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ronald4lif:
I love me some igbotic accent.

dechandel:

ronald4lif:
Yes ohh, dey there na.

dechandel:
And whats lovely about that? biko the plain Nigerian accent is better

Dreyl:
I can sight that flat nyansh girl dechandel.

ronald4lif:
Hmmm, I am not sure if Nigeria has a common accent though. Thought each ethnic nationality have theirs, unique to them.

ronald4lif:
Hmmm, I am not sure if Nigeria has a common accent though. Thought each ethnic nationality have theirs, unique to them.

dechandel:
They do.. You cant tell me that our Nollywood actors use their different ethnic accent when acting out a script??

ronald4lif:
That's true though. But a lot of them fall into the category of who the OP is talking about.

When you listen to Nkem Owoh speak, there's this Igbotic accent that goes with it. When you also listen to actors like Jide Kisoko, you notice this Yoruba accent when he pronounced words. These are the people who are true to their natural accent, it's hereditary. But a lot of the young actors are speaking with a total different tone which was unheard of about say 30-50 years ago.

dechandel:
That is also not the case with Genevieve and Rita back then too.. They acted and are still acting with plain English. All i am saying is that the Nigerian accent has evolved.. Hereditary?? my dad speaks plain English and he was brought up by his father, who ofcourse can be categorized into the old generation, how he managed to curb out the igbotic accent whatever i cant tell. Do you have an igbotic accent??

ronald4lif:
Your dad case is very rare then, coz I can easily tell what tribe a nigerian hails from by how they speak, their accent, especially the over 50year olds. Not the ones who are less than 40. If e like make e be say the person don live abroad for 30years their accent no dey hide.

I don't have one, I have never lived in Nigeria for more than six years so I couldn't have developed one. But I love it and wouldn't mind having one as well.

dechandel:
Lol @ bolded.. i just want to take that as an exagerration
So howcome you speak Igbo so well??

ronald4lif:
Well there's an exaggeration there but I can tell atleast (or about) 6 in 10 Nigerian tribe from their accent, particularly Igbos and Yoruba. I do that all the time in my mind like when I'm in a bus or train and they speak english, then coincidentally when they take a call they speak in their dialect and it clicks with my suspicions. I have gotten it wrong few times too.

I learnt Igbo during my four years stay in the east, Enugu.

You sef how you take learn igbo

dechandel:
Lol
You are right tho. i do that guess work too and it rhymes sometimes
But you just cant get it right with this new generation ..

Me?? i be Igbo girl na. how i no go learn

Igbo girl for Jand, no go help build your fatherland.

dechandel:
Lol
You are right tho. i do that guess work too and it rhymes sometimes
But you just cant get it right with this new generation ..
Me?? i be Igbo girl na. how i no go learn

ronald4lif:
Igbo girl for Jand, no go help build your fatherland.

GhostProtocol:
Sorry to interrupt you guys, but dechandel is needed on another thread, someone is declaring love for her!

ronald4lif:
Igbo girl for Jand, no go help build your fatherland.

dechandel:
Lmao!!! oga o, pls tell me your current location

ronald4lif:
Hehe! I dey come, make I check google earth.

dechandel:
Better relocate and go and help renovate Nigeria

After you

Abi you dey run from your fatherland. Odiro kwa nma ohh hehe.

ronald4lif:
After you

Abi you dey run from your fatherland. Odiro kwa nma ohh hehe.

dechandel:

Go and sleep joor

Dey there na. No go see where one bobo dey profess love for your head, dey die on top your matter.

Dreyl:
I can sight that flat nyansh girl dechandel.

ronald4lif:
Dey there na. No go see where one bobo dey profess love for your head, dey die on top your matter.

kilokeys:
u dey craze o . u don see am before?

eddysernal:
ok guyz its getting out of hand i mean forming american or british accent for God know who.truth is a girl who loves you for your accent is a fool and you are a bigger fool to think its your accent that should define you. some niggas own to much self their accent strong pass american citizen yet them neva reach cotonu before. after all accent for mouth no money for pocket babes go still leave you. so please stop forming speak like a nigerian....proudly akawibomite/nigerian

dechandel:
And whats lovely about that? biko the plain Nigerian accent is better

dechandel:
They do.. You cant tell me that our Nollywood actors use their different ethnic accent when acting out a script??

Darkrebel666:
• Omotola Jolade
• Ibrahim Babangida
• Wole Soyinka
• Norbert Young
• Joke Silva
• King Sunny Ade



The way these people speak is the way all Nigerians should at least. Correct Pronunciation of words, right intonation mixed with native Nigerian ad libs. the plain Nigerian accent is not good enough.