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The importance of Pidgin Radio Stations_ OAP Michael Effiong aka Funnymouth by Topbaze(op): 9:58am On Sep 11, 2016*

There is a language in Nigeria that cut across borders, tribes, religion and region, that language is Pidgin.
Though the Queen's English seem to be our lingua franca, but the big question is that how many of us can really relate and express ourselves proficiently in Pure English.
An English radio in Nigeria would likely not get the opinion of a market woman to voice out her own take on national problem, but the pidgin radio will always give her the chance.
I discovered that wen some Nigerians contribute on a pidgin radio program, there tend to express themselves more with no constraint, but not in an English media.
Also the pidgin radio brings it local to you, that is local content in some sense, if you can fathom it.
A language that you can easily joke with and also easily comprehend.
A language that the bankers, politicians, marketers and almost all Nigerians tend to relate with is Pidgin. So why critize it ?
Abeg make I run go studio unto WeekendOyoyo and #SonjiTins programs on Kpoko Fm Warri.

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Re: The importance of Pidgin Radio Stations_ OAP Michael Effiong aka Funnymouth by michaelfix(m): 10:18am On Sep 11, 2016

Topbaze:
There is a language in Nigeria that cut across borders, tribes, religion and region, that language is Pidgin.
Though the Queen's English seem to be our lingua franca, but the big question is that how many of us can really relate and express ourselves proficiently in Pure English.
An English radio in Nigeria would likely not get the opinion of a market woman to voice out her own take on national problem, but the pidgin radio will always give her the chance.
I discovered that wen some Nigerians contribute on a pidgin radio program, there tend to express themselves more with no constraint, but not in an English media.
Also the pidgin radio brings it local to you, that is local content in some sense, if you can fathom it.
A language that you can easily joke with and also easily comprehend.
A language that the bankers, politicians, marketers and almost all Nigerians tend to relate with is Pidgin. So why critize it ?
Abeg make I run go studio unto WeekendOyoyo and #SonjiTins programs on Kpoko Fm Warri.

Re: The importance of Pidgin Radio Stations_ OAP Michael Effiong aka Funnymouth by michaelfix(m): 10:18am On Sep 11, 2016

Topbaze:
There is a language in Nigeria that cut across borders, tribes, religion and region, that language is Pidgin.
Though the Queen's English seem to be our lingua franca, but the big question is that how many of us can really relate and express ourselves proficiently in Pure English.
An English radio in Nigeria would likely not get the opinion of a market woman to voice out her own take on national problem, but the pidgin radio will always give her the chance.
I discovered that wen some Nigerians contribute on a pidgin radio program, there tend to express themselves more with no constraint, but not in an English media.
Also the pidgin radio brings it local to you, that is local content in some sense, if you can fathom it.
A language that you can easily joke with and also easily comprehend.
A language that the bankers, politicians, marketers and almost all Nigerians tend to relate with is Pidgin. So why critize it ?
Abeg make I run go studio unto WeekendOyoyo and #SonjiTins programs on Kpoko Fm Warri.
Nice

Re: The importance of Pidgin Radio Stations_ OAP Michael Effiong aka Funnymouth by OKorowanta: 11:05am On Sep 11, 2016*

True yarns.
It's the primary language of over 100 million Nigerians
except say u won just hide the truth.

Re: The importance of Pidgin Radio Stations_ OAP Michael Effiong aka Funnymouth by goldbim(f): 1:40pm On Sep 11, 2016

True!!i think pidgin English helps bridge the gap between the educated and less informed people in the society..it makes it easier and even interesting to relate..just as some people can't do without koko Inu iwe iroyin in the morning for yoruba elders... cool

Re: The importance of Pidgin Radio Stations_ OAP Michael Effiong aka Funnymouth by Nobody: 5:36pm On Sep 11, 2016

I used to think pidgin was used nationwide till I traveled to a Northern village. The suffer I faced there wasn't beans, majority of the locals there had never heard the phrase 'how you dey?' in their whole lives. It was either you spoke Hausa there or nothing else.

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