freeDR:
Kuku, yeye are both of Yoruba origin.

Thank you Jare.
See how do op mystified it's origin as if it is no the same yeye and kuku I know.

khalebzy:
I havnt heard any of these in my whole life

Guy u dey yan tua-tua. Abeg follow breeze!

Op, u ma can't speak pidgin wella and u are telling us Origin, sorry to say ds thou.

It's hungry dey hammer me and not hungry dey mama me.

Kuku and Yeye is purely Yoruba pls

GospelNaija:
* UNA: or Unu (Jamaican/Patwa/Patois)

Origin: Igbo

Etymology: Umunna, Nna

Meaning: (these/those) People

*Mama is not a Nigerian pidgin English word. Mama is local parlance in most regions for Mother. Something spelt as Momma, Mamma, Mom



* Knack is German. Meaning "low sounding blow"

Thanks

I think you meant to say Unu nwa, not Umunna. Unu = You all/You People. Nwa is just an intensifier, sometimes added for emphasis and sometimes left out.
Just like "Mu" = Me, but you can add Mu nwa for emphasis

olaitoro:


what is the meaning of yeye in yoruba ?

Have you seen Igbos laughing at the name AdeYEYE before or not?

Be sincere

if you have seen such senerio, why do you think they are laughing ?
Mama in op context does not denote mother but rain 'drenge'

knack is an english word, but its use in pidgin takes shape from Igbo langauge as I explain in the comment you quoted.

i dont understand what taking shape means in a language knack is a n English word period.
Yeye is to mock or make fun in Yoruba language its pure and undilute.

see as yoruba and igbos are claiming the word ''KuKu'',

it is neither igbo or yoruba,its gotten from ''quick quick'',called fast then people added ''ma'' as in ''kukuma'' before it metamorphed in kuku

I dey feel this thread no be small. E make sense die. Wetin concern me concern where e originate from,just sama the thing dey go.

Phut:

Yes Una/Unu means You all in Igbo. The slaves took the word to Jamaica. So the origin is Igbo. Masseratti's post is a but confusing because he first attributes it to Patois and then states that the origin is Igbo. The origin is Igbo, plain and simple.

ok thanks TIL today i learn,many thanks.

olaitoro:

mama; it has Igbo origin from the word mara as in 'mmiri mara mu' to englised the Igbo word, folks start saying rain mama me.

knack; this also has Igbo origin. In igbo langauge knack is kuo, for eg
english: it is 12o'clock
igbo: o 'kuo'la 12o'clock
pidgin; e don knack 12o'clock.

yeye: this is Igbo word used to show stupidity, it is used as eyiye eg
english: this child is stupid
igbo; nwata na eyiye eyiye
pidgin; this pikin don they yeye

to further buttress my point, that is why Igbos laugh at yoruba name like AdeYEYE.

You will keep laughing cos you lack understanding of the language.
Let me break it down for you:

ADEYEYE = ADE + YE + OYE which simply means The title (OYE) deserves a crown (ADE)

And its not pronounced as yeye (both Es with dot and means "unserious person in Yoruba. E.g Oniyeye), The "YEYE in Adeyeye is pronounced as YEye (only first E carries dot)

masseratti:
i dont understand what taking shape means in a language knack is a n English word period.
Yeye is to mock or make fun in Yoruba language its pure and undilute.

go back to the comment you quoted and read it again,

since yeye is used to mock or for fun, adeyeye definately will mean funny king's crown

hahahaa

yeye is from Igbo word eyiye which means stupidity or silliness.

freeDR:
Kuku, yeye are both of Yoruba origin.

:--I am of the opinion that KUKU = COULD HAVE, while YEYE =RIDICULE. Thanks

femi4:
You will keep laughing cos you lack understanding of the language.
Let me break it down for you:

ADEYEYE = ADE + YE + OYE which simply means The title (OYE) deserves a crown (ADE)

i know the meaning of the name, I used the name to explain the origin of Yeye.

I have some knowledge in yoruba so I know what I am saying.

As I said Yeye is an Igbo word from eyiye 'silliness', that is why an average Igbo person laugh at the hearing of the name AdeYEYE.

