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What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by Ofodirinwa(op): 1:57am On Nov 17, 2021

has anyone tried learning other nigerian languages? Which was the hardest

Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by taiyesoul(f): 1:58am On Nov 17, 2021

Ofe N Manu Language!

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Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by gidgiddy: 2:10am On Nov 17, 2021

Ofodirinwa:
has anyone tried learning other nigerian languages? Which was the hardest

Igbo is probably the hardest language. If you did not grow up in Igbo land, or you are not born to Igbo parents, it is virtually impossible to learn to speak Igbo

Thats why there are isnt up to 100 none Igbos worldwide who can speak Igbo fluently

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Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by johnmartus(m): 2:14am On Nov 17, 2021

And more also they hate outsiders that speak their language because of gossip.

gidgiddy:
Igbo is probably the hardest language. If you did not grow up in Igbo land, or you are not born to Igbo parents, it is virtually impossible to learn to speak Igbo

Thats why there are isnt up to 100 none Igbos worldwide who can speak Igbo fluently

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Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by fideliaudemmadu: 3:21am On Nov 17, 2021

johnmartus:
And more also they hate outsiders that speak their language because of gossip.

You really need help.

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Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by Freestainworld(m): 3:44am On Nov 17, 2021

johnmartus:
And more also they hate outsiders that speak their language because of gossip.

Yoruba and Igbos who gossip more?

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Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by Richy4(m): 5:02am On Nov 17, 2021

The language that Calabar people speak, U won't even know where to start from learning cheesy

...

Another one is Idoma..A friend from high school was trying to teach me while we were in boarding school.. it wasn't entering grin

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Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by Tranquillity360: 5:14am On Nov 17, 2021

Freestainworld:
Yoruba and Igbos who gossip more?

Everyone know na.

Na the people their language be like quarrel when two person are discussing.

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Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by Alitair(m): 6:06am On Nov 17, 2021

gidgiddy:
Igbo is probably the hardest language. If you did not grow up in Igbo land, or you are not born to Igbo parents, it is virtually impossible to learn to speak Igbo

Thats why there are isnt up to 100 none Igbos worldwide who can speak Igbo fluently

Lies!

Ask around from other language ethnicities, they will confirm that Igbo is easier than most.

The Igbo language is so easy you can start picking up words on the first day of hearing them.

Have you heard Gokana and Ogoni speak their language?

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Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by Lorex6: 6:15am On Nov 17, 2021*

Alitair:
Lies!

Ask around from other language ethnicities, they will confirm that Igbo is easier than most.

The Igbo language is so easy you can start picking up words on the first day of hearing them.

Have you heard Gokana and Ogoni speak their language?

Igbo

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Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by Alitair(m): 6:17am On Nov 17, 2021

Lorex6:
Igbo is hard... Been learning my own mother tongue for three years now.
A word like 'akwa' means; cloth, cry, egg, grind... With just slight changes in pronunciation... It doesn't end there

Blame your lapses on yourself not on the language.

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Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by zedegit: 6:22am On Nov 17, 2021

Yoruba but a tip would be to open your mouth, be jumping up while shouting "Ah!" "Kilesele" "gbatigbati" one month before you start learning it.

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Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by clockwisereport: 6:37am On Nov 17, 2021

Fufulde

Who go even teach you?

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Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by Prayfortheworld: 6:48am On Nov 17, 2021*

I'm Igbo but honestly speaking is Igbo language, you can see an Igbo man speaking Yoruba and Hausa fluently. But you hardly see an Hausa man or a Yoruba man speaking Igbo fluently.
My tailor has been in Igbo land for 24 years but he still can flow so well in Igbo

My Uncle's wife speaks youruba fluently and my Dad speaks Hausa fluently.

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Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by Richy4(m): 7:22am On Nov 17, 2021*

Alitair:
Lies!

Ask around from other language ethnicities, they will confirm that Igbo is easier than most.

The Igbo language is so easy you can start picking up words on the first day of hearing them.

Have you heard Gokana and Ogoni speak their language?

Igbo is not really easy to learn... reason being that there are so many dialects in it...
The learner might get confused if an Anambra individual for example tried to teach him/her the language and he/she goes out to practice what he has learnt with Owerri, Ebonyi or even Enugu individual... The confusion of the learner might be epic grin

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Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by illicit(m): 7:24am On Nov 17, 2021

Tongues

Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by Tokskob2008: 7:40am On Nov 17, 2021

illicit:
Tongues

This is the easiest.....

Just say any jargons that pops into your head and you are good to go.

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Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by Vulcanheph(m): 8:10am On Nov 17, 2021

Richy4:
The language that Calabar people speak, U won't even know where to start from learning ...

Another one is Idoma..A friend from high school was trying to teach me while we were in boarding school.. it wasn't entering

I'll agree with you... Efik/ibibio is difficult to learn.

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Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by Lorex6: 8:25am On Nov 17, 2021

Alitair:
Blame your lapses on yourself not on the language.

I understand Fulani, Panso, Hausa... So?

Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by Lorex6: 8:26am On Nov 17, 2021

clockwisereport:
Fufulde

Who go even teach you?

I sabi am am well. E too easy and musical

Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by Ofodirinwa(op): 8:31am On Nov 17, 2021

Richy4:
Igbo is not really easy to learn... reason being that there are so many dialects in it...
The learner might get confused if an Anambra individual for example tried to teach him/her the language and he/she goes out to practice what he has learnt with Owerri, Ebonyi or even Enugu individual... The confusion of the learner might be epic

What language doesn't have dialects though? That is normal

Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by Oduduwa707: 8:31am On Nov 17, 2021

Igbo of course... no one else speaks it than them. Dem sef no like am. Dem prefer Yoruba.

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Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by Oduduwa707: 8:32am On Nov 17, 2021

Freestainworld:
Yoruba and Igbos who gossip more?

Igbo of course... hands down!

Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by Sigggy: 8:36am On Nov 17, 2021

To correct those about above me... Igbo is not the hardest. I personally learnt fluent igbo within just a year of staying in Ibusa, Delta state.

Then I think yoruba is the easiest to learn.

Then from my personal lingual experiences, Tiv (from Benue state) should be the hardest to learn. Then Ibibio/Efik follows immediately after.

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Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by Lorex6: 8:39am On Nov 17, 2021

Sigggy:
To correct those about above me... Igbo is not the hardest. I personally learnt fluent igbo within just a year of staying in Ibusa, Delta state.

Then I think yoruba is the easiest to learn.

Then from my personal lingual experiences, Tiv (from Benue state) should be the hardest to learn. Then Ibibio/Efik follows immediately after.

Leave Delta and go to Imo, they'll speak Igbo and it will sound like advanced Japanese

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Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by ariesbull: 8:55am On Nov 17, 2021

Oduduwa707:
Igbo of course... no one else speaks it than them. Dem sef no like am. Dem prefer Yoruba.

We prefer ịkpụ

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Re: What Is The Hardest Language To Learn In Nigeria? by Bluewitch(f): 9:12am On Nov 17, 2021

Alitair:
Lies!

Ask around from other language ethnicities, they will confirm that Igbo is easier than most.

The Igbo language is so easy you can start picking up words on the first day of hearing them.

Have you heard Gokana and Ogoni speak their language?

Central Igbo is kinda easy to pick words but to make sentences it'll be hard...