Signs

1. Ọnụ ụzọ mbata

   Entrance

   Usage

   Marks the way into a building, market or compound. The physical sign usually reads ENTRANCE in English

2. Ọnụ ụzọ mpụta

   Exit

   Usage

   Marks the way out. The physical sign usually reads EXIT in English

3. Ụzọ mgbapụ ihe mberede

   Emergency exit

   Usage

   Marks the escape route. In hotels and airports it appears as EMERGENCY EXIT with the green running-figure pictogram

4. Emepere emepe

   Open

   Usage

   The card hung at a shop or office door. In practice the sign usually reads OPEN

5. Emechiri emechi

   Closed

   Usage

   Shows a shop or office is shut. In practice the sign usually reads CLOSED

6. Ndị nwoke

   Men

   Usage

   Marks the men's toilet or queue. Physical signs usually read MEN or GENTS

7. Ndị nwanyị

   Women

   Usage

   Marks the women's toilet or queue. Physical signs usually read WOMEN or LADIES

8. Abanyela

   Do not enter

   Usage

   Posted on private land, building sites and staff-only doors. Physical signs usually read NO ENTRY or KEEP OUT

9. Aṅụla sịga

   No smoking

   Usage

   Airports, filling stations and hospitals. Physical signs usually read NO SMOKING

10. A na-arụ ọrụ ebe a

    Work in progress

    Usage

    Roadworks and building sites — your cue to detour. Physical signs usually read WORK IN PROGRESS or MEN AT WORK

11. Ọ naghị arụ ọrụ

    Out of order

    Usage

    Stuck on broken ATMs, lifts and toilets. Physical signs usually read OUT OF ORDER or NOT WORKING

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