Naija

See also:Naịja

English

Alternative forms

• 9ja(slang)
• Naij(MLE)

Etymology 1

Adjective

Naija

1. Of or from Nigeria.
   • 2019,Chigozie Obioma,An Orchestra of Minorities,Abacus (2019),page325:

     ‘If you come [...] you will meet a lot ofNaijapeople there.’

Noun

Naija(pluralNaijas)

1. A person from Nigeria.

Proper noun

Naija

1. (slang)Nigeria(a country inWest Africa)
   • 1957,Gavin Maxwell,People of the Reeds,page102:

     We stopped at themudhifof an important Sayid, and even a spectacled white-turbaned priest fromNaijatreated 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.

   • 2000,Ken Saro-Wiwa: Writer and Political Activist,page139:

     There were obituaries, poems, hastily scratched out but very heartfelt dirges, and a unity that I have never before seen inNaija:a unity that, although it technically lasted about a week, still has lingering effects to the present day.

   • 2005,Shrubs and Trees: A Collection of Short Stories,page31:

     But, it is correct to say most of our leaders inNaijaare not leaders but looters.

   • 2011,Peter Ladi Thompson,The New Eden,page10:

     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 toNaija.

Etymology 2

Borrowed fromNigerian PidginNaijá.

Proper noun

Naija

1. An English-basedcreoleofNigeria,combining vocabulary and grammar from theEnglishlanguage as well as various indigenous Nigerian languages & remnants ofPortuguese.

   Synonym:Nigerian Pidgin

Alternative forms

• Naijá

Anagrams

• inaja,inajá

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology 1

Proper noun

NaijáorNaija

1. Naija(language),Nigerian Pidgin

Proper noun

NaijáorNaija

1. Nigeria(a country inWest Africa,south of the country ofNiger)

Etymology 2

Borrowed fromEnglishNiger.

Proper noun

Naija

1. Niger(a country inWest Africa,situated to the north ofNigeria)

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Náíjà

Borrowed fromEnglishNiger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ná.í.d͡ʒà/

Proper noun

Náíjà

1. Niger(a country inWest Africa,situated to the north ofNigeria)
2. A state ofNigeriain theNorth Centralgeopolitical zone. Capital and largest city:Minna

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/nà.ì.d͡ʒá/

Proper noun

Nàìjá

1. (slang)Nigeria(a country inWest Africa,south of the country ofNiger)

Noun

Nàìjá

1. ANigerian