Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Naija en · ADJ · etymology 1
Meanings
Of or from Nigeria.
‘If you come [...] you will meet a lot of Naija people there.’ 2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 325:
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Naij
Multicultural-London-English, alternative
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9ja
alternative, slang
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Naija en · NOUN · etymology 1
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A person from Nigeria.
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Naij
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Naijas
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9ja
alternative, slang
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Naija en · PROPN · etymology 1
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(slang) Nigeria (a country in West Africa).
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. 1957, Gavin Maxwell, People of the Reeds, page 102:
But, it is correct to say most of our leaders in Naija are not leaders but looters. 2005, Shrubs and Trees: A Collection of Short Stories, page 31:
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. 2000, Ken Saro-Wiwa: Writer and Political Activist, page 139:
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. 2011, Peter Ladi Thompson, The New Eden, page 10:
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.