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West African Pidgin core wordlist — forms beginning with G — NG

Recorded forms from the ASJP Database; not yet reviewed by a native speaker.

Core wordlist. These forms are phonetic transcriptions from the ASJP Database; native spelling has not been recorded yet. This page lists 41 recorded forms in West African Pidgin, each shown as a phonetic transcription in slashes.

Source: Wichmann, Søren, Eric W. Holman, Cecil H. Brown, Matthew S. Dryer, and Qibin Ran (eds.). 2025. The ASJP Database (version 21). https://asjp.clld.org — licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

This page lists the 31 words and 10 phrases beginning with G in the West African Pidgin community dictionary. Each entry has its own page with its full meaning and example sentence. This data is openly available at no cost for language preservation and research, with attribution to LanguageKnow. You can return to the home page or browse all languages at any time.

West African Pidgin (NG)

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31 words and 10 phrases — 41 entries in total.

Words (31)

G (31)

Garri (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Processed cassava flakes (a staple food)

Gbab (West African Pidgin) Verb AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Grasp

Gbaf (West African Pidgin) Verb AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Snatch

Gbagbe (West African Pidgin) verb AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

to forget

Gbanjo (West African Pidgin) Noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Bargain

gbas gbos (West African Pidgin) adverb AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

unexpectedly or surprisingly

Gbedu (West African Pidgin) noun Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

Music, usually high-energy or loud

Gbege (West African Pidgin) noun Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

Serious trouble or conflict

Gbese (West African Pidgin) noun Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

Debt or a financial obligation

Gbidim (West African Pidgin) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

A heavy sound of falling

Gbono (West African Pidgin) adjective Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

Hot

Gele (West African Pidgin) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Headgear

get (West African Pidgin) verb AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

to have

Gidigba (West African Pidgin) adverb AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Firmly

gist (West African Pidgin) verb AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

to chat

go (West African Pidgin) verb AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

to go

goat (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

goat

Gobe (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Trouble or a major problem

God (West African Pidgin) noun Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

God

God-pikin (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Child of God

gold (West African Pidgin) adjective AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

gold

gossip (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

curiosity

Govament (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Government

governance (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

the act of governing or managing a country or organization

Graundnot (West African Pidgin) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Peanut

Greedy (West African Pidgin) adjective AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

selfish

green (West African Pidgin) adjective AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

green

grey (West African Pidgin) adjective AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

gray

gri (West African Pidgin) adjective AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

green

groove (West African Pidgin) verb AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

to dance or enjoy music

guardian (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

guardian

Phrases (10)

Garri don full di pot. (West African Pidgin) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The situation is complete or has reached its limit.

Go buy drog fo chemist. (West African Pidgin) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Go buy medicine at the pharmacy.

Go plant kon. (West African Pidgin) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Go and plant corn.

God no dey sleep. (West African Pidgin) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

God is always watching and will eventually bring justice or help.

Graund don wet. (West African Pidgin) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The ground is wet.

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