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Topic: Why does BBC pidgin even exist?

Anonymous A started this discussion 6 years ago #87,372

Externally hosted imagehttps://www.bbc.com/pidgin

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later[^] [v] #999,932

As in Pidgin English. Market is for West and Central Africa.

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 21 seconds later, 2 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #999,933

Because it's a creole spoken by ~75 million people?

Anonymous B replied with this 6 years ago, 11 minutes later, 14 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #999,947

@previous (C)
Number is suspect Yet

Literacy in Pidgin and Creole Languages
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14664200508668278
by J Siegel - ‎2005 - ‎Cited by 47 - ‎Related articlesPidgin and creole languages are spoken by more than 75 million people, but the vast ... The paper goes on to discuss how speakers of pidgins and creoles.


Haitian Creole - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Creole
Haitian Creole is a French-based creole language spoken by 10–12 million people worldwide, ...... "What happens to the turkey can happen to the rooster too") :75. Chak jou pa Dimanch, Your luck will not last forever ( lit . "Not every day is ...

It Is MAAM !Z/cf3vSlNE joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 4 minutes later, 18 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #999,953

peepee

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 58 seconds later, 19 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #999,957

@previous (It Is MAAM !Z/cf3vSlNE)
teetee

It Is MAAM !Z/cf3vSlNE replied with this 6 years ago, 5 minutes later, 24 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #999,971

@previous (E)
Yes!

Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,000,079

I would be okay with it existing solely for entertainment purposes.

Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,000,083

@previous (F)
Dis na new rule wey

Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 5 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,000,086

Because the BBC is the greatest broadcaster on this Earth. That's why.

Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 9 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,000,093

pigeons are a growing segment of society

they even ride the tube now

Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 2 hours later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,000,142

For low iq blacks.

Mosquito Valentine⚡ joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 3 hours later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,000,168

we dey news why
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