Nawa is an expression in Nigeria Pidgin used to show amazement or surprise. It is one of the most common pidgin word used daily.
It is a way of being dumbfounded, tired about something or a situation that is out of hand. There are other English word that can replace Na wa but not in all situations. This means you can use it depending on the expression.
Na wa could means different words like; wonders, amazed, speechless, surprised, tiredness, unbelievable, out of hand, seriously!, blown away, exhausted.
For example, this country na wa ooo
Secondly
Speaker: My boyfriend got married art my back without telling me.
Listener: Na Wa ooo.
This expression used here shows that the listener is ‘shocked or surprised’ about the speaker’s statement. It is just like someone’s current boyfriend getting married to another person without letting his girlfriend know about it.
You many want to check out other Nigeria slangs like:Â abi, shebi, shey
