₦airaland Forum

Mobilia:
Oh okay....just double-checking.....cause I've been accused of causing "wahala" and "doing shakara"....

..lol.....

hiawathia1981:
Ok. I got u. I knew what some of the words meant but got confused that the different words have the same meaning. Didnt put together that they were from different tribes

....Nigeria is a country of over 250 tribes...the three major tribes are hausas/fulanis, yorubas and the igbos....180 million peeps...

Mobilia:
"Shakara" meaning showing out or acting "stuck-up"...is a Yoruba word?

...yes....that is what it means...

Mobilia:
Okay...see that's where I'm having difficulty distinguishing sometimes between a tribe's words and just plain Pidgin English.
I've heard "chineke" and "chai" in some Nigerian movies...and also read it a lot here on Nairaland.

"Wahala" is Yoruba right?

...yes wahala = trouble, and it is yoruba, joor means please in yoruba, pele means sorry in yoruba.

Mobilia:
Also are the meanings of "abeg" and "biko" the same?
Don't they mean "please"?

So can one say, "Abeg, Give me dey paper, biko".
Isn't that saying "please" twice?

CC: Carbonado
CC: Martino

..yes they mean please, "biko" means please in igbo, ..abeg= is from "i beg you or i beg of you"...you dig..

Mobilia:
I would like to ask about "chai" and "chineke"....
Meanings and how they are used...

.....they are both used by the igbos, and are used mostly when the igbos want to make an exclamation...from my understanding chineke means God..lets say they receive an information or news and it is not too good, you hear them saying these words.

hiawathia1981:
10-4

....i do not understand this..

Mobilia:
Yes...I'm enjoying my break!!
I dey enjoy my break...
Did I say that right?

...yes you did..lol....

hiawathia1981:
(Sigh). Aw Carbanado..man u know i dont know what u just said.

Let me put my thinking cap on... Is it how is your day, sup?

...hey madam, it aint that hard,
i just asked whats up= wettin dey sup,
whats happening= wettin dey happen, aint that hard, just relax

Mobilia:
Hi...I'm doing well. How you dey?

Yay! Yay!! Pidgin all the way!

...i dey o....hope say you dey enjoy your break...

hiawathia1981:
Hmm that sounds promising.
Did you google that term?

.....wettin dey sup....

Mobilia:
Lol....
I know...kind of an oxymoron.
Vegan....and shrimp don't really go together.
The company "Sophie's Kitchen" makes the product.
Another company is "Vegetarian Plus" out in Cali.

.....how far now, how you dey...

Hello people, i will be stepping out soon to get somethings, should be back soon....sorry...hiawathia1981...if i let you down....lol

Mobilia:
Oh I'm a peace-maker...95 percent of the time
I won't hurt him...besides he's a baby. I have to tread cautiously with him....

.... ...lol..low punches @ bolded..

Mobilia:
Make it for him?
Ohhh....but then how can I ship a whole pot of "egusi" to Nigeria?? Won't it spoil

..
.i thought your dad is in the U.S

hiawathia1981:
But he is not responding.

...sorry madam...i am caught in between a few things...

hiawathia1981:
@ Carbonado. SOS

....rescue on the way,lmao.......lol he said, he will be observing, basically...

Mobilia:
No problem "baby" boy.... (sorry Carbonado).
But you see, he started it.....

...yeah, i see jabs landed and shots fired, i am keeping my distance...do not want to be hit by a stray bullet...

hiawathia1981:
I do tire[b] of [/b]that section at times.

...lol....you getting there....however in pidgin, it is i don tire for that section......

Mobilia:
Are you sure you can handle that task? Cause we are talking about "egusi"......the infamous and wonderful "egusi"...
My dad is gonna show me....cause I just asked him the other day and I think I'm ready to do this.
My dad won't even eat it if it's not made properly....hence why I'm a little hesitant.
But I will nail it and "ogbono".....
When it comes to food, I don't play around
You can help me with the "akara"....and "moin-moin" which I've had before.
I have to travel to get the ingredients though.

there are blog that you can learn alot of nigerian dishes....and also...you can easily contact those running the blogs if you run into a problem, fixing the plate...

hiawathia1981:
Carbonado,

I nominate you to be the resident pidgin translator. Mobilia has defferred. Martino is already taken the role of speaking pidgin in his posts.

lol..not a problem, i am equal to the task.......

Mobilia:
Well I have to be honest and say that I can't stand "'Sup'"...
Oohhh that word gets under my skin...

....lol...your nigerian gene kicking in....

hiawathia1981:
Ok so i will ask you then, what is the problem with "hey"

.....personally, i do not have a problem with hey or sup, however,In my culture,we love to be respected, alright.....hence....they find you saying hey or sup...as disrespectful, especially the older or superior ones...i guess the reason i do not have a problem with this, is because, i use to play sports, and that made me interact with a lot of people..hence, not offensive to me.....i actually use this alot....sup, hi..hello...

Mobilia:
Hello sir...welcome!

...thank you......

hiawathia1981:
What tribe are you?

....am proudly yoruba.....

Mobilia:
I was just about to say "hi" to Carbonado....lol. But you beat me to it Hiawathia1981

...hello madame

hiawathia1981:
Hey..

Excuse me if you are offended by hey. My guy hates me saying it. I keep telling him it is normal, its just like saying hi.

...not a problem..it is not a big deal.....i do not see it as offensive at all, especially when i know you are not from my country or tribe...i do not expect you to act like me...

hiawathia1981:
Hey..

......hi......

hiawathia1981:
Im in the midwest. IN to be exact.

......i see...

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hiawathia1981:
GM. My day is going fine. It is early by most standards for it being the weekend. How are you?

....am fine, what state do you live in?..