naira

«naira» in Mova's school dictionary: divided into 100 kobo — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a naira, naira or nairas)

meaning for a pupil

The money of Nigeria; one naira is divided into 100 kobo. Its sign is ₦. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths and money lessons naira may appear in word problems about Nigeria or currency exchange. In stories set in Nigeria, prices in naira tell the reader the setting. Phrases: «a hundred naira», «the naira fell», «naira notes».

examples

• The book cost five hundred naira at the market in Lagos. tree →
• One naira is made of a hundred kobo. tree →
• The sign for naira is ₦. tree →
• Ada saved her naira notes in a tin. tree →
• The news said the naira had lost value against the dollar. tree →
• If one mango costs 200 naira, how much do three cost? Six hundred naira. tree →

note

Plural is usually «naira» (200 naira), sometimes «nairas». Not capitalised in English. Maths: 100 kobo = 1 naira, so 250 kobo = 2.5 naira. Pronounced NYE-ra.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «naira» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.