Archives Tag: Pidgin English
Naija Voice: This Marriage of a Thing Dey Fear You?
April 19, 2022
E suppose fear you o. The thing risky no be small. I remember one time wey dem ask one oyibo pikin who e go marry. E say e go marry im mama. Dem tell am say no o, person no fit marry im own mama o. The boy come say okay, e go marry im … Continue reading Naija Voice: This Marriage of a Thing Dey Fear You?
By jehonwa
Scrabble and Pidgin English
April 19, 2022
Scrabble is a decompression game invented in 1938 by American Architect Alfred Mosher, it’s a word game consisting of two to four players or two separate teams. However, the match-up score points are made by placing tiles bearing a single letter onto a board divided into a 15×15 grid of squares. The tiles must form words which, in crossword style, … Continue reading Scrabble and Pidgin English
By achem
Naija Voice: Na by Force to Marry?
April 19, 2022
Which day here, me and my mama dey watch Nigerian film for house, and she come ask one question wey don dey wonder me tay. We don watch about 3 films wey concern marriage wahala, naim she turn look me: “Na wa o, but why two people go marry if dem no love each other?” … Continue reading Naija Voice: Na by Force to Marry?
By jehonwa
Rising Trends of the Nigerian Pidgin against Standard English
April 19, 2022
While my parents grew up, they spoke their native languages at home and English in school as well as other formal settings. This way, they spoke English as well as their dialects correctly, I cannot remember any of their friends of same educational status who speaks grammatically incorrect English. When I was a child, … Continue reading Rising Trends of the Nigerian Pidgin against Standard English
