[b]In Hausa[/b]:
Yoruba language = Yarbanchi
Yoruba people = Yarbawa
Hausa language = Hausa
Hausa people = Hausawa
Hausa man = Bahaushe
Hausa woman = Bahaushiya
Igbo language = Ibo
Igbo people = Nyamirai
Igbo man = Ibo (Nyamiri)
Igbo woman = Nyamura
[b]In Yoruba[/b]:
Yoruba language = Ede Yo'oba
Yoruba people = Awon omo Yo'oba
Yoruba man/woman = Omo Yo'oba
Hausa language = Ede Awusa
Hausa people = Awon omo Awusa
Hausa man/woman = Omo Awusa
Igbo language = Ede Ibo (Yamirin)
Igbo people = Awon omo Ibo
Igbo man/woman = Omo Ibo
[b]In Igbo[/b]:
Yoruba language =
Yoruba people =
Yoruba man/woman =
Yoruba woman =
Hausa language =
Hausa people =
Hausa man =
Hausa woman =
Igbo language =
Igbo people =
Igbo man/woman =
Igbo woman =
Statistics: Posted by Richard Akindele — Sat Jun 18, 2011 5:03 pm
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Turn the following into a positive sentence...
I like to beat my wife ______ every night.
Statistics: Posted by fw12 — Sun Oct 18, 2009 2:57 am
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Gases like Methane and Carbon Monoxide are deadly to miners. So miners in the past brought a canary bird with them while mining.
As long as the canary continued to sing, everything was fine. But if the level of methane rises, the bird faints - a very good warning to the miners to evacuate the mine immediately.
Example:
"Your body ache may be a canary in a coal mine for another illness."
Statistics: Posted by Richard Akindele — Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:03 pm
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Sound-wise, I prefer American English. I like the idiosyncricies present in the American English. By American English, I'm assuming we're referring to the language as spoken by the educated populace, not the perversion of it by many groups.
Furthermore, I have an easier time understanding an American than I do an Englishman. I guess this can be attributed to the fact that there are more American movies.
Statistics: Posted by fw12 — Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:25 pm
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What am I missing regarding this?
Statistics: Posted by drrionelli — Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:03 pm
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I'm sure you've heard an expression such as: She/He is pulling the strings.
Meaning: This means She/He is in charge and giving instructions/directions on what path others should follow.
A similar expression, which is just as commonly used is:
She/He is [b]calling the shots[/b].
But what is the origin of the expression: [b]Pull the strings[/b]?
[b]Pull the strings[/b] is a shortened version of the real expression: [b]Pull the puppet strings[/b].
It's very likely that you've seen a puppet on TV that is walking and talking just like a human being. Those puppets are usually controlled by somebody, using strings attached to various parts of the puppet. The puppet does exactly what the controller wants it to do. In other words, the controller is [b]Pulling the puppet strings[/b], which today has morphed into [b]Pulling the strings[/b].
Statistics: Posted by Richard Akindele — Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:50 pm
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This means don't have high expectations about something.
Example:
Yusuf is a habitual late comer, but he has promised to arrive early today. Don't hold your breath though.
Don't hold your breath is something you say to tell someone that an event is not likely to happen.
Statistics: Posted by Richard Akindele — Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:31 am
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When something/someone comes full, it means the situation is the same now as it was before some changes occured.
Example:
I have spent two days trying to solve this problem, but I've now come full circle.
Explanation:
The sentence above means you've spent two days on a problem, but you're back to the same position you were two days ago. In other words you're no closer to solving the problem than you were two days ago.
Statistics: Posted by Richard Akindele — Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:56 am
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- Albert Einstein
Statistics: Posted by Richard Akindele — Wed Jan 24, 2007 3:04 am
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Used in a sentence:
Gloria is a happy-go-lucky individual. She never seems bothered by anything.
Statistics: Posted by Richard Akindele — Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:58 am
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