Here are some words and phrases to ease you into Ghanaian Pidgin. New words emerge and catch on rather quickly than the frequency of words added to the dictionary. : a simplified speech used for communication between people with different languages pidginization pi-j-n-z-shn noun pidginize pi-j-nz transitive verb Did you know The History of Pidgin The history of pidgin begins in the early 19th century in the South China city of Guangzhou. Ghanaian Pidgin like other West African Pidgin is very adaptive. Likewise, Nigerians do same with Ghanaian music and movies. Nigerians find it difficult sometimes comprehending Ghanaian Pidgin but there are similar words that cut across.Īlso, some Ghanaians have watched enough Nollywood movies and the influx of Nigerian Afrobeat music also makes it easier for Ghanaians to understand Nigerian Pidgin. Ghanaian Pidgin is a mixture of English and the local dialects like Akan and Ga. The language is widely spoken in Warri where she was born, and it serves as the first language in some communities in the Niger Delta. It is an essential language for transacting businesses in the markets and it makes commuting around the country relatively easier as that is the language for bargaining in the markets and with drivers. Chapele grew up speaking the Nigerian Pidgin. Nonetheless, anyone who speaks pidgin easily identifies with other speakers and it breaks down protocols. Also, women in Ghana rarely speak Pidgin and in conversations where there are both genders, those present resort to speaking Standard English.

Speaking pidgin