YoU kNoW yOu ArE an AMERICANIZED NIGERIAN if you now say,

"Truck" instead of "Lorry"

"SUV" instead of "Jeep"

"Never mind" instead of "Fashi"

"Wassup?" instead of "How far now?"

"Hood" instead of "Bonnet"

"Trunk" instead of "Boot"

"Gas" instead of "fuel"

"Fries" instead of "Chips"

"Fireworks/Firecrackers" instead of "Banga/Knockout"

"Soda" instead of "Minerals"

"Detergent" instead of "OMO"

"Stupid" instead of "Mumu/Ode"

"Concrete" instead of "Cement"

"Trash Can" instead of "Dust bin"

"Power is out" instead of "NEPA has taken light"

"Cop" instead of "Police"

"Later" instead of "We go yarn"

"Graduate" instead of "Pass out"

"Security Guard" instead of "Gateman"

"Cookie" instead of "Biscuit"

"Pants" instead of "trousers"

"Underwear" instead of "pant"

"Extensions" instead of "Attachment"

"Cornrows" instead of "weave"

"French braids" instead of "Dee-dee"

"Weave" instead of "weave-on"

"Suitcase" instead of "Box"

"Sneakers" instead of "Canvas"

"Soccer" instead of "Football"

"Motorcycle" instead of "okada"

"Flip-flops" instead of "slippers" (more like "silpas"

"Nail polish" instead of "Cotex"

"Hallway" instead of "Corridor"

"Living/Sitting Room" instead of "Palor'

"Balcony" instead of "Varanda"

"Poke" instead of "Chook"

"Ballpoint" instead of " Biro/Bic"

"VW Bug" instead of "Beettle"

"Negative 5" instead of "minus 5"

"Twenty five hundred" instead of "two thousand five hundred"

"Boss" instead of "Oga"

"Circle" instead of "roundabout"

"Apartment building" instead of "block of flats"

"Flashlight" instead of "torch"

"Conjuctivitis" instead of "Apollo

please add more if you know any!

[i]mula- money
da bomb- excellent, da best
outta here- a phrase meaning someone leaving
bad egg- trouble maker
freak- strange person
airhead- a stupid person[/i]

cab -- instead of taxi
van -- instead of those "buses"
airplane - instead of aeroplane

You are mean -- instead of You are wicked.
Are you mad --- instead of are you angry? (that got me when i first came here, I was like, , me mad? u go see wereh today!)
Gum -- instead of chewing gum (more like "chin-gum".
Tracks -- instead of attachment.
nose allergy -- instead of cattarh.
Flu -- instead of coughing, cold, cattarh e.t.c
corn rows -- instead of weave.

bathroom -- instead of toilet
shower -- instead of bathroom

trash -- instead of dirt.
glass -- instead of glass cup.

gallons -- instead of measuring in litres
yards, feet and inches -- instead of metres
Power -- instead of NEPA or PHCN

ice -- ice block.
Elementary school -- instead of primary school
Junior high -- instead of Junior secondary school
High school -- instead of Senior secondary school

dirt -- sand
ride -- lift

plastic -- instead of nylon.

plastic -- waterproof

lotion -- instead of cream.

or pomade

press - iron
do the laundry -- wash

Filter -- sieve
deoderant -- roll-on.

margarine -- butter
dish -- plate

fast food -- pick up joint. (that dont count, does it?>

Nah

bills -- notes [money]

movies/theatre -- cinema

peanuts -- groundnuts
popcorn -- guguru

Zahymaka:

popcorn -- guguru

not acceptable, come on,

abeg I have no ideas. Why don't we start a thread on Americanised and Nigerian spelling? I could go on for ages

that sounds perfect.


"I am" fine---- "Am" fine.

cellphone -- handset
cut hair -- barb hair
t-shirt -- polo
vest -- singlet

walk instead of trek
commute instead of take transport
i'm leaving instead of i'm going
candy instead of sweets
tires, instead of tyre
labor instead of labour
u prnounce secretry(thats how naijas pronounce it) as sekretay

aloib:

i'm leaving instead of i'm going

Aloib u try oo. That one actually got me bad. I was like, im going, the girl was like, Gahh, things r diff.

Like ZAh said, the spelling and pronounciation one will deff be a long list.

some of them are not americanized. 'cop' is british!, sum apply to me!

HARMONY.thanks but i wuld much rather remain a local champ mdan check d dictionary each time i want 2 say somethin as simple as slippers, .lol.dat was fabulous

You know you're Nigerian if,

1. If your name is so long, or so hard to pronounce, that you either have some "Americanized" nickname, or you use your middle name (which is English).

