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A Nigerian Word That Has The Same Meaning In D 3 Major Tribes Languages by TYlicious(f): 6:19pm On Aug 23, 2010 |
I'd like to know if there is any nigerian word that means the same thing in yoruba,hausa n igbo languages, just curious, and does these languages have a common word too? |
Re: A Nigerian Word That Has The Same Meaning In D 3 Major Tribes Languages by ezeagu(m): 11:42pm On Aug 24, 2010 |
This is very strange, I was thinking about making a very similar, in fact the same thread just now. Okay, all I know in Yoruba and Igbo is Ewu and Ewure and Omo and Umu, they're similar but not the same, I'm not sure of Hausa, the only one who can do this would be someone who speaks three of the languages. |
Re: A Nigerian Word That Has The Same Meaning In D 3 Major Tribes Languages by thewife: 12:02am On Aug 25, 2010 |
onu (igbo) and enu (yoruba) = mouth sama (hausa) and (somo) yoruba = up/heaven owu (igbo) and owu (yoruba) = thread imi (igbo) and imu (yoruba) = nose gani (hausa) and geni (yoruba) = see 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: A Nigerian Word That Has The Same Meaning In D 3 Major Tribes Languages by kodewrita(m): 12:37pm On Aug 25, 2010 |
the similarity between hausa and yoruba occur because we have been taking words from them for a long time due to trade. example. [list] [li] nama(meat in hausa) and it is the same meaning in Oyo town.[/li] [li]jimoh(current word for friday) is jumaa in hausa and arabic[/li] [li]alafia in yoruba is Lafia in hausa[/li] [li]al-basa(hausa for Onion) is alubosa in yoruba[/li] [/list] [list] [li]alamisi (thursday) is al-hamis in arabic (hausas use the same word)[/li] [li]tatase(a form of pepper) is called tatase by yoruba, tatashe by ibo,hausa and urhobo. [/li] [li]sama is called sonmon(i wrote the pronounciation anyway). mean the same thing.[/li][/list] |
Re: A Nigerian Word That Has The Same Meaning In D 3 Major Tribes Languages by Obiagu1(m): 1:49pm On Aug 26, 2010 |
Igbo and Hausa have no common or related word(s). |
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