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japa

/d͡ʒá.k͡pā/ Nigeria

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Borrowed from Yoruba jápa and Nigerian Pidgin japa.

verb japas · japaing · japaed · japa'd

Nigeria, colloquial to emigrate from a country for better pay or working conditions. I am japa-ing, leaving the country because of the opportunities that are available to me abroad.

noun JP · jakpa

Nigeria, colloquial, uncountable the emigration of Nigerians, usually for economic opportunities.

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@misc{japa_2026,
  title = {japa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/japa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}