Bo

Definition

Food. Possibly borrowed from Ivorian Nouchi via Takoradi into Ghana.

Pijin Example

I gɛt sɔm bɛt bo bi fɔ hiɛ dey chɔp.

English Translation

I got some good food here I’m eating.

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Abolo

Muscle bound macho man.

locations where used: Abidjan, Takoradi

Countries of origin: Ghana, Ivory Coast

word types: noun

Amebo

A gossiper, gossipmonger…

locations where used: Edo State, Lagos

Countries of origin: Nigeria

word types: adjective, noun

Awam

Literally, fake or scam.

locations where used: Accra, Takoradi, Tamale

Countries of origin: Ghana

word types: adjective

Back-a-bush

Backwater, rural, countryside,

locations where used: Belize City

Countries of origin: Belize, Jamaica

word types: noun

Chaka Chaka

Messy, disorganized

locations where used: Cape Coast, Freetown, Kingston

Countries of origin: Ghana, Jamaica, Sierra Leone

word types: adjective

Chɔk

Wait

locations where used: Accra, Takoradi, Tamale

Countries of origin: Ghana

word types: verb

Dey

1. to be, to exist,

Countries of origin: Belize, Ghana, Jamaica, Nigeria, Sierra Leone

word types: verb

Dukunu

ground green corn boiled

Countries of origin: Belize

word types: noun