Grammatical mood refers to the inflection of a verb in order to express an intent. The intent could be to make a request, give a command, offer a suggestion, state a fact, or express something imaginary or hypothetical. This article explains verb moods with respect to the Nigerian Pidgin language. Read more

Negation is used to express denial, refusal, absence, or contradiction of a statement, action, or idea that would otherwise be considered true or affirmed. Like most languages, Nigerian Pidgin has a set of markers used to indicate negation and rules for how these markers should be used to convey meaning.… Read more

Plurals are forms of words used to indicate that there is more than one thing. In Nigerian Pidgin, all English language pluralization rules apply, but there are a couple other ways to denote plurals. Read more

Tenses are forms of verbs that tell us when, and for how long an action took place. In this article, we will show you how to express the 12 English language tenses in Nigerian Pidgin, as well as how to conjugate verbs in these tenses. Read more

As with most languages, the verb “to be” is one of the most frequently used and versatile verbs in Nigerian Pidgin. This article describes the various forms and functions of the verb “to be” while providing usage examples to help you understand them better. Read more

Reduplication is a word formation process where all or part of a word or phrase is repeated to create a new word or expression. In Nigerian Pidgin, reduplication is a common feature of everyday speech and serves various functions. This article explores the different types of reduplication found in Nigerian… Read more

Nigerian Pidgin draws most of its vocabulary from English (its superstrate language), while its grammatical structures and sentence constructions are strongly influenced by Nigeria’s indigenous languages and by the sociocultural context of Nigerian society. Word order plays a crucial role in languages, as altering the arrangement of words in a… Read more