Some Nigerian Americans & Some Other Black People's Opinions About The Yoruba (Nigerian) Word "Akata" (from a 2025 Nigerian American YouTube podcast)

 

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Dec 9, 2025  #one54 #nigeria #darrylvega

American Nigerians Called Akata

 “I get a lot of slack from Nigerians for not being a real Nigerian.” – Nigerian American comedian/actor] Godfrey [Daneschmah]

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One54, hosted by Akbar and Godfrey, is a first of its kind podcast spotlighting the untold stories of African entertainers, athletes and business leaders. Through unfiltered conversations, this podcxast reveals the challenges and culture clashes of growing up African in America."...

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases a Dec, 2025 YouTube podcast and presents selected comments from that podcast about the meanings and uses of the Yoruba (Nigeria) word "akata".

Some of these comments include the newly coined acronym "FBA" (Foundational Black Americans) and its definition of the English language word "tether".

The content of this post is presented for historical and socio-cultural purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the One54 podcast and all those who are quoted in this post.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2011/10/ataka-is-mean-spirited-word.html for the  October 2011 pancocojams post "Akata Is A Mean Spirited Word".

Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/11/comments-about-referent-akata-other.html for the 2017 pancocojams post "Comments About The Referent "Akata" & Other Excerpts From A 2005 Book About Africans Perceptions Of African Americans by Godfrey Mwakikagile"

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SELECTED COMMENTS ABOUT THE WORD "AKATA" FROM THIS PODCAST'S DISCUSSION THREAD

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December 2025

1.@live.life.on.purpose
"1:33 mark. Nigerians are jealous of those who made it out of Nigeria.  Got it."

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2. @kevinanith2713, February 2026
"jealous of what😂"

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3. @powderedtoastfacekillah734, February 2026
"@kevinanith2713ask the jealous Nigerians"

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4. @helenodiah9420, March 2026
"​@kevinanith2713exactly. Naija we do not envy eachother. We celebrate ourselves"

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5. @nahnotatall4291
"4:15 = AKATA moment"

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6. @AmeriNiiji1983, January 2026
"Godfrey spoke on Africans especially from his country xenophobia"

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7. @helenodiah9420, March 2026
"​ @AmeriNiiji1983 he spoke on  South African. Nigeria has no xenophobia. We welcome. People say we are too welcoming. Get your story straight."

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8.@Blackhaze3000, March 2026
"Attitudes like that was why African countries and many other black nations will never grow. Too busy judging and fighting with other black people who might be different from them instead of fighting with those other folks who are robbing ya’ll of your resources."

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9 @helenodiah9420, March 2026
"@Blackhaze3000 Akata was never meant for Americans. It was for Africans who left the country and came back after many years. It simply means.  "Wild cat" it is not that serious. My friends call me "Akata " whenever I return home and we just laugh and merry. You guys ruined it on the US by spreading lies that it is a slur. Is "black panther" a slur. Since when?"

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10. @helenodiah9420, February 2026
"This term was originally intended for Nigerians who have returned to their home country and exhibit altered behaviors. My own siblings use this term with me, and it is not indicative of jealousy. Rather, it reflects a change in accent that has occurred due to living abroad. "Akata" translates to "Wild cat," similar to a black panther. It is not meant to be taken seriously. The dissemination of misinformation in America, suggesting it refers to cotton pickers or slaves, has unfortunately distorted its original meaning."
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This commenter repeated these same comments multiple times in this discussion thread.

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11. @Johncampy
"I was born in lagos and lived there for 9 years . I still get told my accent is foreign 😂"

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12. @health2u605
"The word 'akata' never has been, and never will be used derogatively. Why would anyone want to twist a word used in referencing America to mean a disparaging way of referring to someone, or a group of peoples, other than he or she harbouring a malevolent desire to spread hate, disdain, division and derision.

In Southwestern Nigeria there are essentially two main ways of referencing the white man's territories: i) *Ilu oyinbo*, literally meaning 'the white man's country'; and  ii) 'Akata,'  comes into the wider picture in order to distinguish between Europe and America; they are both referred to as 'Ilu oyinbo,' to know which one of the Ilu oyinbos is being talked about, the affectionate term 'Akata' is always used for America, and never ever used in a derogatory way.

Whoever came up with such a mischievous misnomer should just go get a life, get closer to his or her roots (where they happen to be an 'original Afro descendant in America,) and learn how the culture functions.  ✌️🤜🤛✌️"

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13. @mussiedebrezion8198
"Oh yes it has and still does"

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14. @jameswatson5807
"@mussiedebrezion8198  it is like woke where the meaning is twisted. Akata in Nigeria is not derogatively,  the odd thing is in the UK.

Nigerians and Jamaicans had beef  way back in the 70s and 80s yet we have never heard of the word.  Akata we only found out via social media recent.

 Akata It is the name for a wild cat called a serval that has no home but it is used to mean a Yorùbá person who doesn’t know the language or culture, that meaning has been extended to African Americans or black people in general.

Akata- African American, Kokoye- Hispanics, Oyinbo- white people."

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15. @mussiedebrezion8198
"@jameswatson5807 akata is a derogatory slang for fbas ,i had Nigerian friends tell me this😂 personally and they were yoruba like my friend sunday ,I'm Eritrean i know this personally and even us Eritreans call fba barya which means slaves many times unfortunately so the lies have to stop period"
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"fba" = "Foundational Black American", a newly coined referent that is used by some people who were formerly known as African American"

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16. @jameswatson5807
"@mussiedebrezion8198  You did not read my comment because I stated  the word "Akata used in Nigeria is not derogatively"

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17. @jameswatson5807
"@mussiedebrezion8198  The slave thing makes no sense, when Africans enslaved each other. So it makes no sense."

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18. @mussiedebrezion8198
"@jameswatson5807 let's be honest 😂I'm tigrinya from Eritrea and we have never been slavs and we have written language since millena something the rest of Africans don't have since only recently"

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19. @tok1879, February 2026
"@mussiedebrezion8198 I'm Yoruba. And if your friend truly exists, he doesn't know what he's talking about. I've stopped using the word only because of the way African Americans perceive it but it's purely descriptive. It can be used both negatively and positively."

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20. @roybabineaux5353, February 2026
"@tok1879 you guys have never used it in a positive light when you use akata towards black Americans and it could be Malcolm X or Martin Luther King Jr. Let's not start lying now be real with yourself you have never heard Nigerians use akata in a positive light towards black Americans it is always in a negative light and that is a fact."

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21. @tok1879,  February 2026
"@roybabineaux5353 i don't know who you are. And you don't know who i am but it's crazy you're this certain as to how I used the world. The word as we used it was an adjective. You would hear usages like " I have 3 best friends: one is kokoye, one is akata and the last is naija." Or "my akata wife is gorgeous" it is purely descriptive. There are definitely usages that are negative as well just as you can use adjectives like "black" in a negative manner. I don't think that makes the word "black" a derogative word."

