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Nigerian Pidgin
Naija
Naijá (languej)
Native to
Nigeria
Native speakers
L1: 4.7 million L2: 116 million (2020)[1]
Language family
English Creole
Atlantic
Krio
Nigerian Pidgin
Writing system
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3
pcm
Glottolog
nige1257
Nigerian Pidgin, also known as Naija or Naijá in scholarship, is an English-based creole language spoken as a lingua franca across Nigeria. The language is sometimes referred to as Pijin, Brokun 'Ullu' or "Vernacular". It can be spoken as a pidgin, a creole, dialect or a decreolised acrolect by different speakers, who may switch between these forms depending on the social setting.[2] In the 2010s, a common orthography was developed for Pidgin which has been gaining significant popularity in giving the language a harmonized writing system.[3][4]
Variations of what this article refers to as "Nigerian Pidgin" are also spoken across West and Central Africa, in countries such as Benin, Ghana, and Cameroon.[5]
^Nigerian Pidgin at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
^Faraclas (1996), Introduction.
^Ofulue, Christine I.; Esizimetor, David O. "GUIDE TO STANDARD NAIJÁ ORTHOGRAPHY. An NLA Harmonized Writing System for Common Naijá Publications". IFRA-Nigeria - French Institute for Research in Africa. Archived from the original on 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
^Esizimetor, D. O. (2009). What Orthography for Naijá? Paper delivered at the Conference on Naijá organised by the Institut Français de Recherche en Afrique (IFRA), July 07–10, 2009, University of Ibadan Conference Centre.
^Fitimi, Prince; Ojitobome, Afinotan. "The Effect of the Nigerian Pidgin English on the Academic Performance of University Students in Nigeria. Acase Study of National Open University of Nigeria Students in Benin Study Centre". Academia.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
NigerianPidgin, also known as Naija or Naijá in scholarship, is an English-based creole language spoken as a lingua franca across Nigeria. The language...
spoken in Nigeria. The official language and most widely spoken lingua franca is English, which was the language of Colonial Nigeria. NigerianPidgin – an...
A pidgin /ˈpɪdʒɪn/, or pidgin language, is a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups of people that do...
nation (e.g. senior wife). NigerianPidgin, a pidgin derived from English, is mostly used in informal conversations, but the Nigerian Standard English is used...
These include Sierra Leone Krio, NigerianPidgin, Ghanaian Pidgin English, Cameroonian Pidgin English, Liberian Pidgin English, the Aku dialect of Krio...
understand NigerianPidgin. Furthermore, unlike Nigerianpidgin, the use of Ghanaian pidgin is gendered.[citation needed] Student Pidgin originated in...
of two or more Nigerian languages is widespread. Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba are the most widely used Nigerian languages. NigerianPidgin is used widely as...
October 2022). "'We go change Nigeria for good' - Peter Obi tok for Labour party campaign flag-off". BBC Pidgin (in NigerianPidgin). Retrieved 2 November 2022...
News Pidgin is an online news service in West African Pidgin English that was launched by the BBC World Service in 2017. It is based in Lagos, Nigeria. Pidgin...
Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Japanese at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) NigerianPidgin at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) List of languages by total number of...
Pidgin (in NigerianPidgin). Retrieved 2021-09-16. "Stan Nze, Osas Ighodaro win big - Full list of all di winners from 2022 AMVCA". BBC News Pidgin (in...
Dangote brother funeral go take place for Kano Tuesday". BBC News Pidgin (in NigerianPidgin). Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. "Sani Dangote...
bilong Misis Kwin (i.e. the first child of the Queen). In Nigerian as well as Cameroonian Pidgin English, the word pikin is used to mean a child. It can...
the Old Irish for the province of Munster 'Mumu' is a commonly used NigerianPidgin term for 'fool', used as an insult Search for "mumu" or "mu-mu" on...
Aproko is a word in NigerianPidgin that means someone who pokes his/her nose into other people's affairs. It is also used to describe gossip and anyone...
State funeral happen today - See pictures of how e go". BBC News (in NigerianPidgin). 22 March 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2024. "In Pictures: African leaders...
before. "Who be Texas rapper wey die at di age of 20". BBC News Pidgin (in NigerianPidgin). June 1, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021. Steele, Tom (May 31...
Nigerian languages, including NigerianPidgin. "'Namaste Wahala': 5 things you need to know to about this Indian-Nigerian love story". Pulse Nigeria....
The Nigerian Television Authority or NTA is a Nigerian government-owned and partly commercial broadcast station. Originally known as Nigerian Television...
Rogers All Stars, a Nigerian recording company based in Onitsha. The song is a celebration of motherhood, sung in NigerianPidgin English. The music is...
In Pidgin Language Launches In Nigeria". TheTimes.com.ng. Retrieved April 7, 2023. Official website in English language Official website in Nigerian pidgin...
Patois Wikipedia, the Sranan Tongo Wikipedia, the NigerianPidgin Wikipedia, and the Ghanaian Pidgin Wikipedia. In August 2020, the wiki received scrutiny...
States, and various oceanic islands). It is also known as the up-yam in NigerianPidgin English, since the plant is cultivated more for its bulbils than for...
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