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Is 'na' An Hausa Word Or A Yoruba Word? by POPeter: 7:01pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
Is 'na' an hausa word or a yoruba word? Na you be dat Is 'na' an hausa word or a yoruba word? |
Re: Is 'na' An Hausa Word Or A Yoruba Word? by aljharem(m): 8:02pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
It is actually an Igbo word, a short form a "nna" |
Re: Is 'na' An Hausa Word Or A Yoruba Word? by OkikiOluwa1(m): 8:05pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
Don't know wether it exist in Hausa language. But 'na' is an original Yoruba word & not even a slang. Atimes, it can be spelt naa instead of na. * Òrò na, (the word). * Omo na, (the child) * Emi na re, (this is me) * Iwo na wa nibe (you are also there). 3 Likes |
Re: Is 'na' An Hausa Word Or A Yoruba Word? by POPeter: 8:09pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
Okiki_Oluwa: Don't know wether it exist in Hausa language. But 'na' is an original Yoruba word & not even a slang. Atimes, it can be spelt naa instead of na. Thanks I'm refering to the word 'na' as in it/there na you=it is you |
Re: Is 'na' An Hausa Word Or A Yoruba Word? by OkikiOluwa1(m): 11:29pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
POPeter:ohun na ni mo n so (that's what I m saying). |
Re: Is 'na' An Hausa Word Or A Yoruba Word? by POPeter: 7:22pm On Feb 11, 2013 |
any other suggestions? |
Re: Is 'na' An Hausa Word Or A Yoruba Word? by zpakln(f): 10:07pm On Feb 12, 2013 |
Re: Is 'na' An Hausa Word Or A Yoruba Word? by TAO11(f): 1:37am On Nov 06, 2018 |
POPeter: That's obviously pidgin English now, abi? 1 Like |
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