₦airaland Forum

bigfrancis21:
@bold....I beg to differ. Pidgin English was introduced to Nigeria by the Portuguese (slave traders) around the 16th or 17th century. It was originally introduced along the coast and it spread inwards with time.

Pidgin English was not introduced to Nigeria by the portuguese, otherwise Nigerians would be speaking a Portuguese creole like Guinea Bissau. Pidgin as spoken in Nigeria is an English based creole. Pidgin came in full force via the krios and later took on some Nigerian character by imbibing local words since such is the character of a creole.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRwVCux2eSg

ImperialYoruba:
Osugbo,
God bless you for sharing.

I love it! We would like to see more of you and fellow Yorubas join us here and share knowledge and history of our Common Legacy.

I will invite friends and family. Thanks.
My family origins goes back to the Egba and the Effon, I don't know which group is the latter.

Apart from Free town the national capital, the groups are also very prominent in Port Loko, Aberdeen, Fulatown, Waterloo among other places in the country.

listen to this track with an assemblage of random pictures of general life in Salone.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqnEyUcKSZA&t=373s
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Oh and by the way, Nigerian pidgin English originated in Sierra Leone. That is why it sounds like a watered down version of Krio. . Contrary to popular belief, pidgin was not very popular in Nigeria in the colonial period at all, but became popular when krios started settling in coastal Nigerian cities including Port Harcourt, Warri and Calabar.

Some of the most prominent Nigerian families also have sierra leonean origins like the Kutis, Many of Nigeria's first achievers in various fields, Herbert Macaulay, father of Nigerian nationalism Et cetera.

We host yearly events both at home and among the Sierra Leonean and Gambian communities abroad.
Everyone is welcome to attend, as they are usually fun and pomp.

some pics.

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kachi19:
Many of us here too have a long and unknown decent. like I discovered I'm of Jamaican and Portuguese Origin

Really? are you a Nigerian national?
What is the history behind your jamaican and Portuguese origin? Also can an African be of Jamaican origin, knowing fully well than Jamaicans themselves are Africans.

One of the most distinctive features of the Yoruba/Creole comunity in SL and Gambia is the division into Guilds and clubs of Hunting (Odeh), Masquerades and Masks (Ojeh and Egun) as well as community helping groups and monetary co-operatives (Esusu).

The Hunting groups (Odehs) for example host elaborate events in both countries and have very large communities.
Here are some pictures.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4814/46356508842_53aee4b194_b.jpg

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These are hunting guilds, and most of their masquerades are based on animal motifs. They are one of the more popular, because they are very lively and is mostly made up of young and vibrant folks.

Not many people are aware that there are living and thriving Yoruba cultures in the two West African countries of Sierra Leone and Gambia, that is apart from the well known Nigerian, Beninese and Togolese Yoruba communities.

This is a thread dedicated to The Yoruba and Creole (krio) peoples, majority of which are of Yoruba descent as well as their cultural practices in the West African countries of Sierra Leone and The Gambia.
Language, Music, Literature, E.tc.

There are an estimated 800,000 Krios in Sierra Leone, while in Gambia, the Akus make up another estimated 5% of the population and they are very very influential in both countries, and one thing that is quite known about Yorubas and Yoruba descended people is that the culture always follow them wherever they go regardless of location..

Some notable Sierra Leonean Creoles/Yorubas include:

Oloh Israel Olufemi Cole
Adetokumboh McCormack,
Abel Nathaniel Bankole Stronge
Abioseh Nicol
Ade Renner Thomas
Akiwande Josiah Lasite
Ogunlade Davidson
Rev. Victoria Gladys Abeoseh Wilson-Cole
Walter Balogun Nicol
Winstanley Bankole Johnson
Dr. John Augustus Abayomi-Cole - Medical doctor, politician
Herbert Bankole-Bright - Medical doctor and politician
Abel Nathaniel Bankole Stronge - Current speaker of parliament
David Omoshola Carew - Current Minister of Trade and Industry
Ogunlade Davidson - Current Minister of Energy and Power
Winstanley Bankole Johnson - Mayor of Freetown from 2004 to 2008
Abioseh Davidson Nicol - Author and diplomat
Ade Renner Thomas - Former Chief Justice of Sierra Leone

And countless others.
Ps: I am Creole of Yoruba descent who is a national of Sierra Leone.