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Nigerian English

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no long tin   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 3 comments

next tomorrow   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

old mama youngie   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 4 comments

okpeke   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

mofty   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 4 comments

make mouth   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

have liver   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 2 comments

pickin   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

paddy   was added by bilby and has been listed 8 times with 5 comments

kom kom   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

knockout   was added by bilby and has been listed 2 times with 1 comment

quack   was added by bilby and has been listed 31 times with 14 comments

jjc   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

jazz   was added by bilby and has been listed 45 times with 0 comments

holy holy   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

ringtone   was added by bilby and has been listed 2 times with 5 comments

gen-gen   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

suckaway   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

straff   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 2 comments

sho belle   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 5 comments

sabi sabi   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 5 comments

expo   was added by bilby and has been listed 5 times with 1 comment

e remain small   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

dat one na grammar   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

toronto   was added by bilby and has been listed 2 times with 3 comments

tear rubber   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

cream boy   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

counta   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

chop knuckle   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

chickala   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

wowo   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

wonderfullous   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

whosai   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

well well   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

banga   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

baffs   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

highway manager   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

love in tokyo   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 2 comments

bend down boutique   was added by bilby and has been listed 2 times with 7 comments

broda-broda   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

jump up pee   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

area girls   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

push me-push you   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 5 comments

pepper eye   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

follow follow   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

fly your polo   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

legedes benz   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

titrate   was added by bilby and has been listed 6 times with 1 comment

xerox   was added by bilby and has been listed 11 times with 1 comment

mammy water   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 2 comments

obey the wind   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

mouth organ   was added by bilby and has been listed 4 times with 1 comment

mama-put   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

made in england   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

popular side   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

pay smol smol   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

long throat   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

lookery   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

let my people go   was added by bilby and has been listed 2 times with 2 comments

queer-queer   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

kill and divide   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

keep lagos clean   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

k-leg   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

reign pass   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

joke na joke   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

spray   was added by bilby and has been listed 13 times with 2 comments

shaded up   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

sacrifice   was added by bilby and has been listed 27 times with 2 comments

home delivery   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

triangular student   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

traficate   was added by bilby and has been listed 2 times with 1 comment

throway face   was added by bilby and has been listed 2 times with 1 comment

giddying   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

vex-comot   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 2 comments

footron   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

follow-follow   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

firee cinema   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

face to face   was added by bilby and has been listed 5 times with 1 comment

wipe   was added by bilby and has been listed 7 times with 2 comments

weather man   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

wash   was added by bilby and has been listed 17 times with 9 comments

wadded   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

drop   was added by bilby and has been listed 19 times with 1 comment

do anyhow   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 3 comments

deshine   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 3 comments

declare   was added by bilby and has been listed 7 times with 2 comments

you dey chop bottle   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

yellow fever   was added by bilby and has been listed 4 times with 2 comments

zero one zero   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 2 comments

cry blood   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

country paper   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

corner-corner   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

congo-meat   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

condition make crayfish bend   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

close marking   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

christmas goat   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

chop bullet   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

chin-chin   was added by bilby and has been listed 2 times with 1 comment

cease light   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

four-o-four   was added by bilby and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

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4 months ago madmouth said:

LOVE THIS LIST

about 1 year ago bilby said:

I've added some words I've sourced from 'Babawilly's Dictionary of Pidgin English Words and Phrases'. He describes the English language situtation in Nigeria as follows:
"Pidgin English is spoken widely across Nigeria. It is a language made up of elements of the Queen's English and the local dialects.
...
Many English words are used differently in Pidgin English and more research would be needed to find out why. However direct translations of sentences from the local dialets into English without regards to tenses contributes to a lot of the confusing words in Pidgin English. Many mis-spellings and mis-pronunciations are so popular that they have entered colloquial usage.
Finally I must add that Pidgin English is a comical language and spoken with spirit, emotion and a lot of gesticulations. It is indeed a Nigerian fabrication."

about 1 year ago chained_bear said:

Wow! What a cool list!

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