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West African Pidgin

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NGWest African Pidgin
head[hɛd]
noun
head

“My head dey pain me.”

My head is hurting.

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NGWest African Pidgin
matriarch(matriarch)[ˈmeɪ.tri.ɑːrk]Means head
noun
A woman who is the head of a family or tribe

“My mama na matriarch for this family.”

My mother is the matriarch of this family.

Also means
  1. matriarch
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NGWest African Pidgin
patriarch(patriarch)[ˈpeɪ.tri.ɑːrk]Means head
noun
A man who is the head of a family or tribe

“My papa be the patriarch wey hold us together.”

My father is the patriarch who holds us together.

Also means
  1. patriarch
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NGWest African Pidgin
Fila[fi-la]Appears in an example
noun
traditional cap

“Put your fila for head make we go pati.”

Put on your traditional cap so we can go to the party.

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