PIGIN ENGLISH? (Page 13)

Like ofukwu..ifeolu,and few others, it sounded igbo to me until i was told they're not..

Posted: at 27-03-2008 04:11 AM (17 years ago) | Addicted Hero

but i don't like the way Oyinbos and Chinkos pronounce Nigerian names.....

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Posted: at 27-03-2008 12:34 PM (17 years ago) | Addicted Hero

does vixen and myra not sound traditional...........wht other tradition u need....lol

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Posted: at 28-03-2008 01:34 AM (17 years ago) | Gistmaniac

did somebody say yoruba names are long?

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Posted: at 28-03-2008 04:08 AM (17 years ago) | Newbie

well my Igbo name is Akuna Matata....


i know it doesn't sound Igbo but my Igwe granddad named me after watching the Lion King....

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Posted: at 28-03-2008 07:38 AM (17 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Akuna Matata....doesnt sound like a Nigerian name......although many definitions abound I leanrt its from Swahili meaning...dont worry, be happy...or "simply no problems"....I now see you like foreign names....just like yours...

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Posted: at 28-03-2008 03:35 PM (17 years ago) | Gistmaniac

pigin english would have been a very good idea but ya'll are getting ethnocentric so in the spirit of ethnocentrism i declare ibibio spoken by pple from Akwa ibom

Posted: at 28-03-2008 04:36 PM (17 years ago) | Newbie

And igbo being on the top list above all

Posted: at 28-03-2008 10:03 PM (17 years ago) | Addicted Hero

.....Ugo has got a fetish for Hausa language.......to all the Hausa guys here,don't let ur sisters near Ugo......i need to call Eedris Abd Kareem on this issue....maybe he can sing a song on it....lmao

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Posted: at 29-03-2008 06:00 AM (17 years ago) | Addicted Hero

but i have Okro soup now......so garri taste good with it abi...?

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Posted: at 30-03-2008 05:57 AM (17 years ago) | Addicted Hero