2. If, you know what your name means.

3. If you know of anyone (including yourself) that has any of the following names: Ola, Sade, Bola, Tunji, Ngozi, Uche, Folake, Ifeoma, Tolu, Tunde, Obi, Chioma, Chituru, Chinyere, Adaobi, Nkemi, Nneka, Bunmi or Fatima

4. If, names like Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Patience, Peace, Blessing, God's Will or Mercy sound pretty normal to you.

5. If, rice and stew just isn't the same without plantain (dodo)

6. If, you would prefer Moin Moin, or Farina (fufu) with soup over McDonalds any day.

7. If, you have ever treated a cold or sorethroat with "Pe-pe Soup", AND IT WORKED!!!!!!

8. If you know what AKATA means.

9. If, your parents or relatives have ever disliked someone because of the simple fact that they were AKATA.

10. (for females) If, not being able to cook stew or soup is one of the most major burdens in life.

11. (another one for females only)If, a Nigerian man who is about 2 or 3 times your age has ever tried to spit game, eeeeeeewwwwww!

12. If, you have ever gone to a Nigerian "get-together" and made a handful of money just for dancing.

13. If, the Houston Rockets was ever your favorite NBA team.

14. If, not properly greeting an elderly Nigerian person has ever gotten you in a load of trouble.

15. If, you or someone you know has ever been sent to Nigeria because of behavioral problems, or if your parents have ever threatened to do so.

16. If, 'afrocentric' AKATA's get on your nerves with those tiger striped outfits.

17. If, when you were little you got FLOGGED (spanked) by someone who of course is Nigerian, but is not your parent, And your parents had their back, instead of yours! (shady huh?)

18. If, as a young woman, you're biggest dilemma is sticking to the regular American boys you date or trying to find a Nigerian husband to appease your parents!

19. If, your parents own expensive ass lace (like 200-300 dollars for one outfit), and they act shady when you want money for clothes.

20. If, your parents have ever compared your life here in America to theirs in Nigeria. (i.e. boarding school, no electricity, fetching water, Nigerian Civil War, etc)

21. If, when you parents curse you want so bad to laugh, but you don't want to get slapped.

22. If, you parents use the word bloody to conjugate words a lot (e.g. bloody fool, bloody nonsense, bloody coward, bloody idiot, bloody rubbish)

23. If, your parents use phrases like "Ewhoa, Chineke, Che, Ah-Ah, Yepa! God forbid or by God's Grace".

24. If, your parents have ever threatened to kill you, break your head, back, or neck, or to "show you pepe".

25. If, any Nigerian kid that you known for a long ass time is your "cousin". Yeah, Right!

26. If, you have a relative that owns a "shop". Especially if it is a shop that caters mainly to foreigners.

27. If, all of your parents Nigerian friends are your "Uncles and Auntie's, not Aunts but Aunties.

28. If, when you are around Nigerians your accent either comes out of nowhere, or becomes thicker.

29. If, you have Nigeria relatives in Europe (especially London, England)

30. If, you have a rough estimate of how many Nigerians are at your school.

31. If, you are friends with someone just because they're Nigerian. (Omo Nigeria!)

32. If, you bond with people more from other African countries (Ghana, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Eritrea, Ethiopia), more than Americans

33. If, you or your parents have some kind of stereotype about another Nigerian tribe

34. If, you know more than anything that your tribe is the best tribe

35. If, you know for sure that the Super Eagles are by far the best soccer team in the world.

36. If, you have ever bought green chucks just to match a shirt that has the Nigerian flag on it, GREEN WHITE GREEN!

37. If, you attend or have visited a predominantly Nigerian church.

38. And finally, if whenever Nigeria comes up in the news, you run to your TV set and turn that volume waaaayy up. And you get sooo mad if it's for another bloodbath or scandal that they're in the news for.

Cops and robbers --- Police and thief

u know u are Nigerian if get those funny stares - when u introduce urself as Nigerian or becos they pick the Nigerianism in ur accent.
u know u are Nigerian when u can guess why they are staring at u or what they may be thinking.
u know u are Nigerian when u still hold ur own and prove that there are lots of lovely, decent ,hard working, intelligent ,honest, Nigerians by ur conduct , behavior and intelligence
,

Van instead of Bus
Check instead of Cheque
Soda instead of cooldrink(coke of fanta)
Rest room instead of Toilet/bathroom
Candies instead of Sweets

u are an amerianised nigerian if u can say, college instead of university,high school instead of secondary school,throw up instead of vomit,nigeria instead of nairaland! lol