Nollywood bụ aha otutu nke a kporo ụlọ ihe nkiri ihe nkiri Naịjirịa na mbu. Mmalite nke okwu ahụ malitere na mbido afo puku abuo, ọ sitere na akụkọ na New York Times . N'ihi akụkọ ihe mere eme nke ntụgharị na ọnọdụ na-agbanwe agbanwe, enweghị nkọwa doro anya ma ọ bụ nkwekọrịta maka okwu a, nke mere ka ọ bụrụ isiokwu nke ọtụtụ arụmụka. Isi okwu a bụ "Nollywood" ka edochaghị anya; Jonathan Haynes chọpụtara na okwu a ka Matt Stelasslass jiri mee ihe na afo puku abuo na abuo na New York Times, ebe e jiri ya kọwaa sinima Naijiria . Charles Igwe kwuru na Norimitsu Onishi jikwa aha ahụ mee ihe n'onwa Septemba afo puku abuo na abuo nke o dere maka New York Times . The okwu na-aga n'ihu na-eji na mgbasa ozi na-ezo aka naụlọ ọrụ ihe nkiri Naijiria, na ya nkowa emere e chere na o bu portmanteau nke okwu "Naijiria" na " Hollywood ", isi ihe nkiri ndị Amerika . Nkọwa nke ihe nkiri a na -ele anya na Nollywood bụ isiokwu arụmụka.