Oxford Dictionary Adds Okada, Danfo, Mama Put, 26 Other Nigerian Words & Expressions
Oxford English Dictionary stated it has introduced 29 Nigerian phrases and expressions within the January updates to the dictionary.
“The majority of these new additions are either borrowings from Nigerian languages, or particular Nigerian coinages that have only begun for use in English inside the second half of of the 20 th century, mostly inside the Nineteen Seventies and 1980s,” OED’s World English editor Danica Salazar stated in a statement.
‘Next tomorrow,’ is one of the new entries into the dictionary. The expression is regarded because the oldest a few of the over 25 uniquely Nigerian phrases/expressions. According to Salazar, ‘subsequent tomorrrow’ become first utilized in written English as a noun in 1953, and as an adverb in 1964.
Kannywood, which refers to the film industry in northern Nigeria, is deemed the youngest many of the lot.
Others such as ‘buka,’ ‘bukateria’ and ‘severally’ additionally made the dictionary.
The full listing of the brand new entries is below:
agric, adj. & n.
Barbing salon, n.
Buka, n.
Bukateria, n.
Chop, v./6
chop-chop, n./2
danfo, n.
To devour money, in devour, v.
Ember months, n.
Flag-off, n.
To flag off in flag, v.
Gist, n./3
gist, v./2
guber, adj.
Kannywood, n.
K-leg, n.
Mama put, n.
next tomorrow, n. & adv.
Non-indigene, adj. & n.
Okada, n.
to position to bed, in put, v.
Qualitative, adj.
To rub minds (together) in rub, v./1
sef, adv.
Send-forth, n.
Severally, adv.
Tokunbo, adj.
Zone, v.
Zoning, n.