Sometime In May

Glossary

- CHAPTER 1

• Noor (also spelled Nur, Nor, or Nour) is an Arabic unisex name meaning ’light’ in Arabic.
• “Where you dey go?” is Nigerian Pidgin that translates to “Where are you going?”
• Fura da Nono is a traditional drink made by the Fulani from cow milk.
• Whot is a game played with a set of non-standard cards in five suits: circles, crosses, triangles, stars, and squares.
• Nauu is Nigerian Pidgin used to emphasise friendliness, familiarity or distress. Danfo is a yellow minibus used for public transport Ayo is a unisex Yoruba given name that means ’Joy’.

- CHAPTER 2

• Fisayo is a Yoruba given name that means ’God add to my blessing’.
• Ha’an’ is an exclamation used in informal conversations to express mild surprise depending on context and tone.
• NEPA was originally the power holding company of Nigeria.
• Ifeoma is a Nigerian (Igbo) name that means ’good thing’.
• Pele is a Yoruba word. A soft way of saying ‘sorry’ or ‘take it easy’.
• 'Oyinbo pepper' is a Nigerian slang that means ’foreign person’.
• I get wetin you want means “I have what you want.”
• 'Shebi' is a Nigerian slang with a lot of meaning, but examples are ’Is it not?’ or ’Isn’t it true?’
• Ankara is a cloth featuring brightly coloured patterns using a resist dye.
• 'Oya' is a Nigerian slang that means a call to action to do something quickly.
• 'E dey here' is a Nigerian slang meaning “It is here’.
• NITEL was Nigeria’s state-run telephone service before mobile networks.
• Tayo is a Yoruba given name that means ’worth joy’ or ’happiness has arrived’.

- Chapter 3

• Kayode is a Yoruba given name that means ’He brought joy’.

- CHAPTER 4

• Efo Riro is a Nigerian vegetable soup. Kpomo is cow skin.
• Eba is a Nigerian meal made from dried cassava.
• Suya is a spicy meat skewer, popular in West Africa.
• Pelumi (also Oluwapelumi) is a Yoruba name meaning ’God is with me’.
• Surulere is a residential and commercial local government area situated on the mainland of Lagos, Nigeria

- CHAPTER 5

• Ali is a male Arabic name that means ’high’, ’elevated’ or ’champion’.
• Jasmine is a female Arabic name that means ’flower’.
• Moin-moin is a Nigerian type of food made from beans.

- CHAPTER 6

• Zobo is a ruby-red West African drink brewed from dried hibicus petals

- CHAPTER 9

• Adebayo is a Yoruba name that means ’The crown became joy’.

- CHAPTER 10

• Tobi is a Yoruba given name that means ’God is good’.

- CHAPTER 11

• Semovita is a paste made from coarsely ground durum wheat.
• Egusi soup is a soup made out of melon seeds.
• Jare is a Yoruba word used for emphasis or softness, often to dismiss, reassure, or downplay something.
• Asa-Oke is a handwoven cloth of the Yoruba. Iro is a wrapper in Yoruba.
• Buba is a blouse.
• Ipele is a shawl.
• Gele is a head tie worn primarily by women in Nigeria and West Africa.