Some common Nigeria Pidgin English like Danfo, Okada, K-leg, Buka, Mama Put and odas don finally enta dis month update of di Oxford English dictionary. Oda pidgin and Nigerian kind of English words ...

Pidgin English has been the main means of communication for the educated and uneducated in Nigeria and other West African countries for decades. What many do not know, however, is that pidgin didn't ...

The book of pidgin English, being (1) a grammar and notes (2) an outline of pidgin English (3) a pidgin English-English dictionary (4) an English-pidgin English dictionary [by] John J. Murphy ...

The translation of dialect and jargon undoubtedly presents translators with a challenge. Approaches to translating dialect have evolved from the simplistic assertion that dialect in the source ...

HONOLULU — A Hawaii pidgin adjective for the phrase “messed up” has been listed in the Oxford English Dictionary. Hammajang is defined as “in a disorderly or shambolic state.” The dictionary notes the ...

The obvious explanation would be that when confronted with the overwhelming presence of English-speaking whites, the local people had to try their best to pick up bits of the language too so they ...