In spite of the fact that many of the practitioners in the stand-up comedy circle in Nigeria are university graduates, and can communicate effectively in English, most of them prefer to use the Nigerian
Pidgin to amuse their audience.
In addition to speaking Spanish, Luis claimed to have learned some Hawaiian, which he could still understand (most likely a pidginized form of the same) and
Pidgin English (the intergroup mode of communication that was fashioned by the different nationalities or ethnicities on the plantations).
Two of Ghana's biggest hip-hop stars have teamed up for the world's first
pidgin English musical, a fast-paced odyssey into the daily lives of two up-and-coming rappers.
Can Akua Djanie ("The case for
Pidgin English", NA, Oct) not see beyond the borders of her adopted country?
The service will be available countrywide in English, Hausa and
Pidgin English.
The solution will be available countrywide in Nigeria in three languages - English, Hausa and
Pidgin English.
FACT and
Pidgin Productions are launching the award in honour of Ashan Kumar Burman at an event on Monday as part of the city's Black History Month.
Pidgin has limitless ways to say exactly what we want to:
feeling that makes what can be spoken sound like
pidgin,