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Re: Hausa, Yoruba, And Nigerian Pidgin Make List Of World's Most Spoken Languages by Manfromlasvegas(m): 11:01pm On Feb 22
Not surprising. Hausa and Yoruba are more widely spoken than Igbo, not because of all the nonsense written up here but because of their 'cousins' in other countries outside Nigeria. But why have they given the Nigerian pidgin a paltry 123 million speakers? Surely if Nigeria is anything above 200 million, speakers of the Nigerian pidgin should be placed conservatively at 150 million.
Re: Hausa, Yoruba, And Nigerian Pidgin Make List Of World's Most Spoken Languages by LZAA: 11:23pm On Feb 22
platymus:
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Re: Hausa, Yoruba, And Nigerian Pidgin Make List Of World's Most Spoken Languages by Razzness(m):
I watch movies at 1.5 speed, and I don't need subtitles to comprehend. What a joke
AcadaWriter0:
The data split Chinese into factions, but left English as a single language. Can a typical Nigerian/African that speaks English converse with a British, American, or Australian?

Try watching some British films and let's see if you won't seek the subtitle.
Re: Hausa, Yoruba, And Nigerian Pidgin Make List Of World's Most Spoken Languages by herich(m): 12:18am On Feb 23
Goo0dHardDick:
Igbos don't like speaking their language to themselves at all. They'll rather hide and speak it.

I was at the market months ago and the seller spoke Igbo to the young girl purchasing an item. The girl immediately started forming posh and asked the seller to speak in good English instead. Lol. Ujunwa feeling funky
Some igbos were not born and brought up in Igbo land. Most of them did not grow up speaking Igbo, so they finds it difficult to communicate in Igbo or are not fluent or can't flow in Igbo language except when they get to their village or with family members who understands the trash they'll be vomit as Igbo language and who will also bear and forgive their language shortcomings.
Re: Hausa, Yoruba, And Nigerian Pidgin Make List Of World's Most Spoken Languages by Dalohad: 2:48am On Feb 23
PDPdestroyer:
Honestly this Tinubu is marginalizing we Ibos. He even went as far as removing our language from the list of most spoken languages. We will pay him back with our votes in 2027
Your joke dry like Tinubu flat nyash... cheesy
Re: Hausa, Yoruba, And Nigerian Pidgin Make List Of World's Most Spoken Languages by VanuatuWycombe: 8:10am On Feb 23
That’s why it’s good to speak native language to our children at home. Enough of these foreign language.
Re: Hausa, Yoruba, And Nigerian Pidgin Make List Of World's Most Spoken Languages by VanuatuWycombe: 8:12am On Feb 23
Razzness:
I watch movies at 1.5 speed, and there is no English movie on earth, American or British that I need subtitles to comprehend. What a joke
Australian English is the worst to comprehend. British accent is far better.
Re: Hausa, Yoruba, And Nigerian Pidgin Make List Of World's Most Spoken Languages by DMCA: 9:16am On Feb 23
AcadaWriter0:
The data split Chinese into factions, but left English as a single language. Can a typical Nigerian/African that speaks English converse with a British, American, or Australian?

Try watching some British films and let's see if you won't seek the subtitle.
This thing wey u talk mean either or both of two things.
1. u dey very slow
2. u no dey exposed
cool
na 1 or 2 abi na both d worry u? cool
Re: Hausa, Yoruba, And Nigerian Pidgin Make List Of World's Most Spoken Languages by Holluwhakemmy(f): 12:59pm On Feb 23
DMCA:
Can i take u out sometime? cool
let's go eat some snail cool
snail why snail? Snake would be preferable 😂
Re: Hausa, Yoruba, And Nigerian Pidgin Make List Of World's Most Spoken Languages by DMCA: 1:51pm On Feb 23
Holluwhakemmy:
snail why snail? Snake would be preferable 😂
U can eat snake if u prefer it, As for me I love grilled Snail cool
What say u? cool
Re: Hausa, Yoruba, And Nigerian Pidgin Make List Of World's Most Spoken Languages by Doobie: 2:42pm On Feb 23
This is interesting.
Re: Hausa, Yoruba, And Nigerian Pidgin Make List Of World's Most Spoken Languages by Holluwhakemmy(f): 4:17am On Feb 24
DMCA:
U can eat snake if u prefer it, As for me I love grilled Snail cool
What say u? cool
No problem enjoy your grilled snail in peace.
Re: Hausa, Yoruba, And Nigerian Pidgin Make List Of World's Most Spoken Languages by DMCA: 7:16am On Feb 24
Holluwhakemmy:
No problem enjoy your grilled snail in peace.
u have a problem with me grilling snail? cool
Re: Hausa, Yoruba, And Nigerian Pidgin Make List Of World's Most Spoken Languages by zomby(m): 7:43pm On Feb 24
tiger28:
EVEN in their dressing , Yorubas are the only tribe out of the major tribes whose dressing aren’t influenced by Foreigners.

Northerners like myself, our dressings are mostly influenced by Arabs via Islam.

SS ppl , their dressings are influenced by European colonialists. That’s why they wear Bowlers hats, cufflings on their shirts and neckties.

SE Ppl, I don’t understand how TROPICAL ppl wear Headwarmers like Santa Claus in the African HEAT??!

SW ppl , The whole World is imitating their Aso Oke, Aso Ebi, Fila Abetiaja hats. From their names and dressings , everything is Authentically African.

My observation. I am a Northerner.
Fantastically put together!
Re: Hausa, Yoruba, And Nigerian Pidgin Make List Of World's Most Spoken Languages by zomby(m): 7:44pm On Feb 24
SE Ppl, I don’t understand how TROPICAL ppl wear Headwarmers like Santa Claus in the African HEAT??

This ☝🏿cracked me up grin grin grin grin grin
Re: Hausa, Yoruba, And Nigerian Pidgin Make List Of World's Most Spoken Languages by zomby(m): 7:46pm On Feb 24
Heat and brain = senselessness!! grin grin
Re: Hausa, Yoruba, And Nigerian Pidgin Make List Of World's Most Spoken Languages by Holluwhakemmy(f): 8:16pm On Feb 24
DMCA:
u have a problem with me grilling snail? cool
No to be sincere, I like snail as well.
How was your day?
Re: Hausa, Yoruba, And Nigerian Pidgin Make List Of World's Most Spoken Languages by AlphaTaikun: 4:36pm On Feb 27
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