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Why Do Nigerians Call "Fufu" "Swallow"?

Farooq A. Kperogi Thursday, April 16, 2020 swallow

By Farooq A. Kperogi Twitter: @farooqkperogi My all-American teenage daughter asked me from what Nigerian language "swolo" was...

Popular Expressions English Borrowed from Other Languages

Farooq A. Kperogi Sunday, April 19, 2015 Sunday Trust

By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Dictionary.com has an interesting slide show of 9 popular expressions in English th...

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