Distinguish nairalanders i have been wondering for so long cus of the love i have for nigerian languages as to If Nigeria was to have a fourth official
language, what should it be?as you all know the need of A lingua franca has arisen around the globe throughout
human history, sometimes for commercial
reasons (so-called "trade languages" but
also for diplomatic and administrative
convenience, and as a means of
exchanging information between people so lets discuss it as friends and not as foes reasons for your opinions are welcomed

I would have preferred Efik/ ibibio language to others. Reasons being that the language is already known by most Nigerians. And it is a nice language to listen to, though it sometimes sound like Chinese language. Dimi= come hear. Abadie= how are u? Idemfo= how is ur health? Didia mkpo = come and eat. Tietieh= sit down. Mbok= please or abeg. Sorsongho= tank u. That's the beauty of the language.

as for me i will go for kanuri or fulani they are one of a kind fulani are found all over nigeria and they make up 30 percent of our population

I think chinese sinz som govts r wlcmin pple frm china

Ijaw is d language.

Pidgin English would be better. We are already "unofficially" using it almost everywhere. From The high and mighty in the society, the uneducated market women, the educated students, the semi literate gatemen,the school drop out maids,our old fashioned grand parents,down to our very own buddies, almost everyone in Nigeria speaks pidgin irrespective of tribe.

probably should be fula or ijaw since they are the next largest ethnic groups after the big 3 (yoruba,igbo,hausa)

specialguest: Pidgin English would be better. We are already "unofficially" using it almost everywhere. From The high and mighty in the society, the uneducated market women, the educated students, the semi literate gatemen,the school drop out maids,our old fashioned grand parents,down to our very own buddies, almost everyone in Nigeria speaks pidgin irrespective of tribe.

I heard one Prof.Egbokhare of the University of Ibadan speak on this. In fact, from what he and the invited guest to the program said, some students are already taking pidgin language as a course in the university. Saw this: http://books.google.com.ng/books/about/The_Nigerian_linguistic_ecology_and_the.html?id=N7QPAQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y, online when I checked him out. And for more on his works see: http://arts.ui.edu.ng/FOEgbokhare.

I think it will be a good idea to have a language belonging to all of us in Nigeria that will be recognized globally.

Biggyd2:

I heard one Prof.Egbokhare of the University of Ibadan speak on this. In fact, from what he and the invited guest to the program said, some students are already taking pidgin language as a course in the university. Saw this: http://books.google.com.ng/books/about/The_Nigerian_linguistic_ecology_and_the.html?id=N7QPAQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y, online when I checked him out. And for more on his works see: http://arts.ui.edu.ng/FOEgbokhare.

I think it will be a good idea to have a language belonging to all of us in Nigeria that will be recognized globally.

Nice to hear that. Thankx for the links Biggyd2

Pidgin English

pheyikemi: I think chinese sinz som govts r wlcmin pple frm china

God forbid bad thing. Check out inferiority complex in full display. Chinese ko, chinese ni. Mtshew!

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I will say, pidgin.

dasparrow:

God forbid bad thing. Check out inferiority complex in full display. Chinese ko, chinese ni. Mtshew!

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I will say, pidgin.

I beg ur pardon, inferiority complex to who? Do I luk lyk ur govt hu said students shd learn chinese? Abeg park well jor.

Yoruba, iboh or hawusa

Kunuri