Coolval222: So na here you dey?

na here I dey oh

Q. You wan shite?
A. I wan shite!

@Ileke-Idi, the same happens in French if you claim it doesn't in English. As far as I'm concerned it's like that in every language and as Omo to dun rightly said, its in the intonation. You can make a statement a question by adjusting the intonation. It might not be commonly done/used but its not exclusive to only pidgin

ihebrooke: Na frontpage this thread dey?
Na frontpage I'm dey oh.

Na mukina carry am to front page?
Na mukina carry am to front page oh.

She well at all?
She no well oh.

She go hide my post?
Na the next thing be that oh.

She go ban me?
She fit oh.

she don ban you reach 2013?
She don ban you reach 2013

@since_1914
If you will, I would like to learn more about what you've said about Russian language. I mean by example.

vocalprince: yam dey? Yam dey. Op dey mad? Op dey mad. Thank you.

Q> vocalprince dey craze?
A> vocalprince dey craze.
Q> He chop winch?
A> He chop winch oh.

u are crazy fellow....lol

Sambo wan build 16bn crib?
Sambo wan build 16bn crib!

Kidnapping don dey pay wella?
Kidnapping don dey pay wella!

Dat woman na winch?
Dat woman na winch!

Q. E don chop?
A. E don chop.
Q. Im belle full?
A. Im belle full.

Egba girl: @Ileke-Idi, the same happens in French if you claim it doesn't in English. As far as I'm concerned it's like that in every language and as Omo to dun rightly said, its in the intonation. You can make a statement a question by adjusting the intonation. It might not be commonly done/used but its not exclusive to only pidgin

Written and spoken version differ.

u r invited

Ileke-IdI:


Written and spoken version differ.

It doesn't matter. You can say it or write it. If you want to write it, just add/remove a question mark.

RantAlin: Na lie! It all depends on the person responding.


Example;

.....
"Eba dey?".... "Yes e dey, you want am?"
"OP dey craze?" ... "I no fit know o, but e be like sey the guy for use yaba left well" ....
Now tell me where you got your silly idea that question and answer are same in pidgin!

Na creativity

freecocoa: Him go come?
Him go come.

She go hospital?
She go hospital.

Na lie you dey talk?
Na lie you dey talk

The food small?
The food small.

Chaii ghetto pple go sabi this

U dey craze?
Na u dey craze

@OP
it's crystal clear you don't speak pidgin naturally. . . u prolly learnt it . .
it's incorrect to answer dat way, instead:

Q: Eba dey?
A: E dey

Q: Nairaland go share xmas gifts?
A: Dem go share

In pidgin english, you only repeat the question as an answer ONLY during emphasis, e.g.

Q: Nairaland go share xmas gifts?
A: Nairaland go share xmas gifts, dem no born Seun well . . . (with the bolded part as emphasis)

If you speak dis way in my hood, then u be KJ (king of the jews)

U go f.uck? I go f.uck!

petokey: Pidgin english is the only language where question and answer can be the same.
Eg:Q- Eba dey?
A- Eba dey..
Q- Mummy dey house?
A- Mummy dey house.

Please post your own if you are a nigerian,

That is not true, your intonation and where stress is put can differentiate a question from a statement in all languages including the queen's English:...eg:

Q: He is coming?
A: He is coming.

Just like your pigin the above is a qualified question and an appropriate answer, despite the absence of 'Yes' in front of the answer.

B!tch please. IGBO
I ga eri nri?
I ga eri nri.
Problem?

omo_to_dun:
Thank you. All the languages I know how to speak have this literal device so it confuses me as to how the OP thinks this is exclusive to Pidgin English.

how do you do?
how do you do...

that's the only pure english one i can think of.....and that answer is even going extinct these days!

ffo: u r invited

to do what?

1. Food dey?
Food dey
2. U dy mad?
U dy mad
3. I dy craze?
I dy craze
4. She wan s3x?
she wan s3x
5. Seun dy mad?
Seun dy mad
6. U go chop ma money?
U go chop ma mony
7. Water don pass garri?
Water don pass garri
8. U b mumu?
U b mumu
9. S3x dy sweet?
S3x dy sweet

dis topic dey frontpage?
dis topic dey frontpage o.
*weeps*

Yar'adua ti ku ?
Yar'adua ti ku

linearity:

That is not true, your intonation and where stress is put can differentiate a question from a statement in all languages including the queen's English:...eg:

Q: He is coming?
A: He is coming.

Just like your pigin the above is a qualified question and an appropriate answer, despite the absence of 'Yes' in front of the answer.

Guy dia is ntn like "he is coming?"
instead" is he coming?" back 2 u, r u a learner?

NEPA ti mu ina lo?
NEPA ti mu ina lo