Novel & Cerita Funny Nigerian Sayings

Chimamanda taunted me. I burst out laughing. "What's 'ewu'? Ivory asked, as she understood the rest of the sentence Chimamanda spewed in English. Chimamanda suppressed a laugh at Ivory's accent before answering, "Ewu means goat." Then Ivory burst out laughing. "Jide does behave like a goat sometimes." I gave her a playful glare and enveloped my sister's body in a hug. "I missed you." She released me and gave Ivory a sidelong glance. "I am sure you did not as I see someone kept you busy."

She picked up her glass of wine and sipped from it. "Yes, God's work plus your efforts." Once he said it, he saw Iyun smile again like she understood the direction his thoughts were going. Tunde knew deflecting compliments, especially compliments like the one he paid Iyun, was a Nigerian thing. Even if you asked a rich Nigerian the secret behind his/her wealth, all he/she would say was all God. It was like it was taught to every Nigerian to deflect compliments. "So what about you? I am sure your life is interesting," Iyun asked, brushing his comment aside.

he asked "Next week Saturday" "Wow, but we'll talk right?" He asked "Yes" I replied "Okay na" he said "but you don't look to happy about it" he added. "I am not, I don't wanna leave" I said, the anger evident in my voice "But KB, you don't have a choice" he said "I don't" I swear for a split second I almost used a cuss word "Why?" "My friends and my life is in Nigeria. I said it I no wan go Yankee" I said

She let the thoughts of Toba off her mind and dialed her cousin's number to finish their previous conversation. Glossary: Egba Mi ooh. : A sentence in Yoruba language that means 'Save me please' Na you sabi : A Nigeria pidgin sentence used to mean 'its your business' Na you be mama now nah : A Nigeria pidgin sentence that means "You're a boss lady now." Gist me nah: meaning 'gist me' I no dey hear you well : A sentence in Nigeria pidgin used to mean "I can't hear you audibly."

"Come now, MAKE WE DIG AM!" If you don't know what that means, it's Nigerian for: Bring it the hell on. *

We left for Lagos the next day by flight. Though our business trip ended three days ago, we had allowed ourselves to stay behind and enjoy the extra days to relax and unwind. A popular slang in Nigeria would say "Body No be firewood." This means the body is not a plank and you must find time to leisure. The mini and unplanned vacation was indeed needed by me because I felt rejuvenated both in my body and mind. I felt ready to face the world and conquer it.

In Nigeria, there are some adventures you are very sure will hardly scale through Saturday, being a work-free day. Saturdays in Nigeria are known for sanitation, laundry, morning devotion, weddings, owambe, and party jollof rice. Talking about weddings, mom attended a wedding party. Mom's friend, who knows a certain someone that knows another person who is related to the bride's family invited her. Fridaous on the other hand will never miss an opportunity to devour a smoky jollof rice and munch on deliciously prepared stewed goat meat.

The driver looked at him,trying to remember if he had seen him before. "Good evening sir" The driver replied still trying to remember the face. Jay noticed his facial expression and heard him questioning himself if he knows him(Jay) or not. "You probably don't know me" The middle aged man kept thinking if he had seen jay before. "Oga,no vex o,we don meet before?age don dey tell on me o, i nor fit remember people like before( sir,don't be annoyed,have we met before,now that I'm aged,I don't remember people like before when I was younger) ,he said in Nigeria pidgin English. Lillian stood

I say raising my brows, looking at him with a look that says, ‘try and repeat what you said, and you will see what will happen to you. "I did not say anything, but please, what is that you made. I have never seen it before," he says, moving a step away from me. "It’s called pounded yam and egusi soup." "What is e-eg-gusi, and where did you pound the yam." "You are not serious! Just because I called it pounded yam does not mean the yam must be pounded," I say laughing at him. "Will you stop laughing. You are laughing at me like I am a Nigerian and I am meant to know all about the way you guys make your meals," he says frowning at me while I laugh at him.

i shrugged it off, a new feeling of uncertainty washing over me. "Don't touch new. Silly boy" I said and it just made his laughter more intense. I eyed him and stood up. "I think that's my cue to leave." I said. He then stopped laughing and frowned at me "leave?" "Yes now, since you're being an a*s" I said and turned around walking out of the lounge. "Well I'll see you later Alhaji." He called after me. I hated being called that. ———— "Alhaji" is a word used in Northern Nigeria and is a term used to classify rich Hausa men. Only rich men from the North are called Alhaji.