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22. @roybabineaux5353, February 2026
"@tok1879 you have a song from a Nigerian called stay away from the akata. And you say the akata are dumb and stupid you have never ever use it in a positive light ever. Let's not lie anymore to yourself the cats out the bag. To us akata is like calling us the n word they are one and the same now and if you use it in America you might get you teeth knocked out."

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23. @tok1879, February 2026
"@roybabineaux5353 there's no way you're this slow. I was today years old when i find out about this song from 5 years ago with less than 60k views.

Again I'm not arguing that there are no misinformed views that SOME Nigerians have towards black Americans even though there are going the other direction as well, what I'm saying is that the word akata is descriptive. It's very possible to use it in a negative manner.

Also you seem to be set in your conclusion as to what the true usage is. So i probably won't be responding to you anymore. Enjoy."

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24. @eon001
"Same in the UK. And I've even heard about grown Nigerians that spend a few years living abroad, and they get called Akata."

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25. @Whatupna
"@executivs

And it's used in a derogatory manner as Godfrey demonstrated but if that's what y'all want to call your own people then good go on and do it but don't call other people that who don't want to be called that"

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26. @SttsSttts
"Or you are just a foreigner or adopted foreigner culture. My brother is full blown Rwandese but he was born in Germany, does not speak or understand our culture, everyone calls him German man or foreigner here😂😂, it's not because they are jealous."

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27. @corey22beardable
"​@SttsSttts jokes come with a form of truth and jealousy"

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28. @SttsSttts
"@corey22beardable it's not jokes though. Its the true. There is a cultural part in african nations that binds us all together. If I came and act or behave like German you will be treated like one. Culture is more important than looks in Africa I believe. This is why our parents make the effort for us to learn our culture, language and traditions even in foreign lands."

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29. @JohnWick-gl6mw
"@SttsSttts  Well said sir  🇰🇪"

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30. @kevinanith2713, February 2026
"@corey22beardable  I'm Nigerian and jealous of what😂"

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31. @juggmaneyatta4426, February 2026
"@SttsSttts im black american (Mississippi), but my grandfather was louisiana creole, he always talked to us about our african ancestors. Even taught us to speak kouri vini as well as bambara and french. I tell my friends all the time the problem comes when we as Americans visit african countries and expect american things and we behave as many americans would if those expections arent met"

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32. @StephanieMiller-z2q, February 2026
"@kevinanith2713if you didn’t make it out of Nigeria then you are deemed to be “jealous” if you did, then this doesn’t pertain to you"

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33. @killmongermyhero1169
"So wait they tell us to connect with Africa and go back home, but from the sounds of it Africans believe fleeing over here is the come up 🤔 so what am I missing"

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34. @James-x2y5u
"The U.S. is our home. We ADOS/FBA can't "go back" to a home the ancestors of some of our ancestors were ripped from but we as their descendants, never knew. There is value in connecting with the African descendants of our ancestors who weren't transported to North America, and if some ADOS/FBA want to remain in Africa for awhile, that's their choice. They are in the home of our ancestors, but their birth home is the United States of America."
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The referent "ADOS" (American Descendants Of  Slaves) was coined shortly before the referent "FBA" (Foundational Black Americans). Both of these terms refer to part of the population that is commonly called "African American". 

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35. @TessaMac-n9n, February 2026
"@James-x2y5u our ancestors were SOLD into slavery."

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36. @Keith-b6w2f, February 2026
"Because they ignorantly believe all of us are from Africa which isn’t true dark skinned people are everywhere on this planet"

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37. @LexRuger718, February 2026
"@Keith-b6w2f  Oh you one of them with an identity crisis"

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38. @Keith-b6w2f, February 2026
"@LexRuger718 far from it 😂"

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39. @007ohboy, February 2026
"@Keith-b6w2f Its adorable...you think youre a Native American.

What happened to being Egyptian? 😂"

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40. @Nickademas1, February 2026
"@007ohboy uh the mockery is a sign of your own ignorance. Please do research, these ideas while sometimes slightly misguided, are not so far fetched."

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41. @007ohboy, February 2026
"@Nickademas1 research BS? DNA is a thing. But dont let science get in the way of a good vibe, Dr Yakub. 😂"

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42. @Nickademas1, February 2026
"@007ohboy you've cleared up absolutely nothing then started arguing with yourself..."

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43. @killahroundz457, March 2026
"@007ohboy  oh you poor sweet summer child  you didn't know the DNA ancestry tests are for entertainment purposes only. Those aren't actually accurate you can look it up"

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44. @MsNathelia
"What do they call the British Nigerians?"

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45. @Henrymuglier92
"British Nigerians are referred to as "Britico" when we visit relatives back in Nigeria"

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46. @401Orisa
"@Henrymuglier92 Britiko was more recent and was more popular amongst older Lagosians who could differentiate between an Americana and Britiko. Akata is a general term and used more often.  An average Yoruba or Nigerians would label anyone whether Afro Asian, Afro Britiko or Afro American as Akata first. I gets called Akata daily as well. In short anyone who speak English with foreign accent even those born in Nigeriaare labeled as akata 😂"

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47. @401Orisa
"The same. Everyone born overseas are called Akata or JJC. Akata basically means Panther in Yoruba but derived for Black Panther party chapter in Nigeria. It isn’t derogatory at all but some just hate it and paint it as such"

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January 2026

48. @powderedtoastfacekillah734
"So basically Nigerians who use that word are jealous of Nigerian Americans"

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49. @Moe_Lester_fromUptwn, February 2026
"Yep. Same with nonblacks using the N word as a Slur; insecurity, envy and you said it, jealousy."

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50. @badoousain9817,February 2026
"I don't know what it means specifically, but from my understanding and explanations I've heard,  it's not entirely jealousy - it's more like delineating - saying you're not born and raised in Africa. Your own family members can call you that, so it' not entirely derogatory"

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51. @Losomosso94, February 2026
"They are really jealous of black Americans when you think about it…

How they going to jealous of Nigerians and ignore the real group of blacks that made it all possible ?

Yall try hard but will always fail unless you keep it real every second every minute about black Americans"

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52. @powderedtoastfacekillah734, February 2026
"@Losomosso94 that’s not how it works

Nigerian Americans want to show that they’re also Nigerian…and Nigerians are gatekeeping because they think Nigerian Americans had it easier

You had to try hard to misunderstand the conversation as badly as you did"

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53. @Losomosso94, February 2026
"@powderedtoastfacekillah734 Nigerian Americans definately have called black Americans akata … talk that

You misunderstanding on purpose

And we all know why when it comes to black Americans"

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54. @powderedtoastfacekillah734, February 2026
"@Losomosso94 well go comment on that video…this video is about Nigerians and Nigerian Americans, sir"

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55. @TyTyBryant,February 2026
"@powderedtoastfacekillah734 it is stop lying"

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52. @powderedtoastfacekillah734, February 2026
"@T @TyTyBryant u could simply read the video title and avoid looking this way"

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56. @TyTyBryant, February 2026
"@p @powderedtoastfacekillah734 hat’s your opinion. I only deal with facts over here"

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57. @powderedtoastfacekillah734, February 2026
"@TyTyBryant  but…the FACT is that it literally says “American Nigerians” in the title, not Black Americans

But by all means please continue whatever you think you’re doing"

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58. @TyTyBryant, February 2026
"@powderedtoastfacekillah734  akata is used on blk ppl too by Africans so what’s the point."

