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Re: Is Pidgin English From Portuguese? by Sltp: 5:56am On Feb 07, 2023 |
B2mario: Nigerian and some part of Cameroun spoken pidgin English is 70% coined from Igbo language mainly the Igbo dialects in Niger delta. Example using pure Igbo, Aba anglicized Igbo and pidgin English. English: it is there Igbo: O di ebe ahu Aba anglicised Igbo: O di there Pidgin: e dey there
English: what is inside? Igbo: gini di n'ime ya? Aba anglicised Igbo: gini di inside? Pidgin: wetin dey inside?
English: I am fine Igbo: a dim mma Aba anglicised Igbo: a dim OK Pidgin: I dey OK
English: where are you going? Igbo: ebe ka I na aga? Aba ngwa Igbo: ebe ka I di ga? Pidgin: where you dey go?
English: it's been long Igbo: Otego aka Aba Igbo: Otee laka Pidgin: I don tee
English: men Igbo: nnaa Aba anglicised Igbo: nna men Pidgin: nna men
English: you people Igbo: unu Aba anglicised Igbo: unu Pidgin: una
English: I am coming Igbo: anam abia Aba ngwa Igbo: a dim ibia Pidgin: I dey come
English: what is your name? Igbo: kee ihe/gini bu aha gi? Aba ngwa Igbo: o bu gini bu aha gi? Pidgin: wetin be your name?
English: who's there? Igbo: onye no ebe ahu? Aba ngwa Igbo: onye di ebe ahu? Pidgin: who dey there?
English: greed Igbo: anya ukwu (eye = anya, ukwu = big) Aba ngwa Igbo: anya ukwu Pidgin: big eye
English: -------- Igbo: akpiri ogologo (akpiri = throat, ogologo= longer) Aba ngwa Igbo: akpiri ogologo Pidgin: longer throat
English: what is it/that? Igbo: O bu gini? Aba ngwa Igbo: O bu gini/ gini bu Ihe ahu? Pidgin: wetin be that?
English: boss/rich man Igbo: Oganaya (short form: oga) Aba ngwa Igbo: oga Pidgin: oga
English: servant Igbo: odibo (short form: boi) Aba anglicised Igbo: boyi or boyi-boyi Pidgin: boyi-boyi
English: he is serving Igbo: o na emee odibo or o na agba odibo Aba ngwa Igbo: o di imee boyi Pidgin: e dey do boyi-boyi
English: I don't do it Igbo: muwa anaghi eme ya Aba ngwa Igbo: muwa adi imee ya Pidgin: me, I no dey do am (y'am)
English: I don't know him Igbo: amaghim ya Aba ngwa Igbo: amam ya Pidgin: I no know y'am (am)
English: what is happening? Igbo: o gini na eme? Aba ngwa Igbo: o gini di ime? Pidgin: wetin dey happen?
English: he is going to Lagos Igbo: o na aga Lagos Aba ngwa Igbo: o di iga Lagos Pidgin: e dey go Lagos
English: the water is on Igbo: mmiri na agba (agba = run or rush) Igbo ngwa Igbo: mmiri di igba Pidgin: the water dey rush.
English: I am Igbo: a bum Aba ngwa Igbo: a bum Pidgin: I be
English: it is (as in, it is my friend) Igbo: o bu Aba ngwa Igbo: o bu Pidgin: e be
English: it is (as in, it is there) Igbo: o di Aba ngwa Igbo: o di Pidgin: e dey
English: stay quiet Igbo: no di jim or wayo Igbo ngwa Igbo: no di Jim Pidgin: dey jim (Niger delta pidgin) etc.
English: she is pregnant Igbo: o di ime Aba ngwa Igbo: o di ime Pidgin: e dey pregnant/get belle Are you OK |
Re: Is Pidgin English From Portuguese? by B2mario(m): 10:11pm On Feb 07, 2023 |
Sltp: Are you OK Oga or madam go and do the research and don't ask me childish question. I am not a small child and I did my research and study up to 10years before coming up with that you considered a chap. What's your academic qualification or are you just being beclouded with sentiment and ignorance? Do your study and criticise my work with fact not considering what you read as an object of childish display. What I wrote there, is there no relationship between the two languages and the comparison of the two languages not in order? Pls tell me the origin of: 1. Una ----- people 2. E don tee ----- it's been long 3. Nna men ----- men 4. E dey ----- it is 5. Oyibo ----- fair person. |