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 (Naija) has a set of markers used to indicate negation and rules for how these markers should be used to convey… Read more

Plurals are forms of words used to indicate that there is more than one thing. In Naija, 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 Naija, 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 (Naija). 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

Nigerian Pidgin (Naija) 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… Read more