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Re: Words Slangs And Expressions Only People Of The South-south/nigerdelta Say. by gregyboy(m): 3:44pm On Jun 24, 2018 |
Sinistami: I have heard many pidgin english in nigeria i notice difference in them especially niger delta thier pidgin english is of balance lacks grammer and construction it full of slangs and tribal words Here are d diff btw an edo pidgin and others Americans: o boy Rivers: o men, Yorubas: omo Edos ![]() Ibos: una men... And so others edo pidgin is still not perfect but to The others i have heard it is .... Some pple dont know that pidgin can be corrected speaking enough pidgin slangs or speaking a bristish english grammer does not guarantee you speak a good english or pidgin As for me if pidgin english is to be official it should be edo any tribe can adopt to it within a short period of time its easily understandable to the rest ..... I don't know for the baffi if its more suitable than the edos then we should consider it official then |
Re: Words Slangs And Expressions Only People Of The South-south/nigerdelta Say. by Sinistami(m): 1:42pm On Jun 25, 2018 |
gregyboy: Aboy Edo pidgin is Baffi that's what I meant. Baffi is the name of dialect of pidgin spoken in Benin Edo. Warri's own is called Waffi Sapele's own is called Saffy. Yenagoa's own is called Yeniz. I don't still understand why you listed America there ![]() gregyboy: Aboy Edo pidgin is Baffi that's what I meant. Baffi is the name of dialect of pidgin spoken in Benin Edo. Warri's own is called Waffi Sapele's own is called Saffy. Yenagoa's own is called Yeniz. I don't still understand why you listed America there |
Re: Words Slangs And Expressions Only People Of The South-south/nigerdelta Say. by gregyboy(m): 9:32pm On Jun 25, 2018 |
Aboy Edo pidgin is Baffi that's what I meant. Baffi is the name of dialect of pidgin spoken in Benin Edo. Warri's own is called Waffi Sapele's own is called Saffy. Yenagoa's own is called Yeniz. I don't still understand why you listed America there [/quote] Now i get you...i never knew there is a name for a particular pidgin baffi cool Are u u edo ![]() |
Re: Words Slangs And Expressions Only People Of The South-south/nigerdelta Say. by gregyboy(m): 9:39pm On Jun 25, 2018 |
Sinistami: ote] Now i get you...i never knew there is a name for a particular pidgin baffi cool Are u u edo ![]() |
Re: Words Slangs And Expressions Only People Of The South-south/nigerdelta Say. by Sinistami(m): 10:26pm On Jun 25, 2018 |
gregyboy: Nope Iam proudly Bayelsan Straight outta Yentown. And their is another thing I want to say The pidgin spoken in ND isn't ungramatical as to the unwritten rules of Pidgin the ones that are ungramatical are the ones spoken in the other Regions because there it's not a first or native language there and most hardly speak it. The thing is that assuming Baffi is the standard version the variant with the received pronunciation then the pidgin dialects spoken in the deep south can be compared to Edo the way many English dialects spoken in the British Isles are compared to Queens English the one which is seen as more received. because the other English dialects are in many ways difficult to understand which is different from queens English which is just Simple. |
Re: Words Slangs And Expressions Only People Of The South-south/nigerdelta Say. by Sinistami(m): 5:33pm On Jul 29, 2018 |
To add a few Blah: Smoke cover : Slap lace: Shoot Nyanch man: Gay Nyanch girl: Lesbian Okpo: Prostitute You use soap?: A Sarcastic reply to "You Don baff? ". Popular in Yenagoa. Gem: weed E weigh: Makes a lot of sense Catch fame: Going famous Yu no get breeze for yanch: Yu got no guts. injekena: A person that tells a lot of tall tales. 1 Like |
Re: Words Slangs And Expressions Only People Of The South-south/nigerdelta Say. by zubike01(m): 9:52pm On Apr 07, 2020 |
Baba, I would like to see you translate the highlighted area to Pidgin. It’s a page from my Novel -DON’T JOIN
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Re: Words Slangs And Expressions Only People Of The South-south/nigerdelta Say. by darfay: 2:08am On Apr 08, 2020 |
So this is the rubbish that is causing the death of our native languages? If you must speak English, speak it properly!!! |
Re: Words Slangs And Expressions Only People Of The South-south/nigerdelta Say. by IamAtikulate: 1:33pm On Apr 08, 2020 |
zubike01:I am not endorsing cultism, since it is for educational purpose here is my little help. "who goes? Na me Norwich (state his real name), vikantical Aro Mighty One a rugged sailor or you can use the rugged son of Odin, one time Eastman, one time Pilot, current StrikeChief, zone 10.10.80 Marin patrol, currently sailing ABC onboard Santa Golgotha marine patrol (or any university deck) as Arch man . ABC means he is still in school and a cultist and there is nothing like quarter master either you meant Sailing Skipper or Duffman (position 3 and 4) arch man is position 2 after Executioner. Since your character is not a student, use... Current Arch man Santa Golgotha towndeck. What this means is that he is number 6 in Zone 10 marine and number 2 in Santa Golgotha town deck. That is he is sailing onboard two ships. It is allowed. ............... There is nothing like member Intel 5.5, if Intel 5.5 is a specialized group or strike group within a deck use Cartel instead.. Something like ...norwich dim, vikantical Aro Smoking Viper, (or any name you can think of), onboard... Marin patrol, Intel 5.5 cartel ....... .. The above are basic, an experienced cultist will add more ID to show how OT rugged he is. They sing their praises. |