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59. @powderedtoastfacekillah734, February 2026
"@TyTyBryant  the point is my comment has to do with the topic of the video and you can’t stay on topic"

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60. @TyTyBryant, February 2026
"@powderedtoastfacekillah734 I guess… just know Hamites and Israelites are not brothers just because they both have different shades of brown"

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61. @JosephHenry-x2z, February 2026
"@Losomosso94 yes I'd say so as a Liberian yes its a little jealousy and a little confusion. Go to these countries in the villages and see how they live, you'd think the projects in America is super nice after leaving.. so for us it's like you have all of this and still complaining. To us it's like your rich friend talking about idk what to eat my parents order too many different food while you had 2 hot dogs and ice for dinner"

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62. @Losomosso94, February 2026
"@JosephHenry-x2z I understand … i wish they picked morally strong leaders and geo political partners and built their sovereignty unite and unite Africa like a the AES… black Americans need you guys we have no power here. Global influence but no structural power"

Yah Bless"

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63. @MarloBanfield, February 2026
"@JosephHenry-x2z  The point is, whether you are in America or Africa, our people should not be enduring such suffering for the benefit of everyone else. We are stronger together!"

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64. @owohscorner
"I'm Bi-ethnic. My mother is Black American, and my father is Igbo-Nigerian. In the 80s and 90s, ALOT of West Africans congregated in the American south– not the deep south like Louisiana, but Virginia, the Carolinas and upper Georgia. And a lot of West Africans, men and women, mixed and married with the Black Americans in those areas.

Honestly, it could be an entire Anthropological study."

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65. @juggmaneyatta4426
"In places like louisiana and Mississippi west africans were there a bit longer because of the port of new orleans and france and spain controlling the territory at seperate times. I can trace my family all the way back to 1781 before louisiana was a apart of the US"

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February 2026

66.@Cinquemendy9906
"In the Manjaku dialect (West Africa) Akata means to make it, to overcome, to reach an other side-shore-place-position"

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67. @Mo1683
"Stop lying. That’s the main issue, that it’s always purposeful misinformation"

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68. @13579hee, March 2026
"​@Mo1683 no, the truth of the matter is that they really don't even know the origins of that word"

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69. @killahroundz457, March 2026
"@Mo1683   but thats just simply not true tho, theres over 3,000 native languages in africa ,i wouldn't be surprised if  the same word has different meanings to different languages."

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70. @meesh2015
"@Ghe608
Every Caribbean parent and every African parent need to send their children home for summertime or winter time or both every year so they understand 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿"

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71. @big-aimpalancapricenationi3217, March 2026
"If they can afford it.

My family couldn't although I got to go home once."

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72. @doublepromo8240
"Strange how "akata" is a popular word now because the movie ":Sugar Hill" with Wesley Snipes and Michael Wright was released in 1994 and there is a scene where to African men tell Romello (Wesley) and Raynathan (Michael) "we cannot do business wiith akata."  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybfv_17pyGo "

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73. @Mo1683
"Yet they always play dumb with it being a slur for Black Americans"

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74. @d.7203, March 2026
"@Mo1683 the movie was written by a Black American who doesn't speak Yoruba"

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75. @mrmystery871
"Akata is not a bad word. It came from the nigerian students in US universities in the 60s during the civil rights movement. Akata in yoruba means a panther. It was first used to describe the black panther group of that era. Nowadays it is used to describe all black americans whether nigerian american or not. As long as you are born and grow up black american, you are akata."

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76. @Them_kids_momma
"I suggest you not call Black Americans that."

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77. @MangoSlade
"Godfrey is still a tether!!!!"

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78. @boomboombaby9140
"A tether is a person that comes from or has ties to another country that looks down on , questions roots not accepting the truth , disrespectful to the people that made it possible for them to enter the country.😮"
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This definition of "tether" is from the FBA lineage movement.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/10/what-word-tether-means-to-foundational.html for the 2024 pancocojams post "What The Word "Tether" Means To Foundational Black Americans (FBAs)"

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79.@Moe_Lester_fromUptwn
"@boomboombaby9140 a tether is a wolf in disguise, godfrey isn't that. He calls out the bs"

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80.@MangoSlade
"@Moe_Lester_fromUptwn That tether is against reparations!!!!!"

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81. @BronzeSista, March 2026
"Godfrey is right.  On one post on Instagram.  We talked about how Godfrey stood on business, and he make us laugh. A Nigerian man said Godfrey is not one if us.  He doesn't even act like us, and he does an accent thats not a true Nigerian accent.   We Black Americans lit him up! You don't have the authority to tell  Godfrey he's not Nigerian.  We have to defend Godfrey because he is also American"

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82, @voba2558, March 2026
"That guy is akaterian, means that guy is from abroad"

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83. @warrenbfeagins, March 2026
"Every benefit and privilege FBAs have was paid for with Black blood and bodies in the ground. We were an enslaved MINORITY. Nigerians are a free MAJORITY, yet tell us about what we should be doing??? I appreciate what Godfrey is TRYING to do. Some will get it. I'm afraid most won't. These lessons Godfrey is trying to teach are about 60 years too late. Delineation gatekeeping and vetting is here to stay. FBA fam. ♥️🇺🇸💪🏿"

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84. @TheGhettoPhilosopher
"They asses lying because Many of those aficans that are here also say stay away from the akata and its not their own kind. They mean the Americans that were slaves Cynthia Orivo should be calling herself akata but when she used it it was specifically for us."

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85. @TheGhettoPhilosopher
"@helenodiah9420 man stfu with that tether bs. Tether had one meaning now it has another. Idgaf what you say it meant. Now it's a term about black Americans. Don't mess with the akata don't sound like don't mess with your fellow tethers. Save that lame explanation to someone who is new to akata"

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86. @JoeyIsaiah, March 2026
"The mindset in these comments is disgusting, we all need to come together as one instead of fighting each other keeping the distraction going, I'm garifuna-honduran American, when my parents came to America in the 90s and how most PEOPLE SEE AMERICA is how it was marketed as "THE LAND OF THE FREE" what Americans have to understand is that in our homelands the corruption is overt and the GANGS have taken over, hec our police walk around with rifles not pistols and you're saying stay home and figure it out? ARE YOU DUMB???? THINK LIKE THIS, America will soon go through the overt corruption and that's when civil war begins and when that starts there's not enough firearms to hold anything down, what they'll do is bac out their A.i powered firearms to put everyone in chec, then what's going to happen? THE AMERICAN WILL TRY TO LEAVE AND IMMIGRATE IN ANOTHER PLACE AND IMAGINE IF THAT PLACE HOLDS THE RHETORIC OF "FIGURE IT OUT IN YOUR HOMELAND" that is why that thinking is detrimental, now for the people who aren't Americans you have to understand and RESPECT THE BLAC AMERICAN for all of their work that people like you and I benefit from while they get no credit so their anger will always be justified, the fighting NEEDS TO STOP and we all need to come together in peace and fight THEM together instead of separate, we first fight bac in America by becoming self sufficient and STOP THE HEAVY CONSUMERISM"

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March 2026

87. @graphicsRat
"From the tone of the word Akata I know it's a Yoruba word and the first time I heard the word used it was by relatives in the US who would tell stories about being timid and an African American (Akata) arriving on the scene and putting their foot down and getting the situation sorted out. The word suggests someone that either no-nonsense, sophisticated and not very traditional African. It is not intended to be a slur."

