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Maaka (also known as Maha, Maka, Maga, Magha) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in the Yobe State in North-Eastern Nigeria. As of 1993, it was spoken by approximately 10,000 people. As of 1993, it was spoken by approximately 10,000 people.
Slang words used widely in Nigeria. Pages in category "Nigerian slang" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Japa (/ j ɑː k p ə /) is a Yoruba language word used as a Nigerian slang term that has gained widespread usage among Nigerian youths. [1] [2] The term is used to describe the act of escaping, fleeing, or disappearing quickly from a situation, often in a hasty and urgent manner.
They also appear in the sales language for Tiffany & Co. and in social media posts from Wendy's. For their cultural relevance, some slang terms have been added to Merriam-Webster.
Language Cluster Dialects Alternate spellings Own name for language Endonym(s) Other names (location-based) Other names for language Exonym(s) Speakers Location(s) Daza: Daza: a few villages (Note: No data available) Bauchi State, Darazo LGA Bole: Bara, Fika (Fiyankayen, Anpika) Bòò Pìkkà, Bopika: Am Pìkkà, Ampika: Fika, Piika: Bolanci ...
There are over 520 native languages spoken in Nigeria. [1] [2] [3] The official language is English, [4] [5] which was the language of Colonial Nigeria.The English-based creole Nigerian Pidgin – first used by the British and African slavers to facilitate the Atlantic slave trade in the late 17th century [6] – is the most common lingua franca, spoken by over 60 million people.
Born right smack on the cusp of millennial and Gen Z years (ahem, 1996), I grew up both enjoying the wonders of a digital-free world—collecting snail shells in my pocket and scraping knees on my ...
This slang term stands for a common phrase that is used when someone gets what’s coming to them or finally sees the consequences of their actions—AKA “F–k around and find out” or simply ...