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Nigerian Word |
Continuous Meaning |
ENGLISH NIGERIAN |
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K. |
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K |
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a thousand {e.g 5k means five thousand} naira |
kabu kabu |
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{unregistered} taxi |
kabu kabu |
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unofficial taxi |
kabukabu |
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private car operating as an unlicensed taxi Danfos, yellow taxis and the unpainted, moonlighting kabukabus tend these days to be tokunbos, used vehicles imported mostly from Belgium |
kack |
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dress well |
kai |
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exclamation see chey |
kai kai |
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local gin |
kai-kai |
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homemade gin |
kaikai |
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local gin; ogogoro. |
kain |
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kind {of} |
kaita |
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a person who single handedly hinder the hope of his country for reason best known to them; 'Kaita' can be use in place of words like Jeopardy, Hinder, Sabotage, Disrupt, Antagonist, fool etc. {e.g. I like that girl, please don't be a Kaita} |
kaka |
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to defecate; poop |
kakaraka |
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very firm, stiff or unshakable |
kalaku |
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Indian hemp wrapped in paper instead of a rizler. |
kalban |
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house |
kaluba |
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a word for money |
kampe |
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fine or durable |
kampe |
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something that is strong, hard and durable. |
kampke |
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strong, Sufficient |
kanda |
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Animal skin often roasted and cooked as food; often savoured with palm wine. |
kanda |
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skin {usually of cow or goat?} cooked and eaten as a delicacy in pepper soup, etc. |
Kano cloth |
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cloth woven in narrow strips on traditional looms. Woven in many places in the North, not just in Kano. |
kanta |
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bottle cover; cock for fizzy drinks like coke, pepsi, fanta or alcoholic drinks like beer |
kaone |
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a person who acts very local |
kaput |
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die or decease |
karanbani |
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very Stubborn Child |
kasala |
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big trouble |
kasala |
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commotion |
kata |
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mucus, from someone's nose |
kata kata |
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confusion |
kata kata |
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trouble; hustling; situational unrest |
katakata |
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trouble |
katakata |
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problem or trouble |
kata-kata |
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to cause commotion |
kawa |
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runaway, leave quickly, hastily |
kawasaki |
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to leave a place quickly |
kaya |
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luggage |
k-d |
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Kaduna {federal state in Nigeria abbreviation} |
keep |
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to put {on} keep it there on the table |
keep |
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to stay; I kept three days in Kaduna. Don't keep late! |
keke |
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tricycle |
keke napep |
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commercial tricycle used widely in cities |
kele |
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girlfriend |
kele kele |
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small small |
keli |
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abuse |
kep |
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girl |
kero{sene} |
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paraffin {American English} |
kgb |
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Kwanan gida bag, bags that ladies of the night carry. |
khaki |
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a strong cotton or wool fabric of a dull brownish-yellow colour, used especially in military clothing {Hausa} {e.g. he was dressed from head to toe in khaki} |
khaki no bi leather |
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things are getting very tough; threat to someone telling him that - More trouble than bargained for is on the way {e.g. you know say Khaki no bi leather, one day una go hear my name} |
kiakia |
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type of minibus introduced about 1950s? now obsolescent {Yoruba} 'quickly'} |
kians |
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school |
kick back |
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bribe |
kick starter |
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starter motor of cars as well as motor-bikes Open the kick starter! Start the engine! |
kilode |
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what’s the matter |
kilonshele |
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a yoruba slang meaning what is happening. |
king fern |
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fern sp. ground up and rubbed on for swelling Nephrolepis biserrata. |
king worm |
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blind wormsnake, amphisbaenid Typhlops |
kini |
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Yoruba word for 'what?; 'what is?' |
kiosk |
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this is a small shed made of wood where some groceries and condiments are sold |
kishi |
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money |
kiss |
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to hit another car gently his moto; kissed me his car touched mine Don't kiss me {often painted on back of commercial vehicles} |
k-leg |
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Knock-kneed. |
K-legs |
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knock-kneed to have K-legs be knock-kneed |
knacking |
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act of sex |
knicker |
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in the expression short knicker |
knicker |
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knee-length {or shorter} trousers; also called 'short knicker' |
knockout |
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popular fireworks |
knot nine knot |
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cell phone |
know how to |
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corresponds to Standard English; Do you? or Can you? Do you know how to eat our food? Can you eat {Nigerian} food? |
ko |
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isn't it |
ko gbadun |
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expression disagreement to what someone is doing. |
kobo |
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one-hundredth of a Naira effectively went into disuse through inflation in about the early 1990s |
koboko |
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cane |
kognomi |
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word used to describe love potion usually ingested as solid or liquid food |