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88. @meesh2015
"Its actually a slur. Its a yoruba word that basically means animal that doesnt care for its kids."

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What "Gongo Aso" Means (information/comments and a 2012 video of Nigerian singer 9ice performing "Gongo Aso")

kennis music, Oct. 31, 2021
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Total number of views as of August 27, 2022 at 11:27 AM - 29,280

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series on the 2008 hit Nigerian record "Gongo Aso". 

This post showcases a YouTube video of 9ice performing "Gongo Aso". This post also presents definitions for the term "gongo aso" that I retrieved from various online sources.

My Editor's Note is included in this post. That note presents the lines from 9ice's "Gongo Aso"  that include the term "gongo aso". My Editor's Note also presents the line from Ghanaian singer's Camidoh's hit 2022 song "Sugarcane" that includes the term "gongo aso".

In addition my Editor's note presents my guesses about the different meanings of "gongo aso" in those two songs based on the information that I read online about that term. Additions and corrections are very welcome.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/08/2008-nigerian-afropop-song-gongo-aso-by.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post showcases a YouTube video of Nigerian singer 9ice's record "Gongo Aso" and presents information about 9ice.

The original lyrics for "Gongo Aso" are included in this post along with information and comments about that song.

The content of this post is presented for linguistics, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to 9ice for his musical legacy. Thanks to all those who were associated with that record and video. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. 

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
This information is retrieved from various online sources. These sources may not agree about what "gongo aso" means.

It's likely that the meaning of the term "gongo aso" changed over time and/or that "gongo aso" means (meant) different things depending on who used it and when it was used.

Additions and corrections are welcome.

Gongo Aso in 9ice's song
9ice may have changed the meaning of "gongo aso" in his 2008 song, Here are the lines from that song which include the term "gongo aso". (These lyrics are repeated in that song.) 

Chorus
"Gongo aso, kutupu ahu, anywhere I deh now"

Verse #1
Gongo aso, you know am on fire no be beans talk
Gongo aso, you know eni foju ana woku ebora abolaso

Verse #2

Tin baje demi demi, aiye gbo oorun mo
Gongo aso

Verse 3
Gongo aso, otiso, ewo ile ewo enu oko
Gongo aso, otiso, see people on the floor
Gongo aso, otiso, my personality no matter at all
Gongo aso, otiso, all i want is catch some fun
Gongo aso, tin ba nsile
Gongo aso, if i buy bentley
Gongo aso, kilode
Gongo aso, eje kin jaiye mi

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There are no Yoruba to English Google translate results for any of these lyrics except for the term "kutupu ahu" = "I'm sorry". 

That probably means that those non English words are from Nigerian Pidgin English.

Disclaimer: I don't speak Yoruba or Nigerian Pidgin English. However, based on the article excerpt and comments defining "gongo aso" that are quoted in this pancocojams post below, I wonder if "gongo aso" in this song means something like "Listen Up!" ("Beat the drum to spread the word"/ "Let everyone know or "Let everybody hear this").

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"Gongo Aso" in the 2022 song "Sugarcane"
Ghanaian singer Camidoh's hit song "Sugarcane" includes the term "gongo aso": "Girl you never know say you're kongo* aso/Man dem suffer to find your love"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmidK8z4YzE

*I've also seen this word spelled "gongo" in the lyrics for Camidoh's song.

Based on the meanings of "gongo aso" tha were given in the nairaland.com discussion thread (that are found below) and based on that line in Camidoh's song, my guess is that "gongo aso" means something like "someone who people talk about" (someone who people have something good to say about/someone who attracts positive attention)

Additions and corrections are welcome.
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ARTICLE EXCERPT
From https://chatterbox.vivaldi.net/2008/06/18/gongo-aso/. June 18, 2008 by Chatterbox
"GONGO ASO

9ice

The latest Nigerian hit that is driving a lot of urban young people crazy around the world is GONGO ASO by 9ice. On YouTube there are several video versions and they are impressive too. In fact, if 9ice is not careful his fans may produce a better video a la YouTube. Methinks, 9ice should add subtitles to his video for the sake of crazy international fans who do not understand YORUBA language otherwise GONGO ASO…

What is the meaning of Gongo Aso? Normally, it is a phrase used when a person is angry to warn the enemy of future revenge but 9ice did not used it that way. He used it to prove his originality in the music industry and in support of the poor masses.

It was also used to support the ghetto youngsters in order to show how they intend to hit stardom if given the opportunity. Because of the initial meaning of GONGO ASO it was only normal for people to want to listen to the song and after hearing the powerful lyrics like ‘I’m a ghetto soldier, khaki no be leather’ and yarn for more.

His poetic message was charismatic and encouraging e.g.

Life is too short/
You Know ooo/
Nobody knows tomorrow/
Dance away your sorrow/
Do like no tomorrow.”…

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SELECTED COMMENTS

Numbers added for referencing purposes only.

From https://www.nairaland.com/190987/what-does-gongo-aso-mean
1. What does Gongo Aso mean? by shilling(f): 4:09pm On Nov 03, 2008

Ok, so this is quite embarassing. But, I've been hearing about 9ice and Gongo Aso but I never really bothered listening to the song. But, since he just won the MOBOS, I decided to download it. I love the beats and I love the beats and his energy, but what's he talking about? My pidgin isn't that good either so, I just want to know because I'm really loving that song but I'll just like to know what it means.

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2. Re: What does Gongo Aso mean? by kanayo74(m): 2:12pm On Nov 04, 2008
"what he is just trying to say in the song is that what ever he does people will talk or more relatiely the talking drum will talk and bring it to the hearing of people, that he is no more a secret and he is in the open now"

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3. What does Gongo Aso mean? by lurv: 5:16am On Dec 25, 2008
"Gongoso means "Something is about to happen"

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4. Re: What does Gongo Aso mean? by dayokanu(m): 8:28am On Dec 25, 2008
..."Gongo Aso means E go happen. Something big would happen"

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5. Re: What does Gongo Aso mean? by ak001: 12:11am On Dec 28, 2008
"Gongo aso means, when you achieve success

 in endeavour you will dance and you

 will let's everybody aware of you success

 so that everybody will rejoice with you

 Gongo means Drum

 Aso means you will ear beat of the drum"
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"ear" = probably a typo for the English word "hear"

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6. Re: What does Gongo Aso mean? by A40(m): 1:25am On Dec 28, 2008
"It means rolling out the drums for a successful event could also mean something suprising and unexpected"

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From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5u6eYq-UtA
Vusumuzi Mathumo-Githendu, 2017
"what does gongo aso mean? what language is it? am from south africa"

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Reply
Jimmy Steeve, 2017
"Vusumuzi Mathumo-Githendu something spectacular is going to happen when you hit a lotto in a simple term and the language is yoruba language from western Nigeria"

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Reply
Chris Oghenetega Maloney, 2019
"Jimmy Steeve bebeloo u don reach lol 😆"

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Visitor comments are welcome.

