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Cameroon Pidgin Dictionary by Rexia(f): 8:15pm On Mar 03, 2018 |
Dem- they Dem too say I foolish Petit frere- small person or small brother Kana kana- all kinds of I don see all kana kana witchcraft Dem se sef- even them Dem se sef dey no know Wusai- where Wusai you dey Banda- roof or ceiling You di sleep na for banda E- she or he E don chop Gi mi- give me Gi mi dat moni Levam- leave it Abeg levam so Checkam- check it Checkam fine Comot- go out or leave this place Comot for my room Wukop- get up Wukop for di bed Chop chair- person to take over from an heir or a boss You be chop chair? E don tey- it's been long Ngar or chap- girl or girlfriend Na ma ngar dat Wuna- you guys Wuna be do weti? Kam- come Wuna kam for here Weti- what? Na weti? Waka- walk Waka di go Lookot- be careful Lookout before I beat you Nack- to hit I go back you Haff die- half dead I dey me na haff die Die man- dead person Na die man e house dat Cry die- funeral I di go cry die Born house- baby shower We di celebrate born house Die place- place where people sit and mourn We be dey die place today Na na so- now like this I di go skul na na so Drawback- to report someone I go drawback wuna Trowey- throw away Trowey all dat doti Doti- dirt Mimbo- juice Wuna take mimbo di drink Mimba - to remember Abeg mimba me High like garri- to get angry Abeg high like garri I no care Man pikin- boy child Na man pikin dat One beh-one spoon Abeg for one beh of ya chop Mala- food I wan chop ma mala Njaka- person Di njaka di chop na rice Pikin-child Na my pikin dis Langah or long throat- always begging food You ova like langah Fear fear- too afraid You ova like fear fear Two side cutlass- traitor of fraudster You bi two side cutlass Kontoh - stingy You ova kontoh Ah muff!- Ah! Get away! Kwatta- neighbour Mop- mouth See yah doti mop Hambuck- to disturb No di hambuck me for night time Wandas- wonderful Chai Wandas! Hear cut- to have shock Ma heart jus cut Bad fashion- bad habit Stop di yah bad fashion Close- dress Abeg wear da close Drose- pant I no get drose for wearam Chakara-scatter All man chakara All man- everybody All man di go sleep Weigh- to minimize Abeg no eva weigh me so Eva- never No eva go e house again Kosh- insult Abeg no kosh e so I salot- I'm greeting I salot all wuna Nkongossa- gossip I di hear nkongossa Njoka- to have fun Make we go njoka small Like Cameroon flag- like a trophy E carry dat bad fashion for e head like Cameroon flag Makabo- to have someone's time You ova get ma makabo Ova- too much You di ova chop Ngambe- a traditional doctor I no di go ngambe Mbolo- witchcraft You chop mbolo I ni- I can't or I won't I ni dowam Meetop- to meet We go meetop tomorrow Sharp sharp mornin- early in the morning We go see for sharp sharp morning tym Kaba- a big and long traditional gown worn in Cameroon I go wear ma kaba Seeka- to look for You di waka di seeks na weti? Ashia- sorry Ashia for work Di man- this person Di man you di worry Nyanga- show off Di ngar ova like nyanga Achombo- puff puff and beans I go chop achombo today iishi- said when something is nasty or disgusting iishi! that is nasty! Pays- country( it is actually in French but used in pidgin) ma pays na Cameroon Bier bier- hair You get long bier bier Mukala- a fair person See dat mukala for dey Gengeru- an albino You be gengeru? Popintos- cartoon I wan see popintos Bolo bolo- a ballon I wan buy bolo bolo Wan- want to I wan go toilet Fap kolo or kolo fap- 5000frs You get fap kolo? Insai- inside E dey insai house Hard na hard- too difficult Di test ova hard na hard Tori- story De tori no clear Bobi- breast Da woman get big bobi Kombi or paddy man- friend Na ma kombi dem did or na ma paddy man dem