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Nigerian Pidgin occurs as idiom of English spoken as a rather lingua franca across Nigeria that is referred to simply when "Pidgin", "Broken English" or even "Brokan". These are non the creole since there are no "native" speakers, although youngsters clean see it early. These are as well technically non the pidgin since it is in the main spoken locally. Its substrate is English with the sprinkling of Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo.
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OHCHR: Nigerian Pidgin English - Universal Declaration of Human Rights The complete United National Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Nigerian Pidgin. Babawilly dictionary of Lagos pidgin English translations of pidgin words and phrases. Some pidgin sayings and their translations A few Nigerian Pidgin English phrases translated humorously. Pidgin University course for students of English about Nigerian English and Pidgin, by Dominique Bediako. Includes grammar rules and translations. Pidgin versus Rotten English in Soyinka and Saro-Wiwa A short essay on Nigerian Pidgin in fiction. Centre for Pidgin and Creole Studies The Centre for Pidgin and Creole studdies (cpcs)is an ongoing intellectual project to drive and collaborate work on pidgin and creole languages and cultures especially in Africa. |
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