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Nigerians And Word Doubling by Nobody: 12:21am On Dec 30, 2010
Double double
Re: Nigerians And Word Doubling by emofine(f): 2:49am On Dec 30, 2010
Nigerians are not the only ones to employ this pattern. I've heard other nationals double their wordings also.
I too used to privately wonder why Nigerians speak like this. I concluded that since largely we are impatient people I believe it's done for greater urgency and emphasis.

A few words I hear alot:

now now

lie lie

at all at all

abeg abeg

Also for extra highlighted emphasis and urgency they may add a vowel at the end of a word

for example:

quicki

abegi

looku

wella

It's just the pattern in which we speak like adding o at the end of sentences. I believe we enjoy embellishing our sentences.
Abegi no be lie lie I gist for una o tongue
Re: Nigerians And Word Doubling by PhysicsQED(m): 5:11am On Dec 30, 2010
Re: Nigerians And Word Doubling by Nobody: 9:25am On Dec 30, 2010
@Physics. I been tink say na me first notice am o. I don go dey believe say thread go full anyway thanks for those links.

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