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| And To Which Language Do These Famous Naija Expressions Belong? by Nobody: 3:41am On Sep 19, 2010 |
[size=18pt]You can add your own Expressions. . . .[/size] Jare - Jor- Bia- Chineke- Nitori Olorun- Kai- Eh ehn? - Yeee! - etc. . . . |
| Re: And To Which Language Do These Famous Naija Expressions Belong? by InkedNerd(f): 6:59am On Sep 19, 2010 |
Hmmm, I know bia and chineke are Igbo words  |
| Re: And To Which Language Do These Famous Naija Expressions Belong? by Afam4eva(m): 2:56pm On Sep 19, 2010 |
Jare - Yoruba(meaning jare) Jor- Yoruba(meaning please) Bia- Igbo(Meaning come) Chineke- Igbo(meanign God) Nitori Olorun- Yoruba(meaning because of God) Kai- I don't know, but i think it's hausa. Eh ehn? - It does not belong to any language Yeee! - This too does not belong to any language 1 Like |
| Re: And To Which Language Do These Famous Naija Expressions Belong? by AndreUweh(m): 9:16pm On Sep 19, 2010 |
Ileke-IdI: |
| Re: And To Which Language Do These Famous Naija Expressions Belong? by johnie: 10:50am On Sep 20, 2010 |
Jare - Yoruba: Please Jor- Yoruba : Please (It's actually joo) Bia- Igbo: Come Chineke- Igbo: God Nitori Olorun- Yoruba: For God's sake Kai- Hausa : Stop! (Exclamation?) Eh ehn? - Yeee! - Yoruba: Oh! (Exclamation) Biko- Igbo: Please Gba!- Yoruba: Accept |
| Re: And To Which Language Do These Famous Naija Expressions Belong? by Sinistami(m): 5:30pm On Sep 09, 2018 |
Eh ehn is Naija Pidgin  Eh ehn is Naija Pidgin |
| Re: And To Which Language Do These Famous Naija Expressions Belong? by gregyboy(m): 11:23pm On Sep 09, 2018 |
Eh ...enn belongs to d benins u harldy hear and elderly go without saying it if they are shocked of something .....the full name is eh ennko..that is( u dont min it) |
| Re: And To Which Language Do These Famous Naija Expressions Belong? by DanZubair(m): 5:58pm On Apr 16, 2020 |
johnie:Kai is hey (Exclamation), you, head Kai tsaya: Hey stop |
| Re: And To Which Language Do These Famous Naija Expressions Belong? by Chimasoka: 9:55am On Apr 17, 2020 |
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| Re: And To Which Language Do These Famous Naija Expressions Belong? by johnie: 2:33am On Apr 19, 2020 |
DanZubair:Thanks |
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