9/20/2023 0 Comments Pidgin english nigerian phrases![]() One only has to look at the number of Pidgin English comments on our Big Brother website and Facebook page to understand the need for experimenting with original Pidgin content,” Cumming adds.Ĭumming says Supersport does not have figures on how many Pidgin readers it has exactly. “We have also had some experience with running Africa's biggest reality show in the form of Big Brother Africa. ![]() “We know that Nigerians are hungry for football content, and we know that local content is often difficult to source,” Graeme Cumming, general manager portals at Supersport, tells ITWeb Africa. ![]() The website has both standard English and Pidgin English editorial content focusing on all of the major football leagues, as well as Nigerian football, says Supersport. Pidgin English on a Supersport football website ng.supersport.mobi has grabbed Twitter users’ attention this week, especially following the kickoff of the African Cup of Nations football tournament.Īnd the sports broadcaster, which has television channels available on DStv packages throughout Africa, has told ITWeb Africa that it has been experimenting with Pidgin English on its websites for about 6 months, culminating in the launch of the ng.supersport.mobi site last December. Phrases such as ‘How Bodi’, meaning how are you, and ‘I Wan Chop’, meaning I want to eat, are common Pidgin English phrases heard on the streets of Lagos.īut this lingua franca - spoken by over 70 million Nigerians- has moved from the streets to a football website run by South African headquartered broadcaster Supersport. ![]()
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