Yeye is a yoruba word....

Oniyeye,Oniranu....


I will never argue for words like Una,Biko,Ona because they are original Igbos but Kuku and Yeye ?

Infact,Yeye n damu eni ti oba jiyan

olaitoro:


i know the meaning of the name, I used the name to explain the origin of Yeye.

I have some knowledge in yoruba so I know what I am saying.

As I said Yeye is an Igbo word from eyiye 'silliness', that is why an average Igbo person laugh at the hearing of the name AdeYEYE.

In Yoruba, comedians are called Alawada or Oniyeye
Don't twist it at all. The YEYE was lifted word for word unlike what you are trying to proof

olaitoro:

mama; it has Igbo origin from the word mara as in 'mmiri mara mu' to englised the Igbo word, folks start saying rain mama me.

knack; this also has Igbo origin. In igbo langauge knack is kuo, for eg
english: it is 12o'clock
igbo: o 'kuo'la 12o'clock
pidgin; e don knack 12o'clock.

yeye: this is Igbo word used to show stupidity, it is used as eyiye eg
english: this child is stupid
igbo; nwata na eyiye eyiye
pidgin; this pikin don they yeye

to further buttress my point, that is why Igbos laugh at yoruba name like AdeYEYE.

so na igbo jst gt all d pidgin make we dae speak abi?

I told Yorubas to be careful that one day Igbos will start claiming their awesome language. i.e Omo, kuku, yeye

olaitoro:


i know the meaning of the name, I used the name to explain the origin of Yeye.

I have some knowledge in yoruba so I know what I am saying.

As I said Yeye is an Igbo word from eyiye 'silliness', that is why an average Igbo person laugh at the hearing of the name AdeYEYE.

Eyiye ko, Eniye ni. Even the tone marks are in Yoruba.

desto50:
so na igbo jst gt all d pidgin make we dae speak abi?

the proves are there my friend.

desto50:
so na igbo jst gt all d pidgin make we dae speak abi?

yeah, the proves are there my friend.

Kuku

Have you head Yoruba woman saying "Wa kuku Pami Loni yi? " translated to "you will rather kill me today "

olaitoro:


i can only vouch for the ones I know which KUKU is not among.

It might have benin origin, you know ?

Omo

FanYogo1:




Eyiye ko, Eniye ni. Even the tone marks are in Yoruba.

why do you think Igbos laugh at any yoruba name with yeye in it ?

olaitoro:

why do you think Igbos laugh at any yoruba name with yeye in it ?

I don't care why Igbos laugh. That's their problem.

Naijaepic:
Have you head Yoruba woman saying "Wa kuku Pami Loni yi? " translated to "you will rather kill me today "

you might be right, you know ?

Wahala

FanYogo1:
I told Yorubas to be careful that one day Igbos will start claiming their awesome language. i.e Omo, kuku, yeye

All these yeye people wey everything dem go turn am to tribalism na God go a knack small knock so e go be sey una go get small sense. Anywhere e originate from how that one come add or remove anything? Mumu people.

Soon Igbos will stary claiming popular Yoruba words like gele, abi, sebi, asoebi etc as their words.

henryhemon:


All these yeye people wey everything dem go turn am to tribalism na God go a knack small knock so e go be sey una go get small sense. Anywhere e originate from how that one come add or remove anything? Mumu people.

Ko kan aye.

Soon una go claim that phrase too.

The only way WEY this NAIJA fit break up na if OGA buhari go YARN say NA north YEYE originate from o.

Lols.

FanYogo1:


I don't care why Igbos laugh. That's their problem.

my brother, dont be emotional.
Igbos also laugh at yoruba name with NIKE and NIYI, because of their funny meaning in Igbo langauge.

As for now it has been established that yeye is from Igbo word EYIYE, which means silliness or stupidity.

FanYogo1:


Ko kan aye.

Soon una go claim that phrase too.

Dude you 've no shame you turn even joke to tribalism,use common sense no tribe is better than another cuz we 've no hand in our creation but crazy people like you think they're a better specie cuz you found yourself in a locality,grow up.