Monday
Yorùbá
Ọjọ́ Ajé
literally “day of Ajé”
- short formAjé
Ọjọ́ means 'day' and is often dropped in casual speech.
Igbowants review
Mọnde
Borrowed from English; spellings vary between writers.
Hausa
Litinin
From Arabic — fully standard.
Days of the week
Naming the days — plus the traditional market week
Tuesday
Yorùbá
Ọjọ́ Ìṣẹ́gun
literally “day of victory”
- short formÌṣẹ́gun
Ọjọ́ is often dropped in casual speech.
Igbowants review
Tiuzde
Borrowed from English; spellings vary between writers.
Hausa
Talata
From Arabic — fully standard.
Wednesday
Yorùbá
Ọjọ́rú
Ọjọ́ ('day') is fused here rather than dropped.
Igbowants review
Wenezde
Borrowed from English; spellings vary between writers.
Hausa
Laraba
From Arabic — fully standard.
Thursday
Yorùbá
Ọjọ́bọ̀
Ọjọ́ ('day') is fused here rather than dropped.
Igbowants review
Tọọsde
Borrowed from English; spellings vary between writers.
Hausa
Alhamis
From Arabic — fully standard.
Friday
Yorùbá
Ọjọ́ Ẹtì
literally “day of Ẹtì”
- short formẸtì
Ọjọ́ means 'day' and is often dropped in casual speech.
Igbowants review
Fraịde
Borrowed from English; spellings vary between writers.
Hausa
Jumma'a
From Arabic — fully standard.
Saturday
Yorùbá
Ọjọ́ Àbámẹ́ta
literally “day of Àbámẹ́ta”
- short formÀbámẹ́ta
Ọjọ́ means 'day' and is often dropped in casual speech.
Igbowants review
Satọde
Borrowed from English; spellings vary between writers.
Hausa
Asabar
From Arabic — fully standard.
Sunday
Yorùbá
Ọjọ́ Àìkú
literally “day of Àìkú”
- short formÀìkú
Ọjọ́ means 'day' and is often dropped in casual speech.
Igbo
Ụbọchị Ụka
literally “church day”
Native Igbo, unlike the borrowed Monday–Saturday names.
Hausa
Lahadi
From Arabic — fully standard.
The traditional market week
Yorùbáwants review
Ọjọ́ mẹ́rin
literally “four days”
The traditional Yorùbá week ran four days. This entry needs a speaker's judgement on whether it belongs here at all.
Igbo
Eke, Orie, Afọ, Nkwọ
The four Igbo market days, still used for naming markets and events.
Hausawants review
Kwana bakwai
literally “seven days”
Hausa uses the seven-day week. This entry needs a speaker's judgement on whether it belongs here at all.
7 phrases here want a speaker's eye first
These phrases were drafted for NaijaTongues and are still awaiting native-speaker review. Wording, tone marks and register vary by region, and anything marked as wanting review is where a speaker would help most. If something reads wrong to you as a speaker, suggest the correct form on any phrase — or tell us.