Nigerian Hit Song "Buga" by Kizz Daniel, featuring Tekno (official video, lyrics with English language explanatory notes)

Kizz Daniel, June 22, 2022
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Here are some statistics for this YouTube video as of July 18, 2022 at 12:10 PM ET
total # of views - 27,750,166 total # of comments -19,107

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part I of a three part pancocojams series on Nigerian singers Kizz Daniel, featuring Tekno's 2022 song and video "Buga".

This post showcases the official YouTube video for "Buga" and includes the lyrics to that song. That song is sung in Yoruba, Nigerian Pidgin English, and American English (including African American Vernacular English). Explanations in English for some of those lyrics are included in this pancocojams post.

This post also includes some information about Kizz Daniel &Tekno and a few general comments from that video's discussion thread.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/07/when-how-yoruba-word-buga-became-name.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. That post showcases a video of a TikTok Buga dance challenge and presents information & comments about the origin and meanings of the word 'buga".in Nigeria. 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-carnival-theme-for-kizz-daniels.html  for Part III of this pancocojams series. That post showcases a YouTube video of Nigeria's Calabar carnival and presents information and comments about that carnival.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and asesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Kizz Daniel, Tekno, and all those who are associated with the "Buga" song and its official YouTube video. 

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INFORMATION ABOUT KIZZ DANIEL & INFORMATION ABOUT TEKNO
Excerpt #1
From https://thescoove.africa/kizz-daniel-buga-lyrics-meaning/ Kizz Daniel “Buga” Lyrics Meaning [Explained] Posted on May 22, 2022By : The Scoove Africa 
…."Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, formerly known as Kiss Daniel, is a Nigerian recording artist, performer, and entertainer best known for his chart-topping hit “Woju” and critically acclaimed song “Yeba” (May 2018).

Kizz Daniel has his own record label, Fly Boy Inc., which he founded. Kizz Daniel was born in the Nigerian state of Ogun"...
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Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kizz_Daniel for more information about Kizz Daniel.

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Excerpt #2
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tekno_(musician)
"Augustine Miles Kelechi (born December 17, 1990), popularly known as Tekno, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.[1]

[...]

Born - December 17, 1990 (age 31)

Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria"...

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LYRICS - BUGA

(written by Tekno and Kizz Daniel)

[Intro: Kizz Daniel]
Hey!
Don’t sleep
Don’t sleep
Wake up
Collect your money
Collect your money
Wake up, eh!
Collect your money
Collect your money
Wake up
Giddem

[Verse 1: Kizz Daniel]

Gbe'ra, gbe'ra
Gbe'ra go get that mullah (wake up)
Mo ni ko kala
Kala gb'owo yẹn o
Kala gb’owo yẹn l'ọwọ dealer
You don work, you don try (try)
You suppose to dey j’aiye (j’aiye)
Kilo kan mi kan pesin matter o
Pesin wey don mad, oi
When I land, I land softly on a sofa floor
So far, so good, ko ni baje

[Chorus: Kizz Daniel & Tekno]

Let me see you (go low low low)
Let me see you (go low low low low)
Buga wọn, lemme buga wọn
Lemme see you dey buga (go low low low)
Lemme see you (go low low low)
Buga wọn, lemme buga wọn
Lemme see you dey buga o (go low low low)
Lemme see you (go low low low)
Buga wọn, lemme buga wọn
Lemme see you dey buga o (go low low low)
Lemme see you (go low low low)
Buga wọn, lemme buga wọn
Lemme see you dey buga

[Verse 2: Tekno]

Gbe'ra, oh ah
Gb'era o
Gbera
Go get the dollar (wake up)
Go baller, kala gb'owo yẹn o
Kala gb’owo yẹn l'ọwọ dealer
You don work, you don try
You suppose dey high
Ki lo kan wọn, o ṣẹ fun wọn
Pesin wey don mad
When I land, I land softly on a sofa floor
So far, so good, koni baje

[Chorus: Kizz Daniel & Tekno]

Let me see you (go low low low)
Let me see you (go low low low)
Buga wọn, lemme buga wọn
Lemme see you dey buga (go low low low)
Lemme see you (go low low low)
Buga wọn, lemme buga wọn
Lemme see you dey buga o (go low low low)
Lemme see you (go low low low)
Buga wọn, lemme buga wọn
Lemme see you dey buga o (go low low low)
Lemme see you (go low low low)
Buga wọn, lemme see me you buga wọn
Lemme see you ooo

[Outro: Kizz Daniel]

(Go low low low)
(Let me see you)
(Go low low low)
(Go low low low)
You don work, you don try
You suppose to dey fly

Source: https://genius.com/Kizz-daniel-buga-lyrics

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXPLANATIONS ABOUT SOME OF LYRICS FOR KIZZ DANIEL AND TEKNO'S SONG "BUGA"

Additions and corrections are welcome.

baller = (as used in the lyrics: Go baller) - African American English slang for men who come into money and spends it extravagantly like a rich athlete 
Read entries in https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=baller

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buga [pronounced booGAH] - "to unapologetically flaunt yourself as well as your success and achievements"
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This definition is from Heritage Afrique's comment given as #2 given below. That definition conforms with other online sources. Visit Part II of this pancocojams series for more information and comments about the Yoruba word "buga"] 

The information about the correct pronunciation for the Yoruba word "buga" is from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVHj7urXwVE [video & comment]

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Buga wọn
Same meaning as as "buga" [given above], but with the expanded meaning that you can flaut yourself and your accomplishments because you succeeded (won; deserve it) 

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Dealer - a referent for a street smart person (This informal term is modeled after "baller" [See above definition, although "dealer" isn't used that way in African American Vernacular English or in other forms of American English 

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Don = "done" (past tense f"done") [In the context of the words "you don workl you don try:
"you have worked; you have tried [and succeeded]" 

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Gbera = "Get your ass up"
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Michael Udeze, a commenter in the discussion thread for Kizz Daniel's official video for "Buga" wrote this definition for "gbera". Google translate gives the Yoruba to English translation "move on"

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Gbera o = "move on" (with the "o" at the end emphasizing what is said] 

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Go low low low = dance low to the floor/the ground

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Giddem = Nigerian Pidgin English for "[go] get them"
 
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Kala gb'owo yẹn o" - Get your money without remorse 
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Michael Udeze, a commenter in the discussion thread for Kizz Daniel's official video for "Buga" wrote this definition for "Kala gb'owo yẹn o". Google translate from Yoruba to English gives the translation "take that money" 

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Koni baji - "not broken" [Google translate from Yoruba to English]

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Mo ni ko kala - "I said no"  [Google translate from Yoruba to English]

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Mullah (given in this song as "go et that mullah") = "mullah" is a misspelling of the English language slang word "moolah" meaning "money"

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SELECTED COMMENTS ABOUT THIS SONG FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR THIS SHOWCASED VIDEO

All of these comments are from June 22, 2022 to July 18, 2022 and are presented in relative chronological order with the oldest comments given first, except for replies.