dis Numba- smelling Di place di numba Na die- to die for Ya shoe na die Juju- scary mascurate Dat man na juju for village Dry dry- too dry or skinny Di chop ova dry dry or dat boy ova dry dry Lef me- leave me alone Lef me make I go Nyash or shyio- ass or butt E get big nyash or e get small shyio Witti- with Chop fufu witti hand Chack- fine or alright All tin dey chack Sun kain sun kain- somehow or some type of way De tin jus dey na sun kain sun kain Na war? - is it a problem? Ma broda no be war. Mash- to smash I don mash doti Soil or rob- to disgrace Abeg no go soil Muvam- remove it Muvam for insai house Lewa- school Da njaka dey na for lewa Wise peri- wise person You be wise peri Janga insai salad- trouble has come No put njanga insai salad Bayam sellam- food sellers You be bayam sellam? Wolowos or panthere- a prostitute Da woman na wolowos Scizos- scissors Abeg for sizos Hed tie- head tie You get hed tie? Conshort- shortcut I di take na consort Mami watta- mermaid E be mami watts Wish bird- evil bird Na wish bird dat Mbororo- Muslims Mbororo dem dey for dat side Pussi- cat I no like pussi Ngong dog- dry dog Da one na ngong dog Oye- oil Gi mi small oye Tiff man- a thief You be tiff man. You so- you like this I di tok na for you so Tok- to speak or to talk I ni di took na for Spanish Begin di boil ya beans- keep saying nonsense Shidong quiet- sit quiet Wuna shidong quiet Wuna two- two of you guys Wuna two wuna kam so Helep- to help Helep me carry di tin Kam we stay- to stay with someone but not married to the person Halla- to shout Why you di halla me so? Soffa pikin- suffering child You no be soffa pikin Clando- a girl who eats boys money E be clando for wa kwatta Wa- our You don see wa house? I no fit- I cannot I no fit tok na so Ngeme go nkele- hunger will come Ngeme don nkele Belle- stomach Ma belle don big Hot- paining Ma belle di hot Koro koro- small rashes on the body Koro koro dey ma skin Miyanga- a type of oil that people rob to be fair You di rob na miyanga for ya skin? Doh- money I no get doh Banga or cigar- cigarette Make I smoke small cigar Lefter- someone who uses their left hand to do most thing Dat boy be lefter. Watch night- night guard Dat repe be watch high Repe- father or old man Na ma repe dis. Gada- to gather I gada ma men dem Ma- my Ma anti jus comot house Beta- better Ya own case beta pass ma own Some pesin- somebody Na some pesin e chop dat Pensi eye- eye liner I wan put pensi eye ontop ma eye Pensi mop- lip stick or lip gloss Ma mami put pensi mop today morning Don- have I don kam back from work Bone- to frown You di bone with who? Boning fish- roasted fish I wan chop boning fish |
Re: Cameroon Pidgin Dictionary by Orodje(m): 9:24pm On Mar 03, 2018 |
Cameroon my next target but hope say dem girls get big yansh like the Gh girls here 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Cameroon Pidgin Dictionary by 7agaza(m): 10:53am On Mar 04, 2018 |
Orodje: Same here.. |
Re: Cameroon Pidgin Dictionary by Orodje(m): 9:56am On Mar 05, 2018 |
7agaza: Kk |
Re: Cameroon Pidgin Dictionary by 7agaza(m): 10:30am On Mar 05, 2018 |
Re: Cameroon Pidgin Dictionary by Rexia(f): 7:14pm On Mar 05, 2018 |
Orodje:Are you a Ghanian? |
Re: Cameroon Pidgin Dictionary by Orodje(m): 10:44pm On Mar 05, 2018 |
Rexia:Nah omonaija living in Ghana Are u originally from Cameroon? |
Re: Cameroon Pidgin Dictionary by Orodje(m): 10:44pm On Mar 05, 2018 |
Rexia:Nah omonaija living in Ghana Are u originally from Cameroon? |
Re: Cameroon Pidgin Dictionary by Rexia(f): 6:56pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
Orodje:I am Cameroonian.I'm from the anglophone section.The one that speaks English and pidgin. |
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