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Itsekiri People by onuwaje(m): 7:12pm On Oct 22, 2012
Itsekiri bokor?? Pls I am looking for my fellow itsekiri brothers and sisters on nairaland.. I am also looikng for who will teach me the language pls if u are fluent in itsekiri language or u are a nairalander that knows anybody who is an itsekiri pls u can contact me on the follow details
Email-gbusonuwaje@gmail.com

Bbm-321c4308
THANK U AND GOD BLESS
Re: Itsekiri People by urahara(m): 6:18am On Oct 23, 2017
onuwaje:
Itsekiri bokor?? Pls I am looking for my fellow itsekiri brothers and sisters on nairaland.. I am also looikng for who will teach me the language pls if u are fluent in itsekiri language or u are a nairalander that knows anybody who is an itsekiri pls u can contact me on the follow details
Email-gbusonuwaje@gmail.com

Bbm-321c4308
THANK U AND GOD BLESS


But u live in warri . how come u were not able to learn the language
Re: Itsekiri People by onuwaje(m): 6:58am On Oct 23, 2017
urahara:



But u live in warri . how come u were not able to learn the language

As at wen i made this post i wasn't properly blended thanks to environment and non challant attitude..




But now i am 60-70% blended in it
Thanks to books and journals
Re: Itsekiri People by urahara(m): 7:01am On Oct 23, 2017
onuwaje:


As at wen i made this post i wasn't properly blended thanks to environment and non challant attitude..




But now i am 60-70% blended in it
Thanks to books and journals

Impressive , I must say .

Pls could you recommend books and journals for me .

I also want to learn the language .

P.s - in warri , is it true that pidgin is spoken more often than ethnic languages ?
Re: Itsekiri People by onuwaje(m): 7:12am On Oct 23, 2017
urahara:


Impressive , I must say .

Pls could you recommend books and journals for me .

I also want to learn the language .

P.s - in warri , is it true that pidgin is spoken more often than ethnic languages ?
Ok

Yes the official Language is Pidgin English

Its common to see father and child conversing in pidgin.... If u speak ur language ur seen as a duns sometimes lol
Re: Itsekiri People by urahara(m): 7:21am On Oct 23, 2017
onuwaje:

Ok

Yes the official Language is Pidgin English

Its common to see father and child conversing in pidgin.... If u speak ur language ur seen as a duns sometimes lol

That's really bleeped up angry cry cry
Re: Itsekiri People by urahara(m): 7:25am On Oct 23, 2017
onuwaje:

Ok

Yes the official Language is Pidgin English

Its common to see father and child conversing in pidgin.... If u speak ur language ur seen as a duns sometimes lol

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Re: Itsekiri People by onuwaje(m): 11:57am On Oct 23, 2017
urahara:


That's really bleeped up angry cry cry

It is due to the fact that Delta is home to 5 tribes with multiple dialects except the Itsekiri. So these tribes had to stick with pidgin so as to understand themselves

Unlike in d west north and east wherr u can have just one language spoken
Re: Itsekiri People by urahara(m): 7:33pm On Oct 23, 2017
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