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Oxford Dico Wants 5words From Our Language & Their Meaning In Latest Edition. by tuneryblue(m): 9:41am On Dec 27, 2014
If Oxford dictionary wants 5 words from each of Nigeria language and their meaning, what are your words..
Mine are:
Oloshi- a person dat practice oshi.
Olodo- a person that dont know something.
Olodo rabata- a person that dont know anything at all.
Olè- a small thief.
Olè buruku- a big thief..
ADD YOURS
Re: Oxford Dico Wants 5words From Our Language & Their Meaning In Latest Edition. by Nobody: 11:03am On Dec 27, 2014
Theses ones have meaning in english..
'Agbada' was introduced into Oxford Dictionary because it does not have meaning in English..
So the one I will drop is
' Eku-Ile'- this word is used by the Yorubas to greet their people when they are returning from a journey.
Re: Oxford Dico Wants 5words From Our Language & Their Meaning In Latest Edition. by stuff46(m): 3:01pm On Dec 27, 2014
must oll of them be yoruba?
Re: Oxford Dico Wants 5words From Our Language & Their Meaning In Latest Edition. by tuneryblue(m): 6:37pm On Dec 27, 2014
I said in ur language.

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