tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post8747264032662455564..comments2024-03-28T07:58:41.643-04:00Comments on pancocojams: The "Woyo Wo Yo Yo Yo" Lyrics In Bob Marley's "Buffalo Soldiers" Song & Other Songs"Azizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-57608111969082872652017-02-22T07:43:59.987-05:002017-02-22T07:43:59.987-05:00With regard to the comment quoted in this post abo...With regard to the comment quoted in this post about the Nigerian word "chai", I found this comment in a 2012 nairaland.com (Nigerian) discussion that went on for four pages:<br /><a href="http://www.nairaland.com/838249/yoruba-language-most-influential-nigerian/2" rel="nofollow">http://www.nairaland.com/838249/yoruba-language-most-influential-nigerian/2</a><br />Re: Yoruba Language Is The Most Influential Nigerian Language Outside Nigeria. by BlackPikiN(m): 12:53am On Jan 08, 2012<br />"I have also noticed the word "chai", "chei" and "chineke me" in most Nigerian songs. 9ice, tuface has used so many Igbo words in their music.<br />Most Nigerians in the diaspora presently use the words chai and chei these days when they type or communicate.<br />So is it safe to say Igbo is the most used and influential songs today?<br />No! So Igbo and yoruba should please shut up abeg."<br />-snip-<br />And, though it has nothing directly to do with the topic of this post, here's an explanation for the Nigerian Pidgin English word "abeg":<br />From <a href="https://matadornetwork.com/abroad/beginners-guide-to-nigerian-pidgin-english/" rel="nofollow">https://matadornetwork.com/abroad/beginners-guide-to-nigerian-pidgin-english/</a><br />"Abeg – Please, but usually not a repentant plea. Example – Abeg! No waste my time!; Which means Please! Don’t waste my time!"<br />-snip-<br />Although I haven't found any documentation of this, it seems very likely to me that "abeg" came from the English words "I beg you [to] "<br />Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.com