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Unit 12: Meeting someone at Lagos airport 165<br />

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sún kõõrõ fà traffic jam<br />

kõõrõ<br />

fún . . . ní . . . to give someone<br />

something<br />

púpoΩ plenty<br />

fòru wo≥ìlú to enter the city<br />

at night<br />

oΩ$nà<br />

highway<br />

dáradára good<br />

rárá<br />

at all<br />

so≥bõœõΩ to say so<br />

Language and culture points<br />

Traveling within Nigeria<br />

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yàtoΩsí aside from<br />

ìjànæbá moœ$tò motor accident<br />

àwo≥n awakoΩ drivers<br />

oníwàkuwà reckless<br />

adigun jalè armed robbers<br />

poΩ<br />

to be plenty<br />

tètè<br />

quickly<br />

kúrò níbí to leave here<br />

kí . . . tó before . . .<br />

ilõΩßú<br />

to be dark<br />

Most Nigerians prefer to travel during the day because of various<br />

problems that a traveler could face on the road. For one thing, some<br />

of the roads are very bad and these cause a lot of breakdowns.<br />

Nigerians prefer to travel during the day so that they can at least get<br />

help should their vehicles break down. It is a lot easier to get help

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