Difference between revisions of "gbanja"

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* Na di kind [[kola]] wey be twins.
 
* Na di kind [[kola]] wey be twins.
 
:*{{ux|dv|Na '''gbanja''' I dey like. |(Egbokhare_2021, I prefer two-lobed kolanuts.)}}
 
:*{{ux|dv|Na '''gbanja''' I dey like. |(Egbokhare_2021, I prefer two-lobed kolanuts.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| De dey talk sey ancestors no dey like '''gbanja''', e must dey three or five. |(NSC_2021, They say that the ancestors don't like it when the kola is split into two lobes, it must be spilt into three or five lobes.)}}
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
 
* English: ''a kolanut with two lobes''
 
* English: ''a kolanut with two lobes''

Revision as of 11:34, 27 May 2021

Naija

Etymology

From: unknown

Pronunciation

  • gbàndʒá

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Noun

  • Na di kind kola wey be twins.
  • Na gbanja I dey like.  — (Egbokhare_2021, I prefer two-lobed kolanuts.)
  • De dey talk sey ancestors no dey like gbanja, e must dey three or five.  — (NSC_2021, They say that the ancestors don't like it when the kola is split into two lobes, it must be spilt into three or five lobes.)

Translations

  • English: a kolanut with two lobes