1. ‘Pecha kucha’ comes from Japanese –
but did you know that it could equally
come from Igbo?
Pe (v.) – chip away
cha (suff)– completely/entirely
pecha (v.) = chip away completely
ku (v.) = talk/say
kucha (v.) = say it all/ ‘talk finish’ (pidgin)
2. The Linguistic and Cultural
Impact of Nollywood on
Diasporic Communities
(UK & France)
Françoise Ugochukwu
Open University UK
Editor's Notes
Curiously, the pecha kucha presentation system seems to have evolved from Igbo language…
My currenr research , building on previous data published earlier on Nigeria, focuses on the cultural and linguistic impact of Nigerian films on diasporic communities in the UK and France.
This is a map of Nigeria, showing some of the major languages of the federation.