![]() ![]() Jamaicans have been debating whether or not to make Jamaican patois an official language for some time. ![]() Hawaii declared its own version of pidgin English an official language in 2015 after a number of pidgin speakers were revealed in a the US Census Bureau survey (pdf) of the islands. In 2009, a group of academics called the Naija Languej Akademi developed a pidgin reference guide with an alphabet, spelling guide, and a basic history of the language.īBC Pidgin’s launch reflects a growing recognition of the popularity and importance of locally grown dialects, which are often stereotyped as being a threat to English and only spoken by less educated people. In Nigeria, pidgin has become a more informal alternative to English, considered the language of elites, as well as the country’s indigenous languages, which often aren’t given sufficient attention by schools.Īn estimated 75 million Nigerians speak pidgin, and there have been efforts to standardize the language. Last year, as part of a 370 million expansion in Africa and Asia, BBC launched an online Pidgin news service which publishes news reports and stories via text, audio and videos. 335,982 views 1.5K Dislike Share BBC Studios 3.49M subscribers John Cleese reminisces on the character of Manuel, taking his reference from waiters working in London at the time. The British Broadcasting Corporation on Monday launched BBC Pidgin, the first African digital service as part of the biggest expansion of the World Service since the 1940s. West African pidgin English developed during the trans-Atlantic slave trade as a way for British slave merchants and African slave traders to communicate. Simply put, Pidgin English is a mixture of English and local languages which enables people who do not share a common language to communicate. ![]()
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