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WORDS IN PIDGIN AND THEIR MEANINGS IN ENGLISH

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It is not surprising that in Nigeria today, pidgin English has become part of our daily lives. so i decided to put this list together, words in pidgin  and their meaning in English. feel free to
include yours.

   Ode:                                                                   A fool
Mumu:                                                                 A fool
Long throat:                                                       A glutton
Sabi:                                                                      To know or be aware of something
Sabinus:                                                               Someone who always claim to know all
Belle:                                                                     Stomach
Bad belle:                                                            An enemy of progress
Green:                                                                  Twenty naira note
White:                                                                  Fifty naira note
Red:                                                                       Ten naira note
Paleh:                                                                   Father
P man:                                                                  Father  

Maleh:                                                                  Mother
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