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HELP ME - Nigerian English Expressions by Nobody: 12:29pm On Jul 06, 2015
Hey dear all,

Could you please kindly help me out finding the meanings of these following words and expressions? I would really appreciate that smiley


indomicious + indomie
bad belly
compol
internet babe
pocket picker
tear-pot
engre
ayo
christmas bush
matatu
bush meat
zonalise
you meet us well
kedibo
kanami
kaikan
enter
eleda
egu
ease oneself (idiom)
agyaba
agbalagba

Thank you in advance for your efforts!
Re: HELP ME - Nigerian English Expressions by bigfrancis21: 1:42pm On Jul 06, 2015
Sinem:
Hey dear all,

Could you please kindly help me out finding the meanings of these following words and expressions? I would really appreciate that smiley


indomicious + indomie
bad belly
compol
internet babe
pocket picker
tear-pot
engre
ayo
christmas bush
matatu
bush meat
zonalise
you meet us well
kedibo
kanami
kaikan
enter
eleda
egu
ease oneself (idiom)
agyaba
agbalagba

Thank you in advance for your efforts!



I know some of them, which I will interpret for you. Many are yoruba words which I don't know.

1) Bad belly means jealousy.
2) Pocket picker means someone who picks pockets.
3) Bush meat is a rabbit-like type of animal residing mostly in the bush. I think it may be squirrel or grass cutter.
4) Zonalise simply means to make an issue or matter about the different zones or a zone of Nigeria. There are 6 geo-political zones in Nigeria.
5) You meet us well means when you bump into someone when they are about to eat or when they are eating or making merry. It means you came in just at the right time.
6) Ease oneself means to urinate.
7) Kaikai means alcoholic drink.

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Re: HELP ME - Nigerian English Expressions by musicwriter(m): 2:02pm On Jul 06, 2015
Sinem:
Hey dear all,

Could you please kindly help me out finding the meanings of these following words and expressions? I would really appreciate that smiley


indomicious + indomie
bad belly
compol
internet babe
pocket picker
tear-pot
engre
ayo
christmas bush
matatu
bush meat
zonalise
you meet us well
kedibo
kanami
kaikan
enter
eleda
egu
ease oneself (idiom)
agyaba
agbalagba

Thank you in advance for your efforts!



Do you mean kia-kia or kai-kai?.

Kia-kia = Quickly or as we'll say quick-quick.

Kai-kai = Alcohol (it's a particular brand called ogogoro, though).

The rest I believe others have answers for you already.

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Re: HELP ME - Nigerian English Expressions by Nobody: 12:00am On Jul 07, 2015
bigfrancis21 and musicwriter Thank you both so much! You really did me a big favour smiley Bless you! and others as well please feel free to contribute further.
Re: HELP ME - Nigerian English Expressions by musicwriter(m): 12:18am On Jul 07, 2015
Problem is most of the words you wrote are not in Pidgin English which could've been easily understood by any Nigerian. But, they're in different native Nigerian languages. Example; agbalagba is Yoruba word for senior or elder. Egu you wrote could be wrong spelling. It could be Ego, which in Igbo language mean MONEY.

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Re: HELP ME - Nigerian English Expressions by Nobody: 9:50pm On Jul 07, 2015
musicwriter:
Problem is most of the words you wrote are not in Pidgin English which could've been easily understood by any Nigerian. But, they're in different native Nigerian languages. Example; agbalagba is Yoruba word for senior or elder. Egu you wrote could be wrong spelling. It could be Ego, which in Igbo language mean MONEY.

Thank you so much! I will take your advise into consideration smiley Really appreciate that

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