Comments on: I Just De Greet You

By: Houston

Houston — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:16:26 +0000

I de thank you oâ€¦for some reason Iâ€™ve always been intrigued at pidgin english and youâ€™ve put clarityâ€¦ta!

By: Venus

Venus — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:50:38 +0000

Buenas Tardes de Puerto Rico!

I am linguistics student studying West African Pidgin this semester and was wondering if you knew of any websites written in pidgin that I could surf. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

By: imnakoya

imnakoya — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:59:29 +0000

“E be like say you dey enjoying 9ja Mama J”?

It’s refreshing to read a prose on Nigeria that is free of negative connotations. You just made my day! Thanks.

By: Yvonne Sesonga

Yvonne Sesonga — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:57:12 +0000

Hello,

I’m writing from Femmes Africa SolidaritÃ©, sorry this might seem awkward, but this NGO is in the middle of establishing a sponsorship programme for Peace Gender and Development in the honor of Dr Kihoro Wanjiru.

We have been trying to contact people from Abantu, because we need an official authorization but we havenâ€™t gotten any reply to our request.

Could you please tell us who we should contact, please get back to me I will forward you any information about the organization, the sponsorship pragramme…

Best regards,

Yvonne Sesonga

By: Ciru

Ciru — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 06:46:00 +0000

Sissie O, how you body dey? (am I conjugating ot properly? LOL I hope you’re fluent in pidgin by your next visit to Kenya.

ROFLMAO @ MsK! That must have been most disorieting! Why? Whay what?! 😀

By: Ms K

Ms K — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:06:06 +0000

The one that really got me while i was in Ghana was the “why” they put at the end of every sentence. For the longest I kept wondering why everyone wanted to know why.

X: “I’m going to town, why?”

Me: Why? What? Why are you asking me why YOU are going to town?????!!!!

Finally someone explained that the “why” isn’t actually “why”. Its a Twi word, don’t know how its rendered in writing but it means ok.

Why? I don’t know!!

It’s totally brilliant to learn the language and culture of a new culture. I’m also really keen on the food that other people eat, but my trips to Ghana earned me some extra 10 kgs that have refused to budge even two years later so I’ll keep that curiosity in check for now!

Glad you’re enjoying Nigeria after all the horror stories I’ve heard. Just goes to show, it’s important to have an open mind when you visit new places and not live by stereotypes.

Well done ma!

By: Adeks

Adeks — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 22:17:18 +0000

What a delight? I am really impressed by your interest in the Nigerian culture. Thanks for giving your perspective as a non-Nigerian living in Nigeria. Anyway my sista, may I tell u, u do well. You be real dota of your papa. U jus make my belle full with joy and make my life cool like thermocool. Well done o jare. Good bye for now, I go keep in touch.

By: Gish

Gish — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:09:02 +0000

i love the english esp the gestures that accompany the “God forbid” and the lips nosiy thingy they do… Now i have new words… Well done sisto

By: Quintessential

Quintessential — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:13:17 +0000

I de thank you o…for some reason I’ve always been intrigued at pidgin english and you’ve put clarity…ta!

By: aegeus

aegeus — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:46:48 +0000

ROTFL. Nice post. I usually never catch much of that lingo when i am watching Naija productions. Now this post has demystified a lot of what they say o (LOL)….Well done…that is a shocker…i always thought they said…welcome!?