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Borrowed exclamation from Tswana/Sotho pop culture meaning 'Oh my God!' or astonishment. Dragged out for effect ('Ijojoj...

Ijoro (Night)

Ijoro ryiza (Good night)

Maison en Guéré (House in Guéré)

Ikamba (Trophy/medal)

Ikaramu (Pen)

The township / hood.

Ikawa (Coffee)

Ikawa y'Uburundi (Burundian coffee)

Ikaye (Notebook)

Slang for a woman’s backside.

Ikembe (Thumb piano)

Sincerity

Ikhutsa (Rest)

Ikibanza (Compound)

Ikibira (Forest)

Ikibiriti (Hot pepper water)

Ikibuga (Stadium/field)

Ikigage (Honey water)

Ikigega (Fund/treasury)

Ikigega cy'amafaranga (Money fund/pool)

Ikigo (Institution)

Ikigongwe (Sacred place)

Ikimazi (Pension)

Ikimenyetso (Symbol/sign)

Ikimenyetso cy'ishyari (Sign of maturity)

Ikimenyetso cy'ubuntu (Sign of humanity)

Ikimenyetso cy'uburyarya (Sign of greed)

Ikimenyetso cy'ubushake (Sign of goodwill)

Ikimenyetso cy'ubutwari (Sign of bravery)

Ikimenyetso cy'ubwenge (Sign of intelligence)

Ikimenyetso cy'ubwoba (Sign of fear)

Ikimenyetso cy'umubano (Sign of relationship)

Ikimenyetso cy'urukundo (Sign of love)

Ikimina (Savings group)

Ikinamico (Theater play)

Ikiniga (Sigh)

Ikipe (Team)

Ikiraro (Bridge)

Ikiringo (Season)

Ikirori (Party/celebration)

Ikiruhuko (Vacation/holiday)

Ikivuguto (Fermented milk)

Ikiyiko (Wooden spoon)

Ikizamini (Exam/test)

Ikizamuko cy'umusoro (Tax increase)

Ikizere (Trust)

Ni kubwa, ni kali (It's big, it's serious)

Mtoto kwa Kiturkana (Child in Turkana)

In some southeastern Nigeria communities, ikoro is a traditional contribution or levy collected for community projects (...