Nigeria and its diaspora
Nigerian Pidgin
An English-lexifier creole with its own grammar, spoken as a first or second language by tens of millions across Nigeria and the diaspora. It is a language in its own right, not broken English, and several of its most-travelled items are grammatical rather than lexical.
3 terms
A to ZPlease. Used to soften a request or to plead, and in other contexts to register exasperation, disbelief or dismissal, closer to 'oh come on' than to politeness. From English 'I beg'.
To leave in a hurry. In its now-dominant sense, to emigrate from Nigeria, usually to Europe or North America, in search of study, work or a better living. Also a noun for that outflow as a whole.
Trouble, hassle, a problem or the aggravation that comes with one. Very often used in the fixed negative phrase 'no wahala', meaning no problem, or don't worry about it.