![]() Here are some words and phrases to ease you into Ghanaian Pidgin. New words emerge and catch on rather quickly than the frequency of words added to the dictionary. He expressed concern about the standard of English among university students and advised them to desist from speaking Pidgin English, which he said would not. There has not been much formal attempt to study. Ghanaian Pidgin like other West African Pidgin is very adaptive. Most importantly, pidgin English is becoming the lingua franca in English speaking West Africa countries. Likewise, Nigerians do same with Ghanaian music and movies. Nigerians find it difficult sometimes comprehending Ghanaian Pidgin but there are similar words that cut across.Īlso, some Ghanaians have watched enough Nollywood movies and the influx of Nigerian Afrobeat music also makes it easier for Ghanaians to understand Nigerian Pidgin. How To Speak Pidgin English (Fun And Easy) - YouTube 0:00 / 10:10 How To Speak Pidgin English (Fun And Easy) Summer Aku Vlogs 203K subscribers 227K views 4 years ago My Pidgin English. written-english-is-speaking-school-pidgin-english-the-cause Ghana Pidgin vs. Ghanaian Pidgin is a mixture of English and the local dialects like Akan and Ga. Ghanaian Pidgin English (GhPE), a variety of West African Pidgin English. It is an essential language for transacting businesses in the markets and it makes commuting around the country relatively easier as that is the language for bargaining in the markets and with drivers. Nonetheless, anyone who speaks pidgin easily identifies with other speakers and it breaks down protocols. ![]() ![]() ![]() It reinforces earlier findings by Huber (1999: 147) and Dako (2002) that Pidgin is usually used among male. Also, women in Ghana rarely speak Pidgin and in conversations where there are both genders, those present resort to speaking Standard English. The first being: more male students speak Pidgin and very few females speak Pidgin.
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