manya

  1. verb: To get drunk or intoxicated.
    • No drink too much mek yu no gó manya.
      • Don’t drink too much so you don’t get drunk.
    • After two bottles, she don start to manya small-small.
      • After two bottles, she has started getting tipsy.

Etymology

From the Igbo word manya which means drink (beverage) or wine.

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