Where did pidgin english originated from how to#
It was reported in 2006 that Nigerian Pidgin is the native language of approximately 3 to 5 million people and is a second language for at least 75 million people (now, that’s alotta people).Ĭan you believe, there are 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria and pidgin is the one language that people from all over Nigeria have in common? No one is saying that every Nigerian knows how to speak it, or even understands it but the majority do. Okay, so I’ve gisted you about pidgin as a whole but now let’s take a look at Nigerian Pidgin gan gan.Īll right here goes, another word for “Pidgin” is “Brokin” and is well recognised compared to other creole languages since most speakers are not true native speakers, many children however do learn it at a young age. It isn’t however, used as a mother tongue but over generations and over time the language has evolved and adapted hence giving it accommodation as a “first language” for new generations. There aren’t really any structured rules to the game. The beauty of pidgin is (should I call it beauty? Erm….let me say “straightforward”) the straightforward thing about pidgin is that unlike other languages, pidgin can be as structured or unstructured as necessary. Originally, pidgin was a few well placed words here and there with gestures to accompany them, and the rest as they say is history. Toddler speech doesn’t have any tones and uses simple vowels and like Pidgin is used to get what you want, using whatever communication and terms of reference you can (in the quickest way possible). It is said that pidgin takes more of a “baby talk” approach and seems to imitate toddler speech or phrasing (calm down, I’m not saying that people who speak it sound like babies oh, just listen to the explanation first). West African Pidgin (Nigerian Pidgin, Cameroonian Pidgin, Sierra Leone Krio), Indonesian Pidgin (Tok Pisin, spoken in Papua New Guinea) as well as Pidgin spoken in parts of Asia and the Caribbean. Let’s talk about pidgin as a whole there are different kinds of pidgin. Okay, so first up pidgin can be argued to be (though many people would beg to differ) the Lingua Franca of Nigeria, in other words the “Bridge Language” and to define it further, is the language that is widely used as a means of communication amongst most Nigerians. Have you ever wondered where pidgin originated from? Or why so many Nigerians can speak it but not necessarily know how to speak their native language? Well, read on to find this out and more. Wetin dey happen my people? Kilon shele? How far? I hope sey you bam? In your part of Africa, do you have your pidgin English or pidgin French? What are your most hilarious pidgin words and what do they mean? Please share with me in the comments section below.Wetin Be Pidgin and Where E Dey Come From? (What is Pidgin and Where Did it Come From?) Below are example of words in this unique language and it’s meaning. It is fast becoming the official language of the Nigerian people, at least it is used by majority of the people. Our entertainers especially the comedians and musicians have made it really popular in recent times, with most of the comedy sketches and music lyrics being rendered in this language. It was the language used in their business transaction.Īfter that era, the language stayed on as a means of communication amongst the people because of the many different African languages In Nigeria, for example there are over five hundred different languages.Like most languages, it has really evolved with new words been added on regular interval. When used in a sentence, you have something like, ‘abeg dress’, meaning “please, move a bit.” At the end of the day, you might actually be saying something to someone and he/she has a different understanding of what you are saying.So, where exactly did this language originate from?Pidgin English or broken English (as it is called) originated during the slave trade era as a means of communication between the Europeans and the Africans.
Like the pidgin word ‘dress’ means to “move a bit”.
It’s also funny how regular English words can be changed or twisted to mean different things.
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