One language expert wey dem dey call Dr. Foluso Okebiorun, wey dey work for America, come dey talk say make government just put our Nigerian Pidgin for inside wetin pikin dey learn for school. She dey call dis Pidgin our "national asset" wey dey join us together and show say we get sense and we no dey carry last.
Na for her research work she yarn dis talk. Before, she teach for one college for Massachusetts for America, she bin dey teach for one public school for Lagos, Nigeria wey be headquarters for Pidgin language.
She first talk am for one big conference for language experts for America for 2022, before dem publish am for her book.
She talk say even though some people dey look Pidgin like say na poor man language, di language don show say e get power. E dey join all kinds of people together, and even big station like BBC get their own news for Pidgin now.
She yarn say, "Nigerian Pidgin no be just language wey person dey talk; na our sign for Nigeria. E dey show our history, how we strong and how we get sense."
For her work, she dey check wetin dem dey write for molue and danfo (those yellow buses). She see say people like to write for Pidgin pass. Dem dey use am to show anger, to advise person, to talk about life experience, or to just dey yan. Na so she see say di language get power and e full of meaning.
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Language expert dey call for addition of Nigerian Pidgin for schools
Before di expert begin teach for college for Massachusetts wey dey America, she bin dey teach for one public school for Lagos, Nigeria.
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