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Requests for new languages (Wikipedia Nigerian Pidgin)

submitted verification final decision Discuss the creation of this language project on this page. Votes will be ignored when judging the proposal. Please provide arguments or reasons and be prepared to defend them (see the Language proposal policy). (See an unofficial analysis of this request.)

Proposal summary
Language details: Nigerian Pidgin (Naija, pcm ISO 639-3) Editing community: User:Kanzler31 (P) List your user name if you're interested in editing the wiki. Add "N" next to your name if you are a native speaker of this language. Relevant pages: development wiki project External links: Nigerian Dictionary Naija Pidgin A Basic Description and Analytic Treatment of Noun Clauses in Nigerian Pidgin
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Number of Speakers: 3 to 5 Million native, 75 Million as second language

Spoken in: Nigeria, United Kingdom (immigrant community), United States (immigrant community)

Related languages: Jamaican Patois, English, Igbo, Portuguese, Spanish

Nigerian Pidgin is a English based Pidgin spoken in Nigeria. It is commonly known as Naija. Also known as "Broken" or "Brokin" due to the use of slang words. There is a large internet community in Nigeria and this would make this Wikipedia grow.

Votes in Favor

• Support Nigerian Pidgin is a large language. It would be a growing wiki.--Kanzler31 04:24, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

Localisation update

• There is currently no localisation in progress. GerardM 18:02, 28 August 2010 (UTC)