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Where does “dia” come from?
dia (Nigerian Pidgin) comes from English their, from Old Norse þeirra.
dia
(Nigerian Pidgin): their
Definitions
their
Ancestry of “dia”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
English
their
Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them;...
2
Old Norse
þeirra
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