Husty:
What about speaking in tongues?

is it among Nigeria main language

Businessideas:

Our lingua franca is English not pidgin o and it was English we learnt first before corrupting it as Pidgin. I just pity us if we allow our major languages to take the back seat because if these major languages are not protected there's no hope for the language of the minorities be dat

Before slavery, before colonialism, communication between us and white people happened in Pidgin, and at that time white people also partly spoke our native languages to make up, just as we still do ourselves with mixture of English and other native languages. So, Pidgin is not a corrupted English. Its a creole language that originated from our contact with white people and even other African nations. A creole language evolves when two languages collide, because both cultures would necessarily need such language to communicate themselves.

Our lingua franca has always been Pidgin, its just that we remain too indoctrinated to make it official.

asuustrike2009:

Hmmmmm but officially it's English. There's something I noticed during advertisement on popular TV stations in Nigeria. Aside English, they advertised more using pidgin language as the message is spread across compare to the three indigenous languages. I begin to wonder why they do that since they claim we have 3 major tribes aside English language. Do you have an idea why it's so?

Yes, because they do understand Pidgin is our lingua franca- the most spoken language in Nigeria, far widespread than English. Everybody knows if you want to pass a message nationwide in Nigeria, the best language to achieve that is Pidgin, not English.

Our lingua franca has always been Pidgin, its just that we remain too indoctrinated to make it official.

TINALETC3:
Very important, I had d opportunity to speak d 3 bt I dnt no Wat jst happened , I ws born in kaduna, I spark Hausa well, bt left dere at age 4 ,na so I take 4get am, now I dey Yoruba land, na only dia insultive words I sabi
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i fit still teach you all the hausa you forgot

thickminaj:
. . Nice one op.. Very insightful... The only benefit I hv so far is buying onion at a cheaper price from aboki

You are not alone there, Onion, dry fish, etc. When I enter market with 'Sannu de zuwa', they will think I know the whole hausa dictionary offhand.

It has always been in my plans to be able to speak at least three other languages apart from my mother tongue. I love French and Hausa so much, and English is the third, I believe it's not too late to learn.

ZaraGift:


There are more than 5 tribes in Edo state, be specific

That's true Esan to be precise

TINALETC3:
Very important, I had d opportunity to speak d 3 bt I dnt no Wat jst happened , I ws born in kaduna, I spark Hausa well, bt left dere at age 4 ,na so I take 4get am, now I dey Yoruba land, na only dia insultive words I sabi
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I can teach you if you are still wilking to learn.

English Hausa Igbo Yoruba
Trying to pick up a bit of Efik

Rubbish!! Language and religion is the two major problems nigerians are facing. I wish they coukd just make only one laguage the official one, i mean look at ghana they are so unified and peacefull coz all understand each other better

vingeophysicist:
if you hate men then u are a lesbian nah

ok,you have a problem with that

preccy69:
ok,you have a problem with that

yes ooo.because u are beautiful

vingeophysicist:
yes ooo.because u are beautiful

ok

Ezionye:
Unfortunately d only indigenous language I know is " broken". Too bad

don't tell me you can't speak igbo

ZaraGift:


Your Language eg Igbo is mother's tongue(1st Language)

I quite disagree. Mother's tongue is referred to a child's first language while growing up. Implication is that if my mother is Spanish and I grew up speaking English, that is my mother tongue. Language of mother is not necessarily "mother tongue".

lovat:
don't tell me you can't speak igbo

Unfortunately, no

ima4sure:



lol...tnks
dad akwa ibom
mum imo
born and brought up in kaduna
presently in lag...

Please be my wife so our kids could understand Efik, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa and Ighala languages

Ezionye:


Unfortunately, no

But you look igbo and your profile says you stay in the east. What am i getting wrong

lovat:
But you look igbo and your profile says you stay in the east. What am i getting wrong

Hmm

So uve not met pple who can't speak their indigenous language?

Dats y I used d word unfortunately. I did not get to learn any indigenous language

It's quite unfortunate for me though

I can only speak my native language and English

Ezionye:


Hmm

So uve not met pple who can't speak their indigenous language?

Dats y I used d word unfortunately. I did not get to learn any indigenous language

Do you mind me teaching you though i will teach you Anambra dialect