NIGERIA ALSO KNOWN AS "NAIJA"
Nigerian "Pidgin" is a locally spoken language across Nigeria. It is often spoken in place of The British Colonial English. Sometimes, people often see the "Pidgin Speakers as Uneducated or Illiterates, they might be right, but most times wrong.
ORIGIN OF "PIDGIN" ENGLISH
Pidgin English all started as a result of Communication difficulties between the then Colonial Masters and the people. The languages spoken by the people were actually different from the one's spoken by the colonial masters.
The only way communication will be effective is if the both parties have a common language, which was much more difficult to do due to the high illiteracy among the people.
The then colonial master tried to teach the people how to speak their own language, but speaking the language with the required accents remains the major problem. on the other hand, the Colonial Masters had to slow down their own accents in order for the Native People to be able to understanding them thereby causing inappropriate accents to be used.
PIDGIN SPOKEN AROUND THE GLOBE
Chinese Pidgin
Nigerian Pidgin
Jamaica Pidgin
Hawaii Pidgin
West African Pidgin
NIGERIAN PIDGIN also known as Naija Pidgin English is an English based pidgin mostly used as a means of communication across Nigeria and even in West Africa at large. it is Commonly referred to as Brokin, Sometimes not often considered a Creole language due to most speakers are not native speakers, although many children learn it at their early stage. It is said that Nigerian Pidgin is a language spoken by half by half the population of the people and is a second language to at least half the population. Pidgin is also spoken across West Africa in countries such as; Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Cameroon. Pidgin English despite its common use throughout the countries has no official status as of Educational recognition, but in terms of Music, Sports, Movies and One to one communication,m it is widely reconsidered. especially in Country like Nigeria and Ghana, Nigeria in Particular, it is used in sports commentaries, musics, movies, and communication to crowd in times of Election purposes even by the leaders. West African Pidgin English arose during the period when the British occupied the Atlantic slave trade in the late 17th and 18th centuries, then exporting more slaves to the Americas than all the other European nations combined. During this period, English-speaking sailors and slave traders were in constant contact with African villagers and long-distance traders along thousands of miles of West African coastline. Africans who picked up elements of Pidgin English for purposes of trade with Europeans along the coast probably took the language from the river systems and trade routes into the interior where other Africans who may never have seen a white man adopted it as a useful device for trade along the rivers.
in Nigeria, Pidgin English differs from others but understanding has never been difficult.
examples are:
Warri Pidgin
Ajegunle Pidgin
Igbo Pidgin
Yoruba Pidgin and lots more
Sometimes pidgin English is in Nigeria differs due to different accents in pronunciation, peer groups, Gangs, Families etc. all these affects the real origination of pidgin as most of them often change the intonation and pronunciation so as to easily communicate with their fellow in the midst of others.
TYPES OF NIGERIAN PIDGIN LANGUAGE WORDS AND THEIR SPELLINGS
Naija or 9ja means Nigeria
Koro-koro means Rashes
Wahala or Palava means Trouble or Problems
Jedi- Jedi means Sugar or any thing sweet
no be lie means it is not a lie
lakpa-lakpa means dandruff
on the other hand some group of people also known as GANGS OR CULTISTS uses words like:
clear road for me; as in to stay clear of him
Give me cheese; as in to give money
No reason am o; as in not to think of it
Na your way na; as in that's you how you do
HOW TO USE NIGERIA PIDGIN
Naija or 9ja as in Nigeria (This word was formulated in place of Nigeria as in slogan) mostly used in Football. Example: up Naija or Naija 4 life.
Koro-Koro - This word can be used in two ways e.g. Clear vision or Rashes
Examples: This soap dey give me koro-koro as in This soap gives me rashes
I see the thief with my Koro-koro eyes as in I saw the Thief with me naked eyes.
Wahala or Palava: They both means same thing but Wahala sometimes means Trouble while Palava means Problem. Example: Omo you wan bring Wahala com my domot as in Do you want to bring Trouble to me side or territory. While, Which kind Palava be this one means What kind of trouble is this one.
Clearly Nigerian Pidgin has no statistical record to prove its popularity acceptability among Nigerians but according to fact findings, about half the Population speaks Pidgin but that does not mean they can not speak accurate English.
PIDGIN SPOKEN AROUND THE GLOBE
Chinese Pidgin
Nigerian Pidgin
Jamaica Pidgin
Hawaii Pidgin
West African Pidgin
NIGERIAN PIDGIN also known as Naija Pidgin English is an English based pidgin mostly used as a means of communication across Nigeria and even in West Africa at large. it is Commonly referred to as Brokin, Sometimes not often considered a Creole language due to most speakers are not native speakers, although many children learn it at their early stage. It is said that Nigerian Pidgin is a language spoken by half by half the population of the people and is a second language to at least half the population. Pidgin is also spoken across West Africa in countries such as; Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Cameroon. Pidgin English despite its common use throughout the countries has no official status as of Educational recognition, but in terms of Music, Sports, Movies and One to one communication,m it is widely reconsidered. especially in Country like Nigeria and Ghana, Nigeria in Particular, it is used in sports commentaries, musics, movies, and communication to crowd in times of Election purposes even by the leaders. West African Pidgin English arose during the period when the British occupied the Atlantic slave trade in the late 17th and 18th centuries, then exporting more slaves to the Americas than all the other European nations combined. During this period, English-speaking sailors and slave traders were in constant contact with African villagers and long-distance traders along thousands of miles of West African coastline. Africans who picked up elements of Pidgin English for purposes of trade with Europeans along the coast probably took the language from the river systems and trade routes into the interior where other Africans who may never have seen a white man adopted it as a useful device for trade along the rivers.
in Nigeria, Pidgin English differs from others but understanding has never been difficult.
examples are:
Warri Pidgin
Ajegunle Pidgin
Igbo Pidgin
Yoruba Pidgin and lots more
Sometimes pidgin English is in Nigeria differs due to different accents in pronunciation, peer groups, Gangs, Families etc. all these affects the real origination of pidgin as most of them often change the intonation and pronunciation so as to easily communicate with their fellow in the midst of others.
TYPES OF NIGERIAN PIDGIN LANGUAGE WORDS AND THEIR SPELLINGS
Naija or 9ja means Nigeria
Koro-koro means Rashes
Wahala or Palava means Trouble or Problems
Jedi- Jedi means Sugar or any thing sweet
no be lie means it is not a lie
lakpa-lakpa means dandruff
on the other hand some group of people also known as GANGS OR CULTISTS uses words like:
clear road for me; as in to stay clear of him
Give me cheese; as in to give money
No reason am o; as in not to think of it
Na your way na; as in that's you how you do
HOW TO USE NIGERIA PIDGIN
Naija or 9ja as in Nigeria (This word was formulated in place of Nigeria as in slogan) mostly used in Football. Example: up Naija or Naija 4 life.
Koro-Koro - This word can be used in two ways e.g. Clear vision or Rashes
Examples: This soap dey give me koro-koro as in This soap gives me rashes
I see the thief with my Koro-koro eyes as in I saw the Thief with me naked eyes.
Wahala or Palava: They both means same thing but Wahala sometimes means Trouble while Palava means Problem. Example: Omo you wan bring Wahala com my domot as in Do you want to bring Trouble to me side or territory. While, Which kind Palava be this one means What kind of trouble is this one.
Clearly Nigerian Pidgin has no statistical record to prove its popularity acceptability among Nigerians but according to fact findings, about half the Population speaks Pidgin but that does not mean they can not speak accurate English.
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