Meaning of Naija | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person from Nigeria.
2. Nigeria (a country in West Africa).
   slang
3. 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.

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

“But, it is correct⟳ to say⟳ most of our leaders in Naija are not leaders but looters.”

“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.”

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