Abeg, give me one plate of jollof rice.
Please give me one plate of jollof rice
Usage
The tomato-and-pepper rice found at every party and canteen
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
I wan chop egusi.
I want to eat egusi
Usage
A staple soup made from ground melon seeds, eaten with eba or pounded yam
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
Pounded yam dey here?
Do you have pounded yam here?
Usage
Yam pounded into a stretchy dough; a common question at a canteen
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
Wetin be eba?
What is eba?
Usage
Asks what a dish is; eba is garri (cassava flour) stirred in hot water into a dough
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
Abeg, I wan chop amala wit gbegiri.
Please, I want to eat amala with gbegiri
Usage
Amala is a dough of yam flour and gbegiri a bean soup; they are eaten together
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
Dis fufu sweet well-well.
This fufu is really tasty
Usage
Fufu is pounded fermented cassava; a standard way to praise food
Grammar Note
An adjective such as sweet works as a predicate with no copula; well-well is an intensifier. Composed from dictionary-verified words; the whole sentence itself is not attested.
Abeg, I wan buy suya.
Please, I want to buy suya
Usage
Skewered meat rubbed with spices and grilled over charcoal; street stands appear toward evening
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
Wetin dey inside di moi-moi?
What is inside the moi-moi?
Usage
A steamed bean pudding, sometimes with egg or fish, so ask what is in it
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
Abeg, give me pepper soup.
Please give me pepper soup
Usage
A clear, peppery broth of fish or meat; it can be very hot
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
I wan chop ogbono soup.
I want to eat ogbono soup
Usage
A thick soup made from African mango seeds
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
Afang soup dey here?
Do you have afang soup here?
Usage
A leafy-vegetable soup popular in Calabar and the south-east
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
Abeg, I wan chop edikang ikong.
Please, I want to eat edikang ikong
Usage
A rich vegetable and meat soup from the Calabar area
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
Dis banga soup sweet well-well.
This banga soup is really tasty
Usage
A palm-fruit soup of the south; a compliment for the cook
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
Abeg, give me okra soup wit fish.
Please give me okra soup with fish
Usage
A slippery okra soup; you choose fish or meat
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
Efo riro dey?
Is there efo riro?
Usage
A south-western dish of leafy greens cooked in a pepper sauce
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
I wan chop ofada rice.
I want to eat ofada rice
Usage
Local rice from the south-west, eaten with a spicy sauce
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
Abeg, give me one plate of nkwobi.
Please give me one plate of nkwobi
Usage
A spicy cow-foot dish from the east, often eaten with drinks
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
How much be one plate of isi ewu?
How much is one plate of isi ewu?
Usage
A goat-head dish of the east; asks the price
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
Abacha dey?
Is there abacha?
Usage
A cold east-Nigerian salad of shredded cassava
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
Abeg, I wan chop gizdodo.
Please, I want to eat gizdodo
Usage
Chicken gizzard stir-fried with fried plantain
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
I wan chop tuwo shinkafa.
I want to eat tuwo shinkafa
Usage
A staple of the north: rice cooked soft and shaped into balls
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
Dis oha soup sweet well-well.
This oha soup is really tasty
Usage
A traditional eastern soup made with oha leaves
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
Abeg, give me okpa.
Please give me okpa
Usage
A steamed bambara-nut cake, a staple of eastern street food
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
Abeg, give me asun.
Please give me asun
Usage
Grilled goat meat tossed in hot pepper
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
I wan chop ayamase.
I want to eat ayamase
Usage
A hot green-pepper stew, eaten with rice
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
Ukwa dey?
Is there ukwa?
Usage
A dish of boiled African breadfruit seeds from the east
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
Abeg, give me ewa agoyin.
Please give me ewa agoyin
Usage
Soft boiled beans with a dark pepper sauce, often eaten with bread
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
I wan chop akamu.
I want to eat akamu
Usage
A fermented-corn porridge, eaten at breakfast with akara or moi-moi
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested. The food or item name stays in its local form.
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