Nigerian Pidgin

English-based creole language spoken as a lingua franca across Nigeria; originating in the 17th–18th centuries through contact between Britons and Africans during the Atlantic slave trade; the most widely spoken language in Nigeria after English
rdfs:label
"Nigerian Pidgin"@en
skos:altLabel
"NPE"@en
"Naija pidgin"@en
"Naijá"@en
"Pidgin"@en
"Pijin"@en
"Vernacular"@en
schema:description
"English-based creole language spoken as a lingua franca across Nigeria; originating in the 17th–18th centuries through contact between Britons and Africans during the Atlantic slave trade; the most widely spoken language in Nigeria after English"@en
schema:dateModified "2026-11-08T06:44:07+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime
schema:version 2566302281
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wdt:P625
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