In addition to Pidgin, Nigerians will also be able to access services for Yoruba and Igbo soon. Pidgin is the common thread in the region, the language of unity spoken by people from all walks of life, and we are excited at the prospect of providing this service,” Bilkisu Labaran, the Editorial Lead of the new BBC service in Nigeria, added. Bilkisu Labran, Head of the new BBC language services for Nigeria The British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, is launching 12 new language services and one. All di local and world tori about coronavirus you suppose know in 60 seconds 4th October 2022. Pidgin is the language spoken among so many people across West and Central Africa and for the first time, we will be connecting with the next generation of speakers. Make you listen, BBC Pidgin Corona Minute, Duration 1,00.
“ We are so proud to be launching the BBC’s first digital service in Africa.
The origin and purpose of pidgin English came about when the British colonised Nigeria. With the introduction of this new service, BBC hopes to contribute to the development of the language. Its like the BBC is saying to us, You guys are so thick. In Nigeria alone, 75 million out of the over 180 million people in the country use it as their first language in day-to-day interactions. It is mainly an oral language, lacking a standard agreed written form. The winner will be announced at an event in. Pidgin is one of the most widely spoken languages across the West and Central Africa region, even though it is not officially recognized. All essays must adhere to Pidgin English structure while conforming to all rules of grammar and punctuation. I’m delighted that millions of people in Nigeria and beyond, will be able to access the BBC in such a popular language as Pidgin,” Francesca Unsworth, BBC World Service Director, said. BBC News Pidgin, which launched two weeks ago, brilliantly rendered a story about a woman who became trapped while trying to retrieve her own faeces during a first date from hell. “ For more than eighty years, the BBC World Service has brought trusted news to millions across the globe. West African Pidgin English, also called Guinea Coast Creole English, was a language of commerce spoken along the coast during the Atlantic slave trade in the late 17th and 18th Centuries. A team from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) visited Ashesi to hold a workshop on Pidgin English and also inform students about. With a production hub in Lagos, BBC Pidgin which targets the youth and women will offer online services in digital platforms. (Ecofin Agency) - The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has on Monday launched the first African digital service which aims to provide news, current affairs and analysis of Nigeria, West and Central Africa, in Pidgin.
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