Japa (slang)
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Japa (slang)
Japa (/jɑːkpə/) ko helmere Yoruba huutorteende e helmere slang Naajeeriya nde heɓi huutoraade no feewi e nder sukaaɓe Naajeeriya rewrude e ɗemngal Yoruba.[1] Helmere ndee huutortee ko ngam siftinde golle dogde, dogde, walla majjude e yaawre e nder ngonka, heewi wonde ko e yaawre e yaawre.[2] Ko jillondiral kelme ɗiɗi ngam waɗtude helmere, Já firti ko (taƴde), Pa firti ko (woɗɗitaade).
Etimoloji Helmere Japa ndee ummii ko e ɗemngal Yoruba, gootal e ɗemɗe mawɗe kaaleteeɗe e nder leydi Najeriya.[3] E ɗemngal Yoruba, Japa firti ko "dogde" walla "dogde." Nde yahri yeeso, helmere nde heɓi laawol mum e nder ɗemngal Naajeeriya, nde wonti konngol kuutorteengol ngam hollirde miijo golle jaawɗe e dogdu. Nde anndaama e hitaande 2020 caggal nde Naira Marley, jimoowo Naajeeriya yaltini jimɗi mum ina wiyee "Japa".[4]
[taƴto | taƴto ɗaɗi wiki]Kuutoragol Helmere Japa ndee ina heewi huutoreede e nder nokkuuji keewɗi ngam siftinde yahdu yaawndu e nokku, ngonka, walla ngonka.[8] Ina heewi huutoreede e mbaydi teskinndi, ina heewi e jeewte jowitiiɗe e reentaade caɗeele, kulhuli, walla kawral ngal yiɗaaka.[5] Huuwtinirgo "Japa" ɗon holla bawɗe e semmbe sukaaɓe Naajeeriya ngam naftoraago ngonkaaji caɗtuɗi.[6]
[taƴto | taƴto ɗaɗi wiki]Batte pinal Japa wonti huunde teskinnde e nder pinal pop Naajeeriya, ina heewi feeñde e jimɗi, filmuuji, e jeewte e nder laylayti renndo.[7] Lowre helmere nde'e yaaji haa yaasi keeri lesdi Naajeeriya, nden rentooji lesdi Naajeeriya boo hoosi nde nder limngal ɗemɗe maɓɓe.[8]
[taƴto | taƴto ɗaɗi wiki]Yeruuji "Mi nani lannda man heɓi polis'en, ngam maajum min fuu min doole japa ko adi ɓe yotta ton." "Traffic oo ina boni haa mi felliti japa mi ƴetta laawol goɗngol."
[taƴto | taƴto ɗaɗi wiki]- ↑ Akinwotu, Emmanuel (January 19, 2023). "The trend of young Nigerians leaving their country in search of a better life". National Public Radio. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Nigeria and Burden of Japa Syndrome - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com (in Engeleere). Archived from the original on 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ "Dey play, Wotowoto, Breakfast and oda popular slangs wey trend for 2022". BBC News Pidgin. 2022-12-26. Archived from the original on 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ "'Japa' - The Nigerian Student Emigration Syndrome | Zaccheus Onumba Dibiaezue Memorial Libraries". zodml.org. Archived from the original on 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ Adetayo, Ayoola (2023-02-23). "Meaning of 'Japa' and how it became a popular slang for relocating out of Nigeria". Pulse Nigeria (in Engeleere). Archived from the original on 2024-08-04. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ "'Japa' - The Nigerian Student Emigration Syndrome | Zaccheus Onumba Dibiaezue Memorial Libraries". zodml.org. Archived from the original on 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ Odinkalu, Chidi (January 2, 2023). "Japa: The verb that became a noun". Vanguard Nigeria. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ↑ "'Japa' Syndrome: Legitimacy Crisis, Emigration and Public Discontent in Nigeria | Oxford Political Review | Oxford Political Review". oxfordpoliticalreview.com (in Engeleere). 2023-05-08. Archived from the original on 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2023-08-25.