Pidgin English vs Queens English. which is more popular in Nigeria

To me in terms of spoken English, Pidgin English beat queen's English hands down in Nigeria because most folks just prefer to speak pidgin.

But in writing, I think people are just used to normal English. It is even evident online where communication is virtually via writing except in few cases such as www.naweown.com (a pidgin English social networking site) where people are allowed or expected to communicate strictly in pidgin

This is not a contest. Pidgin is more widely spoken than English not to talk of Queens English. How many people speak queens english in Nigeria gan self.

Pigin english is what Unite us Nigerians. That is why it is more popular than Queens English

In fact you would be the laughing stock on the street if you speak "Queens English"

I don't know about other parts of Nigeria but in Yorubaland it is proper English(not Shakespearean English though) or the few that are uneducated will speak broken English(not pigeon though). However Yoruba language is number one amongst Yoruba's then English comes after but Pigeon English was not invented by Yoruba's any way; that doesn't mean they don't engage in speaking it but I have noticed Yoruba's respect proper English over pigeon English. Yoruba's tend to speak pigeon when they are engaging in conversation with eastern tribes of Nigeria but when they are speaking with non-eastern tribes they tend to just speak regular English.

anonymous6:

I don't know about other parts of Nigeria but in Yorubaland it is proper English(not Shakespearean English though) or the few that are uneducated will speak broken English(not pigeon though). However Yoruba language is number one amongst Yoruba's then English comes after but Pigeon English was not invented by Yoruba's any way; that doesn't mean they don't engage in speaking it but I have noticed Yoruba's respect proper English over pigeon English. Yoruba's tend to speak pigeon when they are engaging in conversation with eastern tribes of Nigeria but when they are speaking with non-eastern tribes they tend to just speak regular English.

The FEW that are uneducated? LOL! According to statistics most are uneducated. LOL are you attempting to sugar ish.

Pijin sweet pass kween english abeg any mata for ground wey man wan yan pijin get am pass for many levelz. . . sha na additional entertainment e come bring - the way pesin come arrange dem display anyhow bi lyk say pijin na art form.

I believe Pidgin is more popular in certain regions however as I doubt people in Borno state (for example) communicate in the lingo.

You may have a point about not as many people who speak pidgin write in pidgin, but talking and writing na different mata nau. . . some people sabi speak am pass writing sef as for me I no sabi fit to form na pijin I dey gbadun, no lele.

DaRapture:

The FEW that are uneducated? LOL! According to statistics most are uneducated. LOL are you attempting to sugar ish. 

Statistics from western media right? Yeah there are many uneducated Nigerians in Nigeria but "most of them" as you say are uneducated are not in southern Nigeria, do you even know where the large percentage of where most of them are? hmmm I guess you don't know the answer. Most of the uneducated in Nigeria are from Northern Nigeria(which is a Hausa region & of majority Islamic religion) because western influenced education is not as important to them Compared to the other tribe's in Nigeria. At least in Lagos education is free(which is in Yorubaland). Plus Yorubaland is the land I was talking about.

I don't know what you are trying prove in this discussion, you are even african american so how would you know anything pass those general statistics

No one speaks "Queens English" in the queens land talkless of Nigeria.

In most professional settings, the queen's english prevails but in the streets and in gatherings, na pidgin. I just went back to Nigeria and saw it.

I would like to learn Nigerian Pidgin, if anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated,

Thank you in advance, kistehsia