Nigerian Pidgin, also known simply as Pidgin or as Naija in scholarship, is an English-based creole language spoken as a lingua franca or vehicular language across Nigeria.
Facts
ISO 639-3 Code Speaker CountEthnologue combines about 4.7 million first-language speakers with about 116 million second-language speakers, 2020. RegionNigeria; also spoken in parts of West and Central Africa including Benin, Ghana and Cameroon 1 Connections
In Family
Source Wikipedia: Nigerian Pidgin
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Nigeria, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Nigerian Pidgin
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Nigerian Pidgin or NPE, also known simply as Pidgin or as Naija in scholarship, is an English-based creole language spoken as a lingua franca or vehicular language across Nigeria.
Infobox, ISO 639-3
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Infobox, Speakers
4.7 million (L1); 116 million (L2)
Infobox, Region
Nigeria; also Benin, Ghana, Cameroon
In Family: English-based Creole, Infobox, Language family
English Creole > Atlantic > West African Pidgin English > Nigerian Pidgin
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