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West African Pidgin core wordlist — forms beginning with J — 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 19 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.

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This page lists the 19 words beginning with J in the West African Pidgin community dictionary. Each word 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.

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19 words and 0 phrases — 19 entries in total.

Words (19)

J (19)

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

chaotic or disorganized state, often used to describe someone emotionally unstable or…

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

judge

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

A song or a music track

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

songs or musical tracks

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

To flee, escape, or emigrate for a better life

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

Extra or bonus given after a purchase

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

To wise up

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

trickery (deception or cleverness)

/jɛr/ phonetic transcription

ear

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

Jeans

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

friendship

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

jollof rice

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

happiness

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

to jump

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

Junction

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

very happy or joyful

/ju/ phonetic transcription

thou

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

witchcraft/spirit

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

justice

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