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Have you ever wondered why most Nigerians can't speak correct English despite being a former British colony? It is simple. Before the British came, Nigerians already had their own native languages (e.g., Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, Bini). When English was introduced, it was mainly used in schools and offices—not at the market, within families, or with neighbors and friends. While many Nigerians can write English perfectly, they often prefer or default to other linguistic layers in daily conversation.

The everyday Nigerian linguistic pattern looks like this:

Mother tongue at home.

Pidgin English with friends.

Standard English in school, work, and offices.

#Nigeria #NigerianLanguages #PidginEnglish #Linguistics #History #Bini #Yoruba #Igbo #Hausa

Technology Times (Nigeria): Google’s WAXAL speech tech for African Languages targets Hausa, Yoruba. “Google has announced the release of WAXAL, a large open speech dataset designed to accelerate the development of voice technologies for African languages, including Hausa and Yoruba.”