pidgin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6nV3m8hLzQ

abeg

please, i beg of you, igbo

wallahi

true

gbamsolutely

gbam- correct

igbo

obodo-oyibo

white man’s land, igbo

wetin

what?

abeg, come carry me go school

please come and take me to school

abeg, come barrow me your cup

but we use am for pidgin

wetin be that?

wetin you mnea

wetin be this

abi

right?

that your handbag abi

shebi

shebi this is your handbag

sabi

to know

i sabi that girl

i sabi whatever

i sabi am

i sabi nnwanek

i sabi maths

i sabi am

i know it

wahala

problem

no put me for wahala o!

wahala dey

k-leg

suspcision

i go tell you say be like say this thing get k-leg

that story get k-leg

i’m doubting something about that story

nothing spoil

we good

everywhere good

comot

to leave

comot for there

leave, get out of there

we get attitude

you dey craze?

are you insane?

you dey mad?

i be your mate?

you wan try me?

do you want to try me?

come make we comot

come lets go out

come lets go out

me and nwanneka comot yesterday

i go like comot this evening

wayo

fraud

419

no play me wayo

that guy play me wayo just to sleep with me

no do me 419

i go play this girl wayo

i no know amo