All Inferences are Based on the Nigerian Pidgin Mostly Warri/Benin DialectCirca Libby 1960 Gen Z Translations Used Where Omitted
ENGLISH Vs PIDGIN
A hitch Hikers Guide To Nigerian English
English: if Theo walk at night, Theo might get lost
Pidgin: If Theo waka for night, THEOPHILUS
English: It will take a while b4 Dan arrives
Pidgin: Dangote
English:Jason started it
Pidgin: Na JASON STATHAM
English: It’s Ramsey dat knows her
Pidgin: Na RAMSEY NOAH
English: Are u videoing it?
Pidgin: u DAVIDO am
English: Olamide is bad
Pidgin: OLAMIDE BAD OOOO
English: How did u know
Pidgin: how u TEKNO
English: He might know
Pidgin: He Phyno
English: I thought he is a girl…but he’s a boy
Pidgin: I think say na girl….BURNA BOY
English:The song belongs to Sam
Pidgin: Na Samsung
English: It’s David dat baked it
Pidgin: Na DAVID BECKHAM
English: Selena will fart
Pidgin: SELENA GOMEZ
English: Their belly
Pidgin: Dembele
English:John is weak
Pidgin: John wick
English: Roberto’s car got lost
Pidign: ROBERTO CARLOS
English: it wasn’t me, it was Ruth
Pidign: No be me, NARUTO
English: I don’t care
Pidign: I NOKIA
English: How did u know dat I told him to knock ur head
Pidign: How u TECNO say ITEL am make im NOKIA head