Re: Words Slangs And Expressions Only People Of The South-south/nigerdelta Say. by zubike01(m): 9:45pm On Apr 09, 2020 |
IamAtikulate: Wow you went a bit deeper than I expected but it’s all good. It’s very educative and yes. I made a lot stuff up, because I don’t want an innocent wanna be to start capping and become victim of impersonation. I expected you to use the-same words but in pidgin. My pidgin is Lagos pidgin. “Na you na who?” Instanta, I echoed “ Na me, Na me .... but yeah I noticed concerting stuff from pidgin to English and vice versa isn’t that easy. Thanks a lot I enjoy reading your post. I learnt something new like ’Form Stunch: Act tough’ among others. The funny thing in Sierra Leone, creole which is their own version of pidgin is taught in school. But here we are someone is claiming that pidgin is killing our local language how. 1 Like |
Re: Words Slangs And Expressions Only People Of The South-south/nigerdelta Say. by IamAtikulate: 10:48am On Apr 10, 2020 |
zubike01:Sierra Leone? That's nice. |
Re: Words Slangs And Expressions Only People Of The South-south/nigerdelta Say. by Sinistami(m): 10:24am On Apr 20, 2020 |
zubike01: Leave that one Abeg o! E no know say when e come to language nothing like good or bad de. |
Re: Words Slangs And Expressions Only People Of The South-south/nigerdelta Say. by Sinistami(m): 10:26am On Apr 20, 2020 |
zubike01: Man he just said translate it to pidgin he didn't say translate it to OT. This one is too deep na.. Although its all good. Kudos for that sha. |
Re: Words Slangs And Expressions Only People Of The South-south/nigerdelta Say. by Sinistami(m): 10:47am On Apr 20, 2020 |
zubike01: Lemme try this one is more like the Bayelsa own. Goes there? Na once nai me I answer. "Omo na me o! Aboy mighty... Odin pikin.... One time dis one, One time dat one... Currently strike chief sailing onboard Adaka Boro marine... Goes the ointa? " Dem come contact, close mouth de look captain k say make im sef ID show himself. But I put am for dem body. "I say who goes the Ointa? " Pressure bin de the way I take talk am, like say say raksin wan commence. Dem con kpor me, one con talk say. "Na me, Dim. Devoted son of Odin. 5.55 Cartel. Na I bust for am. "Wetin be your rank? " E con reply- Current klaint. Na I look am like say I de para con say. " Come on pay me my salama. " |
Re: Words Slangs And Expressions Only People Of The South-south/nigerdelta Say. by zubike01(m): 7:32pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Sinistami: Nice one |
Re: Words Slangs And Expressions Only People Of The South-south/nigerdelta Say. by maxxrules: 10:38am On Jun 18, 2022 |
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Re: Words Slangs And Expressions Only People Of The South-south/nigerdelta Say. by Ologbo147: 2:58pm On Jun 18, 2022 |
NO 14- Okada. It entered into the pidgin lexicon to mean the motorcycle. It is the name of a Bini town in Edo state. An indigene of that town founded the first private airline in Nigeria. The airline was seen as swift, the motorcycle came in around the same time, those who could not afford the ticket to travel started attributing the name of the airline to their substitute and alternative which is also swift on land and with the ability to manuevre between hold ups and go slow. Then the name stuck. That is how it came to be known as okada in the greater part of Nigeria 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Words Slangs And Expressions Only People Of The South-south/nigerdelta Say. by AreaFada2: 6:39pm On Jun 18, 2022 |
Ologbo147:Actually pidgin has a very long history in Benin. It was actually Portuguese based pidgin that some people spoke in Benin. As it was going out of use British colonisation came. Therefore the Pidgin English in Benin today blended the old Portuguese words in. For example, we say "Adesuwa too dey do oversabi". Well, sabi is from saber, a Portuguese word (from Latin word sabere) meaning "to know". As a kid, I would hear old papa saying "Amadin, go bring that kalaka to pour this ogoro/udegbotor for Papa Agbontaen", especially if non-indigenes were also present. Well, kalaka comes from the word Caneca, which is Portuguese word for a mug/cup. So Benin Pidgin is not a new invention where you just willy-nilly puts new slangs into the language. The Portuguese pidgin was once a commercial/business Language spoken by some of the elite/mercantile class and their assistants. |
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