I am a writer. I am working on a novel in pidgin english. I would like to know what you guys feel about this. Would you buy or appreciate a fiction novel written in pidgin?

Come on house. Please petz know what you think

There was an identical topic a few months before.
Well as for me, so long as the storyline is good pidgin will not deter me

i encourage you my broda plenti pepo for 9ja dey gbadun pidgin, and dem go read am, sake of say e nor eazy to dey write pidgin, even sef i get pidgin blog and di responce wey i dey get dey totori me

I will buy it because it is even written in Pikin.

No,never u guys dont knw what pidgin is doing to nigerian at the international level.

emöfine2: There was an identical topic a few months before.
Well as for me, so long as the storyline is good pidgin will not deter me

was about to say the same thing

I for buy d book, d tin wey dey dere be say I no dey buy book plenti. I go read your book if e sweet, to buy am na anoda mata. Rite am make we see am.

hunsu: No,never u guys dont knw what pidgin is doing to nigerian at the international level.

Abeg free story jare. Pikin is ours so I care less about what they think of it.

@poster dont let dis pple fool u...we all kip say i ll buy, i ll buy....how of em read novels in d 1st place or how many pple read books dis days,
i dnt fink its a gud idea.
all da best anyways

to me, i think novel written in pidgen english go make sence, at list for wazobia fm, evry thing dis na pidgen english and its very intresting

^^ o god i love wazobia reports, all my friends are hooked and they are not even nigerian! esp the stories! and they are written in pidgin!

@op trust me people will buy it, if the runs girls chronicles can attract soo much attention with it's poor editing a good well edited story with correct marketing will do much better.

dont make it over complicated abed so you can have a wider audience, i cant appreciate most nigerian comedians because the pidgin is too conc!

queensmith: ^^ o god i love wazobia reports, all my friends are hooked and they are not even nigerian! esp the stories! and they are written in pidgin!

U see d tin wey internet don start, even queeny dey hear Wazobia fm.

^^ lol- i dont think its the same as fm but i'll make an effort to listen to that to, it's this satire news site. Introduced to me by a ghanian btw! its amazing!

@ Poster, it depends on what I'd be hoping to get out from it. Say for example, if it's purely for:

Entertainment: As long as it's got a good storyline, sense of humour and captivates my interest, then why not?

Educational / to teach the structure(s) of the English Language: I think not as it's not standard English.

I guess what I'm saying is my decision to buy a novel written in Pidgin depends on what purpose(s) I intend to use it for!

make una no worry. Whn we ma bcom colonial masters to other countries na pidgin go b their 2nd language...lolz

by the way...hw many pidgin people read books. It might nt mak a difference writing to suit their taste.

Hell no!

As 4 me i won't buy, cos pidgin is not a formal language. I buy books written in English to know more vocabs and improve my English speaking capabilities as a student.

If i fit listen to radio station wey dey talk efrytin for pidgin, talk to pipu for pidgin, watch shows for pidgin, wetin do me not to buy n read book wey den write for pidgin? Carrt go, we dey ya back!

afroxyz: I am a writer. I am working on a novel in pidgin english. I would like to know what you guys feel about this. Would you buy or appreciate a fiction novel written in pidgin?

My advice is NO!pidgin english is slow to read and comprehend but fast to speak and understand.

Yes, if it's a funny novel and not about sexx.

@ ayanfemy
What radio station do you listen to that has all the programs in pidgin? is it available online?

If the tory make sense ppl go buy.

yes

I wouldn't dare. Pidgin ruins your spoken English so I don't like it. You would have a good market for the book in Nigeria but have you thought of the bigger picture? You wanna limit sales to Nigeria alone?
I wish you good luck with your book, poster.

@ hunsu,and na olodi apapa na hin u dey stay,u come de yawa pidgin english,na waa for u oh.nah be d same pidgin u wake up meet eveeyday,wey ur ppl dey yarn morning afternoon and nyte.guy u be wise man wey die for foolish man backyard.

Can anyone in the house recommend a radio that broadcast it's program in pidgin and available on the internet.? thanks

I read books alot, it wil actually be interestin 2 read a novel written in pigdin.so yes i will buy 4 d experience and if its interestin

kakakibuy: Can anyone in the house recommend a radio that broadcast it's program in pidgin and available on the internet.? thanks

http://www.wazobiafm.com/stream.html Wazobia fm 95.1

The hottest radio station in Lagos and by extension Nigeria.

Naija fm 102.7 http://naija102.com/index.php/multimedia/listen-live