Many Nigerians dey complain as dia banks send dem notice say dem go charge dem 7.5% on top bank transfers. But dis na new ...

Former US Vice-President Kamala Harris don tell BBC say she fit run again for White House. For her first interview for UK, Harris tok say she "fit" be president one day, and she believe say woman go ...

TODAY’S WORD is pidgin. Example: In the port of Canton, English and Chinese blended into a pidgin used for trade. SATURDAY’S WORD was verboten, meaning forbidden or prohibited. Example: They kept ...

For many, the term “pidgin English” evokes awkward, broken speech — an ungainly linguistic legacy that is neither “pure” English nor standard in any sense. In Shanghai, however, its local incarnation, ...

BBC News Pidgin has officially launched its TikTok channel, which aims to deliver high-quality journalism to Pidgin-speaking audiences across Africa and beyond. The BBC News Pidgin TikTok channel ...

"Pidgin Kauai Style" is a short documentary that explores the distinct dialect and accent differences of Hawaii Creole, also known as "Pidgin," as spoken on the Island of Kaua'i. The film features ...

Above, one of the first local comedy albums was Kent Bowman’s “Pidgin English Children’s Stories” in 1961. Above, Douglas Simonson’s “Pidgin to Da Max” comic-­style book sold an astounding 25,000 ...

Artist Harry Lyons drew Columbia Inn owner Tosh Kaneshiro wearing an “Ain’ no beeg t’ing” button. Kaneshiro was a Dodger fan, and the team struggled to win a World Series. In Hawaii, people from China ...

For most people, the pigeons littering the streets of Boston and New York City are no more than a nuisance obstructing foot traffic. For Joshua McKenney, they were the inspiration for an entire world.

Here are some popular street slang and pidgin phrases that will save you from different phases of embarrassment if you find yourself in any Nigerian low-end neighbourhood. Friday last week was one of ...

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