Naija
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
9ja (slang)
Naij (MLE)
=== Etymology 1 ===
==== Adjective ====
Naija
Of or from Nigeria.
==== Noun ====
Naija (plural Naijas)
A person from Nigeria.
==== Proper noun ====
Naija
(slang) Nigeria (a country in West Africa).
Antonym: Jand
=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from Nigerian Pidgin Naijá.
==== Proper noun ====
Naija
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.
Synonym: Nigerian Pidgin
===== Alternative forms =====
Naijá
=== Anagrams ===
inaja, inajá
== Nigerian Pidgin ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
==== Proper noun ====
Naijá or Naija
Naija (language), Nigerian Pidgin
==== Proper noun ====
Naijá or Naija
Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)
=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from English Niger.
==== Proper noun ====
Naija
Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)
== Yoruba ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from English Niger.
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /ná.í.d͡ʒà/
==== Proper noun ====
Náíjà
Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)
a state of Nigeria in the North Central geopolitical zone; capital and largest city: Minna
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /nà.ì.d͡ʒá/
==== Proper noun ====
Nàìjá
(slang) Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)
==== Noun ====
Nàìjá
A Nigerian