Naija

See also: Naịja

English

Alternative forms

• 9ja (slang)
• Naij (MLE)

Etymology 1

Adjective

Naija

1. Of or from Nigeria.
   • 2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 325:

     ‘If you come [...] you will meet a lot of Naija people there.’

Noun

Naija (plural Naijas)

1. A person from Nigeria.

Proper noun

Naija

1. (slang) Nigeria (a country in West Africa)
   • 1957, Gavin Maxwell, People of the Reeds, page 102:

     We stopped at the mudhif of an important Sayid, and even a spectacled white-turbaned priest from Naija treated us with courtesy, and did not, as did most of those whom we met later, leave the building as soon as we had entered it.

   • 2000, Ken Saro-Wiwa: Writer and Political Activist, page 139:

     There were obituaries, poems, hastily scratched out but very heartfelt dirges, and a unity that I have never before seen in Naija: a unity that, although it technically lasted about a week, still has lingering effects to the present day.

   • 2005, Shrubs and Trees: A Collection of Short Stories, page 31:

     But, it is correct to say most of our leaders in Naija are not leaders but looters.

   • 2011, Peter Ladi Thompson, The New Eden, page 10:

     He remembered that the process of clearing immigration and locating your luggage in Murtala Muhammad Airport was no small feat for a first time visitor to Naija.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Nigerian Pidgin Naijá.

Proper noun

Naija

1. An English-based creole of Nigeria, combining vocabulary and grammar from the English language as well as various indigenous Nigerian languages & remnants of Portuguese.

   Synonym: Nigerian Pidgin

Alternative forms

• Naijá

Anagrams

• inaja, inajá

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Naijá or Naija

1. Naija (language), Nigerian Pidgin

Proper noun

Naijá or Naija

1. Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English Niger.

Proper noun

Naija

1. Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Náíjà

Borrowed from English Niger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ná.í.d͡ʒà/

Proper noun

Náíjà

1. Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)
2. A state of Nigeria in the North Central geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Minna

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nà.ì.d͡ʒá/

Proper noun

Nàìjá

1. (slang) Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

Noun

Nàìjá

1. A Nigerian