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Have you ever wondered why bank accounts are called 'aza' in Nigeria?

If you know, tell us.

Hahahaha because we need coded language

IkeGod9891:
Hahahaha because we need coded language

There is a reason why the word 'aza' is used.

Aza is an igbo word, which means digits or numbers.
Overtime, it was widely adopted in nigeria as a slang for bank account number

LoveLeadsLand:
Have you ever wondered why bank accounts are called 'aza' in Nigeria?

If you know, tell us.

It originated from Benin. Aza is a Benin term for account or a reservoir of money.

The slang of yahoo boys.

Indispensable85:
It originated from Benin. Aza is a Benin term for account or a reservoir of money.

What about these?


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aza_(slang)#:~:text=In%20Igbo%2C%20%22Aza%22%20roughly,refer%20to%20bank%20account%20numbers.

Davido and dmw made the slang go viral it's an Igbo word

LoveLeadsLand:
What about these?


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aza_(slang)#:~:text=In%20Igbo%2C%20%22Aza%22%20roughly,refer%20to%20bank%20account%20numbers.

It's an igbo word

Indispensable85:
It originated from Benin. Aza is a Benin term for account or a reservoir of money.

You heard it first in benin, does not mean it originated from Benin. It's not a benin word, it's an igbo word.

Aza Room

HNICEARTH:
You heard it first in benin, does not mean it originated from Benin. It's not a benin word, it's an igbo word.

The talk does not even sound Igbo. When did you guys start doing yahoo yahoo? Abeg send me your aza. Does that sentence sound like what an igbo boy would say or a benin boy?

HNICEARTH:
You heard it first in benin, does not mean it originated from Benin. It's not a benin word, it's an igbo word.

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Aza in benin is more like Account/Treasury House/Treasury Room or Save Box. Aza = Money Banking House (Owa Aza igho)...

It's quite different from the one from igbo.

HNICEARTH:
You heard it first in benin, does not mean it originated from Benin. It's not a benin word, it's an igbo word.

Just because Wikipedia said it doesn't mean it is Igbo. I'm Igbo but I'm not familiar with the word. Give an example of its usage in an Igbo sentence if you are sure of what you are saying.

Ttalk:
Leave them make them dey deceive themselves.

Come let me take you to the house of the Lagos guy that first coined that word in the present of 4 undergraduates from a state university in Lagos.

Up till today we still joke about that circumstance that brought about that word.

If you are not computer savvy as at 2002, don't just put your mouth.

You were there when it was coined? OK, tell us how it was coined. How come the word 'aza'? Was it from any language? Tell us.

ogbonti:
Igbos don go put Aza for wikipedia -- quick quick -- thats a bini word for bank - Igbos won thief the terms ?

Why are we so immature in this country? Small thing, we go tribalistic? Can't we have same word in two Nigerian languages? For example, "rock' is 'okuta' in Yoruba, and " okute" or "okwute" in Igbo. And there more.

HNICEARTH:
Lol! Not wikipedia. Just because you are igbo does not mean you must know every igbo word. Knowledge is universal, just read. Their are non igbos that might know much about igbo than you due to search for knowledge.

Below is a dictionary not wikipedia

Thank you for this information. Mind you, we're not quarreling. So far, everything points to Igbo and Bini.

Zooposki:
The talk does not even sound Igbo. When did you guys begin yahoo yahoo? Abeg send me your aza. Does that sentence sound like what a benin boy would say or an Igbo boy?

Leave them make them dey deceive themselves.

Come let me take you to the house of the Lagos guy that first coined that word in the present of 4 undergraduates from a state university in Lagos.

Up till today we still joke about that circumstance that brought about that word.

If you are not computer savvy as at 2002, don't just put your mouth.

Aza is a Benin word...

Igbo and benin fighting over a useless word " aza" up dia😂

Nostring:
Igbo and benin fighting over a useless word " aza" up dia😂

Even the words coming out of a pastor speaking in the tongue will have meaning in different languages.

Ttalk:
Even the words coming out of a pastor speaking in the tongue will have meaning in different languages.

forreal

Aza is a Yoruba word for digits meaning, drop your account digits
Argue with your ancestors

Only strong men will relate and understand this,,,,, I will say the only artist who brought this language out to be used is burna boy

davido and duncan mighty were the first to use it in a song

baby u wan see my wire oya say you aza
shepe!.

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Think its South African word for account

Originated from yahoo boys

I think it's a Gboys slang...

But he sound well sha 😁

"Send me ur aza"

The same reason why TINUBU is called BAT

A client once told me to send my aza. I was confused and had to Google the meaning before replying him.

One of those slangs that got gradually integrated into our standard vocabulary.

Yes o

Make we really tell am?

Because Nigeria is comedy coded. Hahaha, we love forming our slangs.