Nigerian-English language has received great attention as Oxford English Dictionary said it has added 29 Nigerian words to its words database in its January updates.
In a statement by its editor Danica Salazar, most of the new words are from Nigerian usuages, coinages and those that have been used since the tweentieth century.
"The majority of these new additions are either borrowings from Nigerian languages, or unique Nigerian coinages that have only begun to be used in English in the second half of the tweentieth century, mostly in the 1970s and 1980s," a part of the statement read
Some of these words are Kannywood,okada, buka, severally, bukateria, next tomorrow, mama put, danfo, barbing salon, gist, tokunbo, send-forth.
Danfo is a popular yellow bus in Lagos that most residents use as their public means of transportation.
Last edited by crisbar96 (22nd Jan 2020 04:47 pm)
Naija no dey carry last