What is Pidgin English?
 Pidgin English is a name used to refer to any
of the many pidgin languages derived
from English.
 Pidgins that are spoken as first
languages become creoles.
Types of Pidgin English includes:
American Indian Pidgin English
Chinese Pidgin English
Hawaiian Pidgin English
Japanese Pidgin English
Nigerian Pidgin
Thai Pidgin English
West African Pidgin English 
Nigerian Pidgin
is commonly referred to as "Pidgin" or
"Brokun“.
connected to Portuguese and Spanish
languages
also varies from place to place.
 Where is it taught?
 Where is it spoken?
 Who understands?
Examples
 Listen well well 
Pay attention
 How Bodi? / How You Dey? 
How are you doing today?
 I no no 
I don’t know
 I dey fine 
I’m fine. I’m doing well.
 Wetin dey happen? 
What’s going on? What’s happening?
 Wahala 
Problem/Trouble.
 Gi mi
 Give it to me.
 I Wan Chop 
I want to eat
 Abeg 
Please
 Abi? 
Isn’t it?
 Comot! –
Get out of here!
Pidgin

Pidgin

  • 2.
    What is PidginEnglish?  Pidgin English is a name used to refer to any of the many pidgin languages derived from English.  Pidgins that are spoken as first languages become creoles.
  • 3.
    Types of Pidgin Englishincludes: American Indian Pidgin English Chinese Pidgin English Hawaiian Pidgin English Japanese Pidgin English Nigerian Pidgin Thai Pidgin English West African Pidgin English 
  • 4.
    Nigerian Pidgin is commonlyreferred to as "Pidgin" or "Brokun“. connected to Portuguese and Spanish languages also varies from place to place.
  • 5.
     Where isit taught?  Where is it spoken?  Who understands?
  • 6.
    Examples  Listen well well  Payattention  How Bodi? / How You Dey?  How are you doing today?  I no no  I don’t know  I dey fine  I’m fine. I’m doing well.  Wetin dey happen?  What’s going on? What’s happening?  Wahala  Problem/Trouble.
  • 7.
     Gi mi  Giveit to me.  I Wan Chop  I want to eat  Abeg  Please  Abi?  Isn’t it?  Comot! – Get out of here!