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* Di kind [[kola]] wey be twins. | * Di kind [[kola]] wey be twins. | ||
| − | :*{{ux|dv|Na '''gbanja''' I dey like. |( | + | :*{{ux|dv|Na '''gbanja''' I dey like. |(I prefer two-lobed kolanuts.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| De dey talk sey ancestors no dey like '''gbanja''', e must dey three or five. |( | + | :* {{ux|dv| De dey talk sey ancestors no dey like '''gbanja''', e must dey three or five. |(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 14:17, 31 May 2023
Naija
Etymology
From: unknown
Pronunciation
- gbàndʒá
Noun
- Di kind kola wey be twins.
- Na gbanja I dey like. — (I prefer two-lobed kolanuts.)
- De dey talk sey ancestors no dey like gbanja, e must dey three or five. — (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