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