Naija

Naịja English Alternative forms en 9ja slang en Naij MLE Etymology 1 Adjective en adjective Of or from Nigeria. en 2019 w:Chigozie Obioma w:An Orchestra of Minorities Abacus (2019) 325 ‘If you come [...] you will meet a lot of Naija people there.’ Noun A person from Nigeria. Proper noun en slang en Nigeria country r/West Africa. en Jand en 1957 Gavin Maxwell People of the Reeds https://books.google.com/books?id=rrELAAAAIAAJ&q=%22from+naija%22&dq=%22from+naija%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CHYQ6AEwEWoVChMI37Lo4LfyxwIVSlY-Ch1PcwCo 102 We stopped at the mudhif of an important Sayid, and even a spectacled white-turbaned priest from Naija treated us with courtesy, and did not, as did most of those whom we met later, leave the building as soon as we had entered it. en 2000 Ken Saro-Wiwa: Writer and Political Activist https://books.google.com/books?id=y4tU--0W_-sC&lpg=PA139&dq=%22in%20naija%22&pg=PA139#v=onepage&q=%22naija%22&f=false 139 There were obituaries, poems, hastily scratched out but very heartfelt dirges, and a unity that I have never before seen in Naija: a unity that, although it technically lasted about a week, still has lingering effects to the present day. en 2005 Shrubs and Trees: A Collection of Short Stories https://books.google.com/books?id=-DhRAQAAIAAJ&q=%22in+naija%22&dq=%22in+naija%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CLUBEOgBMBxqFQoTCNGYtpO58scCFYkWPgodiNwNuQ 31 But, it is correct to say most of our leaders in Naija are not leaders but looters. en 2011 Peter Ladi Thompson The New Eden https://books.google.com/books?id=5IOPzU5pwaUC&lpg=PA7&dq=%22from%20naija%22&pg=PA10#v=onepage&q=naija&f=false 10 He remembered that the process of clearing immigration and locating your luggage in Murtala Muhammad Airport was no small feat for a first time visitor to Naija. Etymology 2 en :bor pcm:Naija<alt:Naijá> + 1 Proper noun An English-based creole of Nigeria, combining vocabulary and grammar from the English language as well as various indigenous Nigerian languages and remnants of Portuguese. en Nigerian Pidgin Alternative forms en Naijá Anagrams en aaijn inaja inajá Category:Nigerian English en Languages Nigeria Nicknames for countries Nigerian Pidgin Etymology 1 Proper noun pcm proper noun Naijá Naija en Naija language, Nigerian Pidgin Proper noun pcm proper noun Naijá Naija pcm Nigeria Q1033 Etymology 2 Borrowed from pcm en Niger. Proper noun pcm proper noun pcm Niger Q1032 Yoruba Etymology 1 yo:Náíjà thumb|250px|Náíjà Borrowed from yo en Niger. Pronunciation Náíjà 1 Proper noun Náíjà yo Niger Q1032 yo state c/Nigeria ;; in the <<geopolitical zone:suf/North Central>> Minna Etymology 2 Pronunciation Nàìjá 1 Proper noun Nàìjá yo slang yo Nigeria Q1033 Noun Nàìjá A Nigerian