Tone: Low, High
- verb: To walk or get from one place to another.
- I go waká gó market today.
- I will go to the market today.
- I waká reach yor house yesterday, but yu no déy.
- I went to your house yesterday, but you were not around.
- I go waká gó market today.
- verb: To roam around without a specific purpose.
- Wai yu just dey waká up and down?
- Why are you just roaming around?
- Dat man just dey waká about since him retire.
- That man has been making busywork since he retired.
- Wai yu just dey waká up and down?
Synonyms
- trek
Tone: High, Low
- interjection: A derogatory term used to insult someone, accompanied by an outstretched palm with all five fingers pointed at the person being insulted.
- Wáka! E no go better for yu.
- Wáka! Things won’t work out for you.
- Di man want cheat me. I tell am “wáka!”
- The man wanted to cheat me. I told him “wáka!”
- Wáka! E no go better for yu.
Etymology
From the Hausa word uwarka meaning your mother (an insult).