29 Nigerian Words Included in the Oxford Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary has acknowledged the Nigerian adaptation of the English language and some Nigerian words have made it into the Oxford Dictionary for the first time.
Nigerian English is a variant of the English language spoken in Nigeria largely based on the British English language and recently influenced by American English.
English is the official language and primarily the language of conversation for all given our multilingual environment.
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The Oxford English Dictionary is the principal historical dictionary of the English language. It is widely accepted as one of the highest authorities in the study and reference of the English language globally.
Oxford Dictionary stated that Nigerians have made and are continuing to make a unique and distinctive contribution to the English language as a global language hence the inclusion of the 29 Nigerian- English words that have now been made official.
Agric, barbing salon, Buka, Bukateria, chop, chop-chop, danfo, to eat money, ember months, flag-off, to flag off, gist (noun), gist (verb), Guber, Kannywood, K-leg, mama put, next tomorrow, non-indigene, Okada, to put to bed, qualitative, to rub minds, sef, send-forth, severally, tokunbo, zone (verb), zoning (noun) are the words that have made it into the Oxford Dictionary.
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