koko |
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penis |
koko waves |
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unbrushed hair |
kokolette |
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refers to a female partner, mostly of a sexual nature |
kola |
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bribe |
kola |
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nut from Cola acuminata; nitida, presented and shared formally in ceremonies in many areas. Also cola; entertainment, hence bribe, small present; Where is my cola? |
Kolis; Koli |
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people of low caste in northern India |
kolo |
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mentally deranged |
kolo |
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mad; crazy; unbelivable |
kolobi |
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to take charge or control of a place or a situation; to successfully convince someone to accept you or your ideas over other people or other competitors/competitions; to overthow or dethrone {also see Colobi} {e.g. As we enter the club, we just kolobi everywhere.} |
kolobi idea |
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strategies |
kolokolo |
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glutton |
kom kom |
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this is a container usually made of tin; this kind of container can be found in the packaging of tin beverges like Milo and Peak Milk {e.g. These children bring that kom kom over here} |
komot stand |
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outstand |
konji |
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high libido; sexually aroused etc |
konk |
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using the knuckles to hit someone on the head. |
kool tempa |
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calm down! take it easy! |
kop no mi |
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a love portion {listen to me} |
koro koro |
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visible |
korokoro |
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clear {e.g. I saw it with my korokoro eye} |
koro-koro |
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see kro-kro. |
koror |
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corner or tight position. Not a pleasant one |
kose |
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fried bean-cake {Hausa = akara} |
koti |
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a Police or uniformed officer |
kowatiate |
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to explain or expand on something; a play on the English word, 'expatiate'; Kowa means, to tell or explain something {e.g. Abeg, kowatiate - Please, expatiate} |
kpafuka |
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damage; spoil; die |
kpafuka |
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give up the ghost; to die |
kpai |
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to die; to tire to the point of death |
kpakam |
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a slang used to lay emphasis. |
kpakay |
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to steal; to get hold of something usually with violence; the word is an action word which could be defined in terms of the context in it was used; the car kpakay he leg - which ean the car hits his leg {e.g. The thief kpakay my computer when they came to my house} |
kpako |
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from hausa meaning 'wood'; informal: vain; fool; useless; dead. |
kpalas |
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see Banny |
kpali |
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passport or certificates of some sort; also see pali |
kpanch |
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to have sex or make love |
kpanda |
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spoilt; inferior |
kpangolo |
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metal; steel or aluminium; it can also be used as an insult to refer to someone's head - also know as pangolo {e.g. Please help me throw way this coke kpangolo abeg} |
kpansh |
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sex; sexual intercourse |
kpash |
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nonsense - aAn adjective used to explain when someone is not making sense |
kpata kpata |
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completely or totally; also pata pata |
kpatakpata |
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all and all |
kpatakpata |
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in conclusion; worst case senario |
kpekere |
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yoruba name for fried unripe plantain; this is a snack; in lagos it is sold mostly by roadside vendors {e.g. Madam, how much is your kpekere?} |
kpekus |
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a vagina but depending on how it is used it could mean sex {vulgar} |
kpeme |
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die/pass on |
kpeme |
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to die |
kpians |
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used to refer to witches |
kpoli; ganja |
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weed etc... {anythng that get you high} |
kpomo |
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Kpomo means 'cow skin' |
kpoof |
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die. |
kpor |
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word for anything that is fabulous or good |
kpor-kpor |
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a force man |
kpro |
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to take it easy with or to mellow; to agree |
kpuf |
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Shoot |
kpuvie |
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a female Virginia; pussy spoken around the edo and delta area. |
kri |
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crazy |
kro-kro |
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rash {e.g. Children, stay away from that dirty dog, it will you kro-kro. If you no bath you will catch kro-kro} |
krokro |
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Skin infection |
kudi |
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money |
kuja |
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to be startled or frightened |
kuka |
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dried powder of baobab leaves used |
kukere |
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a calabar dance by iyanya |
kukuma |
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as well; at once; already |
kulikuli |
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snack made from ground peanuts; dried snacks made from shaped residue after the oil has been expelled from groundnuts {Hausa} |
kulu kulu |
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calmly |
kunnu |
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drink made from cereal flour, sugar and ginger, sold in the North, but increasingly also known in southern urban areas {Hausa} |
kurukere |
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to act shady; to walk in a seductive manner |
kuruley |
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sleep |
kuturu |
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leprosy |
kuza |
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money or legal tender |
kwanta |
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problem; get into trouble |
kwapsi |
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to mess up or do something wrong |
kwav |
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to whine; grind |
Kwe kwe |
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odd |
kwik kwik |
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urgently |
kwili kwili |
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See german stone |
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