'm mama no go sleep na winch eye wey see na 10% I no wan hear say they shoot bird mama fly, pikin die. warri no dey carry last and finally ENUGU adi azu ndi mgbu..... |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by hensben(m): 5:38am On Sep 22, 2014 |
bro borrow me sky meaning bro. lend me #50 |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by eightsin(m): 5:44am On Sep 22, 2014 |
I go sample your face o. Abeg make una interpret am. |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by M4gunners: 5:48am On Sep 22, 2014 |
No fall ma hand o . This is used when trying to tell someone not to review what you have just told him/her.Guy A. U see dat girl,I won toast am. GuyB. No wahala. By the way,no wahala is used as saying no problem. |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by class0247: 5:51am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Guy OYO state or guy O.Y.O meaning guy you are ON YOUR OWN |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by ionsman: 5:57am On Sep 22, 2014 |
I pure........(am fine) man 1: Guy man Hafa Na. man 2: oboy I pure..... |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by ihail(m): 5:57am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Guy arrange urself sharp sharp make I no cast u here- Pls behave properly so I don't disgrace u here |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by rellawyt(f): 5:57am On Sep 22, 2014 |
I think that is warri pidgin! There's this warri boy in my department the boy supply's us pidgin.. *I go touch your whatsup - i'l touch your private part. *E don be for me- there's problem for me. *Babies full there - girls are much there. *I wan chawp! - i want to eat.. *She na free giver - She's cheap! Lol! |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by hensben(m): 6:07am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Guy you get G4? meaning 'Guy do you have garri'? |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Savigne(f): 6:10am On Sep 22, 2014 |
'Bounce'.....Another way of saying"Get out of here" 'He nor get liver'.....used to say that someone is weak willed or a coward...eg Guy 1: Akpos say when he see you say he go ring bottle for your head Guy 2; Leave that thing joor he nor get liver "Park face"...This means to ignore Eg....Guy 1; See as that smallie dey insult me Guy 2: Abeg park face "Your brain wet"....Used to tell someone that something is wrong with him upstairs...eg Guy 1;Bros I wan wear that your red shirt oo Guy 2;Nor try am ooo,your brain wet? "Alarm dey"...Another way of saying "I'm hungry' "Carry do"..Means to misbehave Eg: See as you just dey carry do "I dey para".....Means I'm angry "I wan lem'....Means "I want to eat" ....These are the few I can recall for now #Repping Saffy# 1 Like |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by hensben(m): 6:10am On Sep 22, 2014 |
rezzy: My sister in Abraka always say theseNa witch means 'to dare someone to try it'.e.g ruvbe i go woos(slap) you o!, rukevbe reply 'na witch' E better make rain for than for bad thing to happen means 'there should be distraction to where you are going to cos you dont know what would have happen, in this case, negative thing do happen'. 1 Like |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Jason2014(m): 6:14am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Bros, i dey quick provoke o! - meaning that one is highly temperamental |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by class0247: 6:22am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Even if you chop 2plate of beans you can't mess with this. Your old man just dey reason dust Guy na me and you go dey K line,you non get picture of elder for una parlor Omo!the party don tie rapa na,you go fear enough shayo for the background You go fear yoruba women ukwu na,dey gallant finish for backyard or dem finish work for back side Na first Uromi boyz dey carry make we leave warri boyz to dey drag draw All these opko non go let person hear word |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by class0247: 6:25am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Some yoruba boys go still want to dey show their face....if I hear ram |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Bertbert: 6:26am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Ksslib:. I go enter two of una oooh!!! Why una must argue over pidgin english. Ksslib:. I go enter two of una oooh!!! Why una must argue over pidgin english. |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 6:40am On Sep 22, 2014 |
cooljoe: ts pidgin. Go thru dis thread nd u'd grab a tin or two Haha I don't even understand the English translation or example. You're going to have to teach me when I come over. |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by fightforchange1(f): 6:42am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Cool!!!!!!!! |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 6:49am On Sep 22, 2014 |
richommie: lol....dis one okoroiko....bros ksslib ...nice topic...i gbadun u jare! Hahah I'm here. I caaaaaant speak |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by iceberylin(m): 6:51am On Sep 22, 2014 |
MrsBreezy:Too Bad |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 6:52am On Sep 22, 2014 |
iceberylin: I know right |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by iceberylin(m): 6:53am On Sep 22, 2014 |
MrsBreezy:VI breed Or you grew up Away |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 6:53am On Sep 22, 2014 |
iceberylin: What's VI breed? I grew up away |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by iceberylin(m): 6:56am On Sep 22, 2014 |
MrsBreezy:Victoria Island |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 6:57am On Sep 22, 2014 |
iceberylin: Oh! And people there can't speak pidgin? |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by lawrenceunaa: 7:01am On Sep 22, 2014 |
thanks for sharing |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by efec(m): 7:02am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Afam4eva: are those not called slangs? It's not like they've always been in pidgin english.the pidgen in the south is different from the normal everyday pigen,that is why its hard for you to understand a typical warri/ugheli/ph/benin pigen..hope i say i dn clarify d marras gee u?#wafftown repin# |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by LilPeezy(m): 7:07am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Ksslib:Lolz....Wida is a word used mostly by icelanderz confratranity in bayelsa state....in oda words na icelanderz orientation, so tell dah guy make em go look bush....cos Wida is not pidgin pple speak anyhow |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by buddy221(m): 7:07am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Wida is nt just an ordinary word.....its a hard word from hard people...oooo! some dude know what I mean.. Just passing by shaaaa! |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by LilPeezy(m): 7:09am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Ksslib:Lolz.....Oboi wey dey won corna dey buga o...mean mehn we dey high 4 one joint o.... |
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