Nigerian Pidgin
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Nigerian Pidgin is an English-based creole widely used as a lingua franca across Nigeria in everyday communication, media, and popular culture.
Aliases (6)
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English-based creole
→
creole language → lingua franca → |
| country |
Nigeria
→
|
| developedFrom |
West African Pidgin English
→
|
| developedIn |
colonial period in Nigeria
→
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Broken
→
Broken English → Naija → Naija English → Naija Languej → Naija Pidgin → Nigerian Creole English → Pidgin English → |
| hasApproximateNumberOfSpeakers |
millions of speakers
→
|
| hasCulturalRole |
language of Nigerian popular music
→
language of Nigerian street culture → marker of Nigerian identity → |
| hasExampleWord |
abeg
→
chop → dey → how far → pikin → una → wahala → waka → |
| hasGrammaticalInfluenceFrom |
Nigerian indigenous languages
→
|
| hasLexicalBorrowingFrom |
Hausa
→
Igbo → Portuguese → Yoruba → |
| hasPhonologicalInfluenceFrom |
Nigerian indigenous languages
→
|
| hasRegister |
colloquial
→
informal → |
| hasStatus |
language of wider communication in Nigeria
→
widely used informal language in Nigeria → |
| influencedBy |
English
→
Hausa → Igbo → Yoruba → various Nigerian languages → |
| languageFamily |
English-based creole languages
→
|
| primaryLexifierLanguage |
English
→
|
| region |
West Africa
→
|
| spokenIn |
Nigeria
→
|
| typicalWordOrder |
SVO
→
|
| usedAs |
lingua franca in Nigeria
→
|
| usedBy |
Nigerian entertainers
→
people of different ethnic groups in Nigeria → urban youth in Nigeria → |
| usedIn |
Nigerian comedy
→
Nigerian films → Nigerian media → Nigerian music → Nigerian popular culture → everyday communication in Nigeria → radio broadcasting in Nigeria → television broadcasting in Nigeria → |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
→
|
Referenced by (22)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Nigerian Pidgin
("Naija Languej")
→
Nigerian Pidgin ("Naija Pidgin") → Nigerian Pidgin ("Nigerian Creole English") → Nigerian Pidgin ("Pidgin English") → Nigerian Pidgin ("Naija English") → |
hasAlternativeName |
|
Eastern Nigeria
→
Lagos Island → Nollywood → Ojuelegba → Ye → |
language |
|
Cameroonian Pidgin English
("Nigerian Pidgin English")
→
Equatoguinean Pidgin English → Krio language → Pichi language → |
closelyRelatedTo |
|
Burna Boy
→
Mr Eazi → Rema → |
languageOfWorkOrName |
|
Lagos
→
|
commonlySpokenLanguage |
|
Warri
→
|
languageSpoken |
|
Obio-Akpor Local Government Area
("Pidgin English")
→
|
localLanguage |
|
Afrobeats
→
|
typicalLanguage |
|
Southern Nigeria
→
|
widelySpokenLanguage |