In Nigeria, we speak pidgin English. I can't tell of it origin but most people especially the poor and average family raised their children speaking pidgin English with them while the elite or rich folks try as much to train their children speaking the british kind of English taught in schools. But most times it's inevitable for the children not to learn pidgin English from their peers. Below are few examples of pidgin english drawn from the Nigeria Mini Dictionary.
Berekete- means plenty
Seke- drinks
Comot- get out
Shele- happen
Padi- friend
Gbadu- likes
Confam- trusted
Reason am- think about it
Ma-le: Mother
Gbese- trouble
E tight- it's difficult
Gbedu- party
Control am- arrange it
Show am Pepper- suffered
There are lot more which I didn't list. Pidgin English is known as the African language, it's more easier to understand compare to british and american english which has rules on grammar and placement. For pidgin English, there is no rules, no structure or some set patterned.no one is wrong when it comes to speaking pidgin, this is what makes it more easier to grasp than the british and american English. As much as things are changing and everyone is accepting education and the evolution of modernization, we still maintain this language culture among country men.
Kolo- means mad. It can be use in a sentence like this "you don dey kolo" this means "You are growing mad". Another example using " gbedu- which means "party" - the gbedu don start, it means the party has started or "berekete-means plenty" can be used in a sentence like this- food and drink berekete for there wey my padi bring, this means food and drink were plenty, brought there by my friends.
There's lot to pidgin English, it could be as a course for a whole year but the funful part about it is; no rules, no errors, everything is accepted.
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