The word “Makurdi,” for example, comes with a story. When
our colonial masters first visited the area now refered to as Makurdi, they wanted to
the meet the person in-charge. And the locals kept referring to a rich
merchant, whom they called mai-kudi, which translates to ‘owner of money’ in
Hausa. Knowing the white man and his habit of killing our African names started
calling the whole town Makurdi. And that is how the town, Makurdi, got its
name.
Which words have been borrowed from Nigerian Languages? We
are going to answer that question today. Here are some English words that have
Nigerian Origin.
