We are all familiar with the name Aboki,when refering to an Hausa man.Most especially the ones repairing shoes, But who knows the genesis of the name should share with us,

ABOKI-- is a hausa word which means friend, so when a hausa guy calls you aboki he means my friend, so overtime random pple started callin dem aboki in whci they thing its a kind of supplementary name for the hausas,

I use to think aboki is an acceptable gesture to all hausas till I met one hausa man who i was going to buy a pen from. When I called him aboki, he instantly rebuffed me saying it was disrespectful.
He probably is of †нє opinion that aboki has become household for a never-do-well hausa man

It began in the days when Yoruba growers of Kola-nuts (GWORO) were searching for the most fertile market in the universe for their produce. They were looking overseas but discovered to their surprise that the man mending shoes by the roadside was to Kola-nut what America is to Oil, They quickly branded him Aboki meaning my friend. That was what my grandma' told me and she never lied

Ten Kobo:

It began in the days when Yoruba growers of Kola-nuts (GWORO) were searching for the most fertile market in the universe for their produce. They were looking overseas but discovered to their surprise that the man mending shoes by the roadside was to Kola-nut what America is to Oil, They quickly branded him Aboki meaning my friend. That was what my grandma' told me and she never lied

huh? that's nice it also relate to the whole stuff, and kola-nut in hausa is called GORO, i think it makes sense

It means friend in hausa, and is also used as a way to address a person like how the word "guy" will be used in this sentence: "guy, how far?" However, it now has a second meaning, usually derogatory when used by a non hausa  person towards a hausa person.

You can say it is now used in a similar way to the word "anyamiri" which is a derogatory word used by hausa to refer to igbo

Audu123:

It means friend in hausa, and is also used as a way to address a person like how the word "guy" will be used in this sentence: "guy, how far?" However, it now has a second meaning, usually derogatory when used by a non hausa  person towards a hausa person.

You can say it is now used in a similar way to the word "anyamiri" which is a derogatory word used by hausa to refer to igbo

or like BAYARABE when reffering to yorubas

Audu123:

It means friend in hausa, and is also used as a way to address a person like how the word "guy" will be used in this sentence: "guy, how far?" However, it now has a second meaning, usually derogatory when used by a non hausa  person towards a hausa person.

You can say it is now used in a similar way to the word "anyamiri" which is a derogatory word used by hausa to refer to igbo

Some Abokis in turn called Yoruba "boda".

Hausa to Ibo = Nyamiri (give me water)
Hausa to Yoruba = Balerebe

Yoruba to hausa = Aboki (friend) of gorro (colanut)
Yoruba to Igbo =

Igbo to hausa = Onye hawusa (hausa man(?))
igbo to yoruba =

Fill in the blanks.

These names, once not invented by those refered to, can easily be used derogatorily.

Igbo to hausa= aboki
Igbo to yoruba= onye ofenmanu

Aboki =Boko haram. Simple.understand?lol:p[color=#770077][/color]

Aboki =Boko haram. Simple.understand?lol:p[color=#770077][/color]

kcswat:

Igbo to hausa= aboki
Igbo to yoruba= onye ofenmanu

i laughed

Aboki simply means friend in hausa, hw it now become an abusive word i don't get it, coz in d north were i am, we can call d hausa aboki na without dem getting annoyed.

Other Nigerians to Hausa - Aboki (meaning Friend)

Hausa to other Nigerians - Dan Iska (Meaning Very Good Friend)

Doncha just feel the love?

esan to hausa is AZA-LAMA, esan to ibo is usobo. Lol

Aboki means Kolanut chewing goat. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sisi_Kill:

Other Nigerians to Hausa - Aboki (meaning Friend)

Hausa to other Nigerians -[size=18pt] Dan Iska (Meaning Very Good Friend) [/size]
Doncha just feel the love?

Rhino.5dm:

 

Yaya de, dan iska na? 

Me ya faru de baki nka? 

TRADEMARK:

Aboki =Boko haram. Simple.understand?lol:p[color=#770077][/color]

.U dn kil me wit lafta 4here oooooo.Generally most Hausa guyz don't get offended wen u call dem Aboki bt if u meet d1 wey dey vex afta d@ day u no go eva eva use dword again.

Aboki means those with low mentality. How could a group of people come together and say they do not want Education, yet they call press conferences and speak to BBC in English

I was thinking the name must ve got a link with Boko haram cos they share common letters Bok(i)(o), They must have got something in common! Lol

yoruba to igbo = omo ajokuta mamumi (He that eats stone without drinking water)

Yoruba to Igbo = Ajokuta ma mumi (literaily meaning can eat stone without water ) . reffering apu as stone.

Sometimes,Aboki may be used to refer to a dull person.

Yoruba to Igbo=== Okoro!! (back in the days, this use to offend the igbo peeps)

Wat do onye ofenmanu & balerebe mean

Igbo to Yoruba= Onye (Ndi) ofe nmanu  literary meaning =a person (people) whose soup is (are) too oily (because they add too much red oil in their soup)
And yes Igbo to Hausa definitely Aboki and never experienced or heard of them getting pissed about it. Igbos also call the Hausas Mallam.

;DOfenmanu means oily soup. Meanin yoruba women no sabi cook na oyelu d full der food

@looknlaff  Yoruba to Igbo=== Okoro!! (back in the days, this use to offend the igbo peeps)
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Would like to know why this offended Igbo people cause that’s just a person’s name? (a hard working person at that)

The term by "bayerabe" in Hausa simply means a 'Yoruba man' "Bayeraba" means 'yoruba woman' It is not derogatory at all.

The hausa starts the name of different tribes with the prefix "BA" e.g.

Bahaushe    - hausa man
Bature        - European man  note that 'Turai' means Europe
Balarabe     - Arab man
Bayerabe    - Yorubaman
Babarbare   -  Borno man (kanuri)
  etc

Let me guess, baibo = Igbo man? lol!