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Nigerian Pidgin is a dialect of English spoken as a kind of lingua franca across Nigeria that is referred to simply as "Pidgin", "Broken English" or "Brokan". It is not considered a creole language since there are no "native" speakers, although children do learn it early. Its superstrate is English with Hausa, Yorùbá and Igbo as the main substrate languages. Nigerian Pidgin is also spoken across West Africa, in countries such as Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Cameroon.
The most important differences to other types of English is that there are only some consonants, vowels (6) and diphtongs (3) used. This produces a lot of homophones (words sound the same with different meanings), like thin, thing and tin which are all three pronounced like /tin/. This circumstance gives a high importance to the context, the tone, the body speech and any other ways of communication for the distinction of the homophones.
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@aquamarine05 LMAO.. another #fail ed attempt of trying to be a true Nigerian... True Nigerians speak Pidgin.. LMMAO
MsKenWorgu (Ms Ken) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:46:41 -0000
@aquamarine05 LMAO.. another #fail ed attempt of trying to be a true Nigerian... True Nigerians speak Pidgin.. LMMAO
@MsKenWorgu lol sharrap I am as Nigerian as they come yo..I got that distinct PH flava....I lost pidgin coz i dint use it
aquamarine05 (Aqua Marine) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:27:45 -0000
@MsKenWorgu lol sharrap I am as Nigerian as they come yo..I got that distinct PH flava....I lost pidgin coz i dint use it
Nigerian White Boy speaking pidgin..(interviewer slanging??) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggWMWgRkK_4&NR=1
Kpecku (Henry Kwabena Pecku) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:45:34 -0000
Nigerian White Boy speaking pidgin..(interviewer slanging??) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggWMWgRkK_4&NR=1
Babawilly dictionary of Lagos pidgin - English translations of pidgin words and phrases.
Centre for Pidgin and Creole Studies - The Centre for Pidgin and Creole studies (cpcs)is an ongoing intellectual project to drive and collaborate work on pidgin and creole languages and cultures especially in Africa.
OHCHR: Nigerian Pidgin English - Universal Declaration of Human Rights - The complete United National Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Nigerian Pidgin.
Meta Description: [ The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, translated to () by United Nations Information Centre ]
Pidgin - University course for students of English about Nigerian English and Pidgin, by Dominique Bediako. Includes grammar rules and translations.
Meta Description: [ University course for students of English about Nigerian English and Pidgin, by Dominique Bediako ]
Pidgin versus Rotten English in Soyinka and Saro-Wiwa - A short essay on Nigerian Pidgin in fiction.
Some pidgin sayings and their translations - A few Nigerian Pidgin English phrases translated humorously.
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