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLF90M96m2Q   [This is the link to the official YouTube video of Kizz Daniel, featuring Tekno's song "Buga". That video is embedded in this pancocojams post.] 

1. Danfo wahala
"Hey ,

If you are here in 2090 , I was here in 2022 .

"BUGA" by Kizz Daniel and Tekno was a massive hit around the world .

Kizz Daniel and Tekno where among the best Nigerian musicians of their time . In 2022, Nigerian music was a success and it was internationally validated  and we Nigerians were really proud of this achievement .

Hope the world is a better place in  2090 , stay safe and be a good human"

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2. Heritage Afrique
"For those who do not speak or understand Yoruba (a language of the people native to South West Nigeria), Buga means to unapologetically flaunt yourself as well as your success and achievements. Big thumbs up to TG Omori, dude is clearly the best in the Music video art in Nigeria today. Kizz, the most underrated in Nigeria, never records a bad song, back to back hits.

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3. Wavecurve
"As a Nigerian who grew up dancing to foreign music, I want to thank the new generation of Nigerians for making Nigeria shine on the World Map. Also, let the record show that Nigerian youths conquered world music scene on their own, without any help from the corrupt and useless Government of Nigeria."

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4. Valery Njong
"Hit track on fire🔥 🔥 🔥   I sincerely adore the talent, spirit, message, and wisdom invoked to realize this master piece. Kizz and Techno are great artist.Who else noticed the powerful silent message of this art, for our  Nigerian singers using another African country's flag (the Cameroon 🇨🇲 flag) with Oga Sabinus versus the Nigeria 🇳🇬 flag as main flag to showcase throughout this amazing video? It's called UNITY!!! Kudos guys!!!🙌"
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Oga Sabinus is a popular Nigerian comedian.

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5. Bam Bam
"I am black American (African American preferably) and I am obsessed with the beauty, culture,  and music of Nigeria and Our mother continent Africa as a whole! Visited Lagos and Abuja last month! Let’s us all unite from the diaspora to the continent! Love Kizz Daniel! Perfect song! ❤️ 🙌🏾✊🏾"

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Reply
6. Interesting Things To Know
"Nice to hear you visited Lagos and Abuja.... Coincidentally, this video was shot in both Lagos and Abuja.....(The location of the video was confirmed by the video director on his Twitter page for those doubting)... and the abandoned airplane you see in the video (CEO AIRLINES written on it), the airplane is in the Idu Industrial Area, Abuja, Nigeria"

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7. Bonga Sean Ndhlovu
"The song automatically became the worlds favorite. We also love it in planet Mars keep it up❤️"

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8. wnnalis cioov
"Finally Buga is trending #1 best song big up the best musicians of our generation"

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9. dery juliet
"Please what does the lyrics in the song says."

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Reply
10. Kevin Kataerr
"@dery juliet  he's saying that you should enjoy yourself you have been through a lot and deserve to have some time out, you should dance, rejoice cus it's that time. Just saying be happy now, you deserve that much after everything you've been though."

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11. Rachael P.
"No clue what country or language this is. But it is so beautiful. Idk what he's saying but he can have me as long as he speaks to me in this language. Lol beautiful video and the song is 🔥🔥🔥! Much respect to the culture. 🇹🇹🇬🇾 in da building!!"

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Reply 
12. olasanoye samuel
"It's Nigeria. The language is Yoruba and Nigerian pidgin English. The song is basically about celebration. Enjoying yourself after working... Dance and go low low low low then 'Buga' which means to boast."

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13. Neema Jamani
"Dedicado a mi amor colombiano que quiere entender la letra de la canción. Lo que está diciendo es una especie de aliento inspirador para cualquiera que se sienta decepcionado o derrotado después de esforzarse tanto por tener éxito. "Buga" es una jerga nigeriana que significa "presumir" o "estar orgulloso".

¡La canción anima a uno a despertarse, tomarse en serio su fuente de ingresos y ganar su dinero! Ni siquiera te preocupes por la "gente loca" que te odiaría innecesariamente por nada. ¡Sé serio, haz tu dinero y "siéntete orgulloso" de tu logro!

Los africanos a menudo muestran orgullo encogiéndose de hombros. ¡Por eso se encogen de hombros cuando dicen "Buga"! "
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Google translate from Spanish to English:
“Dedicated to my Colombian love who wants to understand the lyrics of the song. What he is saying is a kind of inspirational encouragement for anyone who feels disappointed or defeated after trying so hard to succeed. "Buga" is a Nigerian slang meaning "to show off" or "to be proud".

The song encourages one to wake up, get serious about their source of income and earn their money! Don't even worry about "crazy people" who would unnecessarily hate you for nothing. Be serious, make your money and "be proud" of your achievement!

Africans often show pride by shrugging their shoulders. That's why they shrug their shoulders when they say "Buga"! “

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14. ONLINETZMEDIA
"2 weeks are enough to give Kizz daniel 20 million viewers 🙌"

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15. Solomon Paul
"Song of the year. Who has not heard buga in the world?🤔🤔"

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16. Koundara Badiar
"Peut être je suis le seul francophone d'abord a intervenir dans cette musique de classe mondiale... j'aime bien cette musique et ces artistes talentueux qui sont Kizz  Daniel Ft Tekno je vous j'aime depuis la Guinée 🇬🇳 🇬🇳🇬🇳😍🙏"
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Google translate from French to English
"Maybe I'm the only French speaker first to intervene in this world class music... I like this music and these talented artists who are Kizz Daniel Ft Tekno I love you from Guinea 🇬🇳 🇬🇳🇬 🇳😍🙏"

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17. Brigit Okeka
"We don't understand a thing here but who cares? The beats, voice, dance and video are worth my dancing every day"

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18. GEMZ
"I see my flag! We definitely jamming from South India to Ladakh! BLess up! 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳"
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In addition to the India flag, this video showcased flags of various African nations besides Cameroon which is mentioned in comment #-- of this pancocojams compilation. Which flags can you identify?

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19. Gideon Mathenge
"Should be the world Cup music. #Africa"

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20. Pepe Kale
"This song just boosts my morale when I'm down, viva l'Afrique !!!"

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Explanations For Nigerian Pidgin English Words & Sayings In The 2021 South African/Nigerian "Ke Star Remix"

Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest Update: Feb. 14, 2021 - title change

This is Part V of a five pancocojams series that showcases songs that include the South African phrase "Tsiki Tsiki Yo".

This post presents the lyrics for "Ke Star Remix". 

