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Nigerian Pidgin (Q33655)

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English-based creole language spoken as a lingua franca across Nigeria; originating in the 17th–18th centuries through contact between Britons and Africans during the Atlantic slave trade; the most widely spoken language in Nigeria after English
  • NPE
  • Pidgin
  • Naijá
  • Pijin
  • Vernacular
  • Naija pidgin
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    Nigerian Pidgin
    English-based creole language spoken as a lingua franca across Nigeria; originating in the 17th–18th centuries through contact between Britons and Africans during the Atlantic slave trade; the most widely spoken language in Nigeria after English
    • NPE
    • Pidgin
    • Naijá
    • Pijin
    • Vernacular
    • Naija pidgin

    Statements

    pidgin (English)
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    ScriptSource - Nigeria (English)
    21 August 2023
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    Map

    5°18'N, 6°24'E
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    pcm
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