K Letter Words for Nigerian English
to Nigerian Translation

Nigerian

Word

Continuous Meaning

ENGLISH

NIGERIAN

 K.

 K

  a thousand {e.g 5k means five thousand} naira

 kabu kabu

  {unregistered} taxi

 kabu kabu

  unofficial taxi

 kabukabu

  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

  dress well

 kai

  exclamation see chey

 kai kai

  local gin

 kai-kai

  homemade gin

 kaikai

  local gin; ogogoro.

 kain

  kind {of}

 kaita

  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

  to defecate; poop

 kakaraka

  very firm, stiff or unshakable

 kalaku

  Indian hemp wrapped in paper instead of a rizler.

 kalban

  house

 kaluba

  a word for money

 kampe

  fine or durable

 kampe

  something that is strong, hard and durable.

 kampke

  strong, Sufficient

 kanda

  Animal skin often roasted and cooked as food; often savoured with palm wine.

 kanda

  skin {usually of cow or goat?} cooked and eaten as a delicacy in pepper soup, etc.

 Kano cloth

  cloth woven in narrow strips on traditional looms. Woven in many places in the North, not just in Kano.

 kanta

  bottle cover; cock for fizzy drinks like coke, pepsi, fanta or alcoholic drinks like beer

 kaone

  a person who acts very local

 kaput

  die or decease

 karanbani

  very Stubborn Child

 kasala

  big trouble

 kasala

  commotion

 kata

  mucus, from someone's nose

 kata kata

  confusion

 kata kata

  trouble; hustling; situational unrest

 katakata

  trouble

 katakata

  problem or trouble

 kata-kata

  to cause commotion

 kawa

  runaway, leave quickly, hastily

 kawasaki

  to leave a place quickly

 kaya

  luggage

 k-d

  Kaduna {federal state in Nigeria abbreviation}

 keep

  to put {on} keep it there on the table

 keep

  to stay; I kept three days in Kaduna. Don't keep late!

 keke

  tricycle

 keke napep

  commercial tricycle used widely in cities

 kele

  girlfriend

 kele kele

  small small

 keli

  abuse

 kep

  girl

 kero{sene}

  paraffin {American English}

 kgb

  Kwanan gida bag, bags that ladies of the night carry.

 khaki

  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

  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

  type of minibus introduced about 1950s? now obsolescent {Yoruba} 'quickly'}

 kians

  school

 kick back

  bribe

 kick starter

  starter motor of cars as well as motor-bikes Open the kick starter! Start the engine!

 kilode

  what’s the matter

 kilonshele

  a yoruba slang meaning what is happening.

 king fern

  fern sp. ground up and rubbed on for swelling Nephrolepis biserrata.

 king worm

  blind wormsnake, amphisbaenid Typhlops

 kini

  Yoruba word for 'what?; 'what is?'

 kiosk

  this is a small shed made of wood where some groceries and condiments are sold

 kishi

  money

 kiss

  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

  Knock-kneed.

 K-legs

  knock-kneed to have K-legs be knock-kneed

 knacking

  act of sex

 knicker

  in the expression short knicker

 knicker

  knee-length {or shorter} trousers; also called 'short knicker'

 knockout

  popular fireworks

 knot nine knot

  cell phone

 know how to

  corresponds to Standard English; Do you? or Can you? Do you know how to eat our food? Can you eat {Nigerian} food?

 ko

  isn't it

 ko gbadun

  expression disagreement to what someone is doing.

 kobo

  one-hundredth of a Naira effectively went into disuse through inflation in about the early 1990s

 koboko

  cane

 kognomi

  word used to describe love potion usually ingested as solid or liquid food

 koko

  penis

 koko waves

  unbrushed hair

 kokolette

  refers to a female partner, mostly of a sexual nature

 kola

  bribe

 kola

  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

  people of low caste in northern India

 kolo

  mentally deranged

 kolo

  mad; crazy; unbelivable

 kolobi

  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

  strategies

 kolokolo

  glutton

 kom kom

  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

  outstand

 konji

  high libido; sexually aroused etc

 konk

  using the knuckles to hit someone on the head.

 kool tempa

  calm down! take it easy!

 kop no mi

  a love portion {listen to me}

 koro koro

  visible

 korokoro

  clear {e.g. I saw it with my korokoro eye}

 koro-koro

  see kro-kro.

 koror

  corner or tight position. Not a pleasant one

 kose

  fried bean-cake {Hausa = akara}

 koti

  a Police or uniformed officer

 kowatiate

  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

  damage; spoil; die

 kpafuka

  give up the ghost; to die

 kpai

  to die; to tire to the point of death

 kpakam

  a slang used to lay emphasis.

 kpakay

  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

  from hausa meaning 'wood'; informal: vain; fool; useless; dead.

 kpalas

  see Banny

 kpali

  passport or certificates of some sort; also see pali

 kpanch

  to have sex or make love

 kpanda

  spoilt; inferior

 kpangolo

  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

  sex; sexual intercourse

 kpash

  nonsense - aAn adjective used to explain when someone is not making sense

 kpata kpata

  completely or totally; also pata pata

 kpatakpata

  all and all

 kpatakpata

  in conclusion; worst case senario

 kpekere

  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

  a vagina but depending on how it is used it could mean sex {vulgar}

 kpeme

  die/pass on

 kpeme

  to die

 kpians

  used to refer to witches

 kpoli; ganja

  weed etc... {anythng that get you high}

 kpomo

  Kpomo means 'cow skin'

 kpoof

  die.

 kpor

  word for anything that is fabulous or good

 kpor-kpor

  a force man

 kpro

  to take it easy with or to mellow; to agree

 kpuf

  Shoot

 kpuvie

  a female Virginia; pussy spoken around the edo and delta area.

 kri

  crazy

 kro-kro

  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

  Skin infection

 kudi

  money

 kuja

  to be startled or frightened

 kuka

  dried powder of baobab leaves used

 kukere

  a calabar dance by iyanya

 kukuma

  as well; at once; already

 kulikuli

  snack made from ground peanuts; dried snacks made from shaped residue after the oil has been expelled from groundnuts {Hausa}

 kulu kulu

  calmly

 kunnu

  drink made from cereal flour, sugar and ginger, sold in the North, but increasingly also known in southern urban areas {Hausa}

 kurukere

  to act shady; to walk in a seductive manner

 kuruley

  sleep

 kuturu

  leprosy

 kuza

  money or legal tender

 kwanta

  problem; get into trouble

 kwapsi

  to mess up or do something wrong

 kwav

  to whine; grind

 Kwe kwe

  odd

 kwik kwik

  urgently

 kwili kwili

  See german stone