That post also presents English explanations for Nigerian Pidgin English lyrics in the 2021 South African/Nigerian collaboration "Ke Star" Remix". Almost all of these explanations are from online articles and from comments from various YouTube discussion threads. 

"Ke Star Remix" is a remix of South African hit song 2020 "Ke Star".  "Ke Star" is credited to two South Africans -(composer, rapper) Focalistic and (the beatmaker) Vigro Deep. "Ke Star Remix" is credited to Focalistic and Nigerian superstar Davido.  

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-origins-meanings-of-south-african.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post presents a comment and further explanations about the origins and meanings of the South African phrase "Tsiki Tsiki yo". Examples of that phrase that are used as a nickname for South African soccer player Thabo Mooki are also included in this post. 

That post also showcases a YouTube sound file of the 1994 South African record "Tsiki Tsiki Yo" (also given as "Tsiki Tsiki" or "Tsikitsiki") by Kwaito pioneer singer, musician, and composer M'Du Masilela.  Information about M'Du Masilela is included in this post. 

Selected comments from this video's discussion thead are also included in this post. 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/02/south-african-2014-songs-tsiki-tsiki-by.html 
for Part II of this pancocojams series. That post  showcases the 2014 official YouTube video of the South African song "Tsiki Tsiki" by Duncan Skuva and a YouTube video the original videovy Duncan and the remix of that song by Duncan Skuva featuring Mampintsha, Professor & AKA.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/02/ke-star-with-its-tsiki-tsiki-yo-phrase.html  for Part III of this pancocojams series.That post showcases the 2020 official YouTube video of the song "Ke Star" by South Africans Focalistic and Vigro Deep and the 2021 official YouTube remix of "Ke Star" by (South African) Focalistic and (Nigerian) Davido, and South African (Vigro Deep). The phrase "Tsiki Tsiki Yo" is prominately featured in that song.

That post also includes information about Focalistic, Vigro Deep, and Davido.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, aesthetic, and educational purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Focalistic Maradona, Vigro Deep, and Davido for their musical legacies. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.

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LYRICS: KE STAR REMIX
(Focalistic Maradona & Davido)

[Intro: Focalistic & Davido]

Tju tju tju tju tju tju tju tju
Ase trap tse ke...
Ase trap tse ke pina tsako kasi

E wole, ye kowole (Mi bo mi bo)
Kowole ye kowole (Mi bo mi bo mi bo)
Kowole ye kowole (Elele, mii bo mi bo mi bo)
Kowole ye kowole (Elele lele, mii bo mi bo mi bo)

Tule
(Baddest)
Tule jare (Tule jor)
(Tule)

Chee!
Gege!
Oya na!
Ele!

[Verse: Davido]

Beta rest beta rest beta rest (Beta rest)
You don try e no do, bеta rest (Beta)
Beta rеst beta rest beta rest (Beta rest)
You don try e no do, beta rest (Beta)
Not intentional, nothing personal
Feel the pressure now when you come to my face (Come to my face)
See as I spray the dollar now that's intentional, international unconventional craze (Tule jor)
International craze

It goes down when my G's connect
No disconnect
I dey catch cruise forget
If you talk you collect
It goes down when my G's connect (Connect)
No disconnect
I dey catch cruise forget
If you talk you collect (Shekpe)

[Chorus: Focalistic]
Ene ke star, bare "Qim shelele!"
Midnight Mkhalele, tlako sebele, bula sekele
Ene ke star, bare "Qim shelele!" (It goes down when my G's connect)
Midnight Mkhalele (No disconnect) tlako sebele
Bula sekele

[Post-Chorus: Focalistic & Davido]

Yho, yho, yho, yho, yho, yho (Tsikitsiki, tsikitsiki!)
Tsikitsiki, yho! tsikitsiki, yho! tsikitsiki, yho!
Yho, yho, yho, yho, yho, yho (Tsikitsiki, tsikitsiki!)
Tsikitsiki, yho! tsikitsiki, yho! tsikitsiki, yho!
Yho, yho, yho, yho, yho, yho (Tsikitsiki, tsikitsiki!)
Tsikitsiki, yho! tsikitsiki, yho! tsikitsiki, yho!
Yho, yho, yho, yho, yho, yho (Tsikitsiki, tsikitsiki!)
Tsikitsiki, yho! tsikitsiki, yho! tsikitsiki, yho

[Refrain: Focalistic & Davido]

Ase trap tse ke pina tsa ko kasi
It goes down when my G's connect
No disconnect
I dey catch cruise forget
If you talk you collect

[Chorus: Focalistic]

Ene ke star, bare "Qim shelele!"
Midnight Mkhalele, tlako sebele
Bula Sekele
Eh’na re on, on, on, on, on
Maradona o dlala rough, rough, rough, rough, rough
Eh’na re on, on, on, on, on
Vigro o dlala rough, rough, rough, rough, rough

Ase trap tse ke...

Ene ke star, bare "Qim shelele!"
Midnight Mkhalele, tlako sebele
Bula Sekele

Ene ke star, bare "Qim shelele!"
Midnight Mkhalele, tlako sebele
Bula Sekele

Ene ke star, bare "Qim shelele!"
Midnight Mkhalele, tlako sebele
Bula Sekele

[Post-Chorus: Focalistic]

Yho, yho, yho, yho, yho, yho
Tsikitsiki, yho! tsikitsiki, yho! tsikitsiki, yho!
Yho, yho, yho, yho, yho, yho
Tsikitsiki, yho! tsikitsiki, yho! tsikitsiki, yho!
Yho, yho, yho, yho, yho, yho
Tsikitsiki, yho! tsikitsiki, yho! tsikitsiki, yho!
Yho, yho, yho, yho, yho, yho
Tsikitsiki, yho! tsikitsiki, yho! tsikitsiki, yho!

 [Chorus: Focalistic]

Ene ke star, bare "Qum shelele!"
Midnight Mkhalele, tlako sebele
Bula Sekele

Eh’na re on, on, on, on, on
Maradona o dlala rough, rough, rough, rough, rough
Eh’na re on, on, on, on, on
Vigro o dlala rough, rough, rough, rough, rough

[Outro: Focalistic]

Ase trap tse ke...
Ase trap tse ke Pina tsako Kasi

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EXPLANATIONS ABOUT THE NIGERIAN PIDGIN ENGLISH WORDS & SAYINGS IN THIS SONG

These explanations are given in alphabetical order based on the first letter of the word/sayings.

Numbers added for referencing purposes only.

[Additions and corrections are welcome.]

Beta Rest
From https://allafrica.com/stories/202112120227.html "Nigeria: 'Werey Dey Disguise', 'Cut Soap for Me', Other Nigerian Pop Culture Slang That Trended in 2021" by Onu Stephen 12 December 2021

"Beta Rest' is a famous line from 'Ke Star' remix, a hit track by the South African Amapiano virtuoso, Focalistic, featuring Davido.

