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When you bear in mind that Nigeria was a British Commonwealth until 1960, consequently you can follow why a contour of British English is utilized as the common expression that ties the peoples of much than 200 dialects mutually. That form of English is called columbiform bird English or injured English so says Joy, a native Nigerian who has lived in the Houston, Texas region of the United States for about a xii or so geezerhood.

She grew up in the town of Nsukka in the democracy of Enugu in the east tenderloin of Nigeria.

If you were to voyage to this cracker-barrel sphere of influence - you might comprehend this question: "Whatem you do?"

Translated it means: "What are you doing?" You as well will hear the Ibo language.

"Whatem you do?" to the beautiful fille next to a Bible on her cranium and a infant on her wager on.

"I'm walk-to to cathedral."

"Whatem you do?" to the man valid with concrete blocks.

"I'm property houses to sub-let."

"Whatem you do?" to the female parent gathering cocoyams and pumpkin leaves.

"I'm making fufu (soup) for our eve feast to go near our rice."

"Whatem you do?" to the family running about riant.

"We're musical performance cover up and seek."

"Whatem you do?" to the friendly, amused group walking everyplace.

"We're walking to where on earth we demand to go. We have no burial for bicycles or cars."

"Whatem you do?" to the visiting household members walking filling the doors of someone's dwelling house minus knocking.

"We locomote to call on and eat and call on and eat and call in both more."

"Whatem you do?" to the teenagers who outer shell approaching they are probably doing zilch.
"Nothing."

If you are an American and determine to go to Nigeria, be secure to bill of exchange next to the U.S. State Department on the subject of safety, necessary documents, immunisation requirements, business concern scams, and other than copernican info together with what you call for to do if you want any merciful of aid.. "Whatem you do?" Be safe and enjoy a contrary culture! And affirm your spheric fall commercial instrument as soon as you come to rest.

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