In local parlance, 'Beta rest' is used to tell a person to 'calm down' or 'cool your nerves'

It's used alongside the phrase ' I dey catch cruise forget If you talk you collect.' "

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From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U1GTGuu1d8&ab_channel=MansaMayne "Focalistic & Davido - Ke Star [Remix] [Feat. Vigro Deep] (Official Music Video) REACTION", published by Mansa Mayne, Mar 8, 2021

1. ToughBlackseed, 2021
"Better rest, better rest, better rest; you don try  e nor do....better rest..... That verse is in Nigerian pigin english, which could be  interpreted to mean ;" take a rest (chill),  your effort didn't go far enough....you need to take a rest."

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2. Chukwuka D Onyema, 2021
"he is saying "better rest better rest... u don try e no gree" you have tried and it didn't work, u should just rest or chill"

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I dey catch cruise forget
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQKKCXXRcKE&ab_channel=FOCALISTICMARADONAFOCALISTIC MARADONA

1. Michael Lee, 2022
"What does I dey catch cruise forget mean"

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2. Alafia TV, 2022
"Don't sweat, I'm having fun effortlessly"

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3. True Thots, 2022
"Hmm to translate pidgin hard ooh😅. In American kind of slang it will be something like " forget it men ! , im just chilling having a good time""
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"Catch cruise" is a Nigerian Pidgin English phrase that came before "catch cruise forget". Here's a definition and some examples of "catch cruise":  
From https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=catch%20cruise
Here's one definition for the Nigerian Pidgin English term "catch cruise"
"catch cruise

a slang used mostly in nigeria, that means having fun, sometimes at the expense of other people

i catch cruise when i want, marriage doesn't stop me-some evicted dude"

by skaehfjaesv January 23, 2022

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From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VegWIiwn0yI "Focalistic & Davido - Ke Star [Remix] [Feat. Vigro Deep] (Official Music Video) | TFLA"

1. Stanley Nomeh, 2021
"Two mad countries comes together is cruise 🇿🇦🇳🇬lit🔥🔥🔥"

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2. Stanley Nomeh, 2021
G connect swear just de catch cruise✅💰💶💯

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If you talk you collect
Pancocojams Editor: I haven't come across an explanation for this line in "Ke Star Remix".
My guess is it means something like "If  we talk to each other (i.e. work together), we'll collect the rewards of our efforts.

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It goes down when my G's connect, No disconnect
[Pancocojams Editor's Note] I've found comments about the use of the word "Gs" in these lines from Ke Star Remix", but no explanation about the entire two lines. 
Here's what I believe these lines mean.  

"Good things happen when my guys ["buddies", "posse") connect , not disconnect." 

I think "connect" has the larger meaning of "work together" and "disconnect" has the larger meaning "do things that are detrimental to each other." 

While I believe that the word "G's" means your guys (buddies, posse" in this song and in other contemporary songs, the original African American Vernacular English (AAVE) meaning of g's is "gangsta" (as in "O.G"- original gangsta). Referring to someone as an O.G. was and still is a highly complimentary referent for someone who actually was a Hip Hop pioneer and/or someone who conducts themselves (performs) like an O.G,
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Here are some comments about these particular "Ke Star Remix" lines 
From  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQKKCXXRcKE&ab_channel=FOCALISTICMARADONAFOCALISTIC MARADONA

1. 6God, 2021
"I'm a South African but what Davido did here is too much_"it goes down when my g's connect,no disconnect"🔥🔥🔥😭"

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2. Vhuhwavho Mulondo🇿🇦, 2021
" @i jones  What does it mean"

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3. Prime Official, 2021
"@Vhuhwavho Mulondo🇿🇦 

Nothing.  Gz  can means your guys or buddies"

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4. Jude C ominyi, 2021
"Gz means your friends, your guys , you coliques etc"
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Here's a comment that has "don't connent" in place of "no connect":
Nnamdi George, 2021;  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VegWIiwn0yI&ab_channel=ThatFireLA
"It goes down when my gees connect, don't disconnect. I dey catch cruise forget if you talk you collect."

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See as I spray the dollar
[Pancocojams Editor's Note]: "Spraying dollars" is a Nigerian custom (and custom in other West African nations), when people shower a bride and groom or performers or other prominent people with paper money. This custom honors and shows appreciation for the person being sprayed.

In the context of the Ke Star Remix song, Davido is saying that he is the one spraying people with money (by virtue of his collaboration with the South African rapper/Dj.  
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Here's a comment about Davido's portion of "KeStar Remix" begins with "See as I spray the dollar":

Nicole Makuyana, 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQKKCXXRcKE&ab_channel=FOCALISTICMARADONAFOCALISTIC MARADONA 
"Davido's voice screams money. Even if he jus coughs in his verse that song will be a hit. I know some musicians who are vocaly talented but not money talented. But Davido everything he touches turns into gold. It's a God given gift, don't argue with me, go argue with your ancestors, Tule😂."
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Read the entry for the word "Tule" below.

Click for https://www.brides.com/money-dance-tradition-5074509#:~:text=Nigerian%20Money%20Spray,dance%20behind%20the%20wedding%20party. for the Nigerian Money Spray portion of the article.

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Shekpe

[Pancocojams Editor's Note] In the context of Davido's verse in "Ke Star Remix", I believe that the word "Skekpe" means something like "Let's drink to that."

Here's a definition for "Skepe" from the Nigerian Pidgin English website "Naijalingo"
http://naijalingo.com/words/shekpe#:~:text=Naijalingo%3A%20shekpe-,Shekpe,gin%20that%20can%20be%20consumed.

"Shekpe

Definition:Any hot drink. Or local gin that can be consumed.Example: Ete, abeg buy shekpe mek we high. This shekpe na correct."

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Tule

From https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/naija-fashion/451650-seven-trending-nigerian-slangs-their-meanings.html "Seven trending Nigerian slangs, their meanings"

"These words, though fleeting, are required in every “hustling” Nigerian’s vocabulary to improve street credibility.

Tule

“Tule” is another of Davido’s many slang. In a video the star artiste made in reaction to the news of his rift with another artiste, Burna Boy, in Ghana, he was seen shouting “Tule Joor, Tule Jare.”

“Tule” is a Yoruba word that means “free me, release me, or leave me.”

The word found its way unto many lips when many Nigerians started shouting “Tule” on social media for a N2m cash that Davido promised to whoever could replicate his original video.

In the street vocabulary, “Tule” is used to tell people to drop a topic or leave you alone and stop bothering you.”

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Tule jor
1. From https://naijapower.com/tule-joor-meaning-in-english/, 2020 "Tule Joor, Tule Jare Meaning In English, Tule Challenge" [no author or publishing date provided]

"Few days ago, Davido took his social media page posted a new slang/lamba ‘Tule Joor!!’ or ‘Tule Jare!’

 In a recent communique with Davido and the Cubana Chief Priest, the singer revealed that it mean  ‘Tule Joor!!’ or ‘Tule Jare!’ means Open.

The new slang ‘Tule Joor!!’ or ‘Tule Jare!’ has been the new trend on the street is been used by lot of his fans.

Also, Davido has announced the #TuleChallenge with a whooping sum of 2 million naira for whoever wins this challenge.”

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