My fiancée is Nigerian (Edo and Yoruba), and while she doesn't speak Yoruba, she does sometimes speak Nigerian Pidgin. I'd really like to learn it as well. I'm hoping that if we both speak it, we might eventually be able to pass it on to our future kids.

For those who speak Nigerian Pidgin (TL), what resources would you recommend for someone trying to learn it well?

I know there might not be as many digital resources as more commonly taught languages, but I'm hoping there are some good ones out there that I haven't found yet.

I've come across apps/services such as Nkenne, uTalk, Linguama, World Schoolbooks, and TalkSharp (an AI tool).

Has anyone here tried any of these, or have other recommendations? Ideally, I'm looking for something that reflects how Pidgin is actually spoken in everyday life rather than something overly formal or textbook-like.

Thanks!

"Owó pọ̀ lọ́wọ́ mi"

If you are learning Yorùbá, literally, this mean " I have much /plenty money with me.

But in actual usage,

When you say" owó pọ̀ lọ́wọ́ mi".

You are actually saying, you don't have much money with you.

As Yorùbá, we have positive way of expressing negativity.

So next time, you don't have money with you and someone is requesting for money.

Just say

Owó pọ̀ lọ́wọ́ mi.

Owó - - money

Pọ̀ - - - much/many

lọ́wọ́ mi---in my hands (with me)

Your Yorùbá tutor

Adéọlá.

One of my parents is Ibibio and the other is Yoruba, but I was born and raised outside of Nigeria so I don't know either language well, though I know basic spoken Ibibio phrases.

I also wonder whether this difference exists in Nigerian English and Pidgin. Since I have a native understanding of these, I've never really thought about it. Though I have noticed that a lot of Yoruba people regardless of gender speak Pidgin and English slowly.

I am also curious if such a phenomenon exists in other indigenous languages.

By watching I don't mean just sitting there - I paused at any sentence I didn't know, figured it out using subtitles, turned the subtitles back off, rewinded to before the sentence and continued like that for the whole show. This process is called intensive listening.

I also added a reminder for each episode I watched on Anki, so I can rewatch using SRS and I won't forget what I learned.

It feels really good. My Yoruba has really improved a lot honestly. Oya - tell me congratulations. Mo ti jiya (I have suffered)

In case you have been keeping up with my posts, here are some changes I am making to my learning (Here is a post that details my original system):

• Instead of doing all the orisirisi I was doing before with audio flashcards and etc as I am going along, I will intensively listen to 1500+ hours of content first and do the flashcard orisirisi after. This is because it is important to get exposure as fast as possible so I don't accidentally mislearn things.

• Though I will still do some flashcard orisirisi with Ololade now that I am done. This is because Ololade is the only Yoruba show based in Lagos that has both English and Yoruba subtitles a.k.a this is one of the best resources out there for casual Lagos Yoruba, so I want to extract as much as I can from it as possible before moving forward. This will make the other 1494 hours easier for me.

• I am making some changes with how I go about my Anki flashcards. Instead of doing what I was doing before, I will make my flashcards in such a way that it's Yoruba audio in front and English at the back. This is to ensure I can actually comprehend sentences instead of relying on context to understand what their saying. I plan on doing this for any sentence which is not already in my active vocabulary for all 1500+ hours of content I have consumed.

• I will also be doing video flashcards. English to Yoruba flashcards. They are video so that I can mimick the facial expressions and body language.

Thanks for reading.

Hello,

Báwo ni,

Today, let's learn how to say 'I am hungry"in Yorùbá.

Generally, when we are talking about feelings in Yorùbá, Emphasis is placed on the feelings and it doesn't necessarily follow the sentence construction that you know.

Hunger - - - ebi. (ay-bee)

I am hungry is translated as - - Hunger is killing me.

1. Ebi ń pa mi - - I am hungry

2. Ebi ń pa ẹ/yín - - You are hungry

3. Ebi ń pa Adé - - - Adé is hungry

4. Ebi ń pa Ọ̀rẹ́ mi - - - - My friend is hungry

Can you give me an example.

Your Yorùbá tutor.

Adéọlá

Hello,

Back to learning Yorùbá, if you have been following my post, I want to say Ẹ ṣé gan. - - Thank you so much.

Today, let's learn how to use "what' to ask questions in Yorùbá.

What - - Kí ni.

1. What to do you want--Kí ni o/Ẹ fẹ́

2. What do you want to do - - Kí ni o fẹ́ ṣe

3. What can Adé buy for me - - Kí ni Adé lè rà fún mi

4. What can I buy for my friend - - Kí ni mo lè rà fún Ọ̀rẹ́mi.

Can you give me one example.

Your Yorùbá tutor.

Adéọlá

Hello,

Báwo ni,

How are you doing today and how has the learning been.

Today, we want to learn how to ask simple question in Yorùbá with "when"...

When----Nígbà wo ni

Let's look at some examples

1. Nígbà wo ni mo lè wá - - When can I come?

2. Nígbà wo ni ó fẹ́ lọ - - - When do you want to go?

3. Nígbà wo ni ọ̀rẹ́ ẹ ń bọ̀--When is your friend coming?

4. When did you arrive - - Nígbà wo ni o dé

Can you give me one example?

Your Yorùbá tutor.

Adeola

HOW TO USE “Another” in Yorùbá

Another is “míràn”,or òmíràn most time, we shortened to :míì or òmíì

Let’s use it in sentences.

1. I want to buy another cloth —Mo fẹ́ ra aṣọ míì

2. My friend will buy another shoe for me—ọ̀rẹ́ mi máa ra bàtà míì fún míì

3. I can go to another house—Mo lè lọ sí ilé míì

4. Can you cook another food —Ṣe o lè se oúnjẹ míì?

5. He has seen another work —O ti rí iṣẹ́ míì

Can you give me an example?.

Subtitles in Yorùbá and english to help learning!

Ẹ ṣe gan-an💖

Hello,

Báwo ni,

Ẹ kú ọjọ́ mẹ́ta (it's been a while).

Yeah, I did a surgery and I have been healing up, reason for not being here,

But I am here now.. Smiles.

Let's talk about this verb in Yorùbá.

Bínú---to be angry/ to be mad.

1. I am angry - - - Mò ń bínú / inú ń bí mi

Bínú sí - - To be angry with someone

1. Mò ń bínú sí ọ̀rẹ́ mi----I am angry with my friend

2. Ó ń bínú sí mi - - She is angry with me.

3. Mi ò bínú - - - I am not angry.

4. Ṣé ò ń bínú - - - - Are you angry?

Do you understand?

Your Yorùbá tutor.

Adéọlá

We’re working on Fibony, a Yoruba language learning app, and we recently added Ọ̀rọ̀ Hunt, a daily Yoruba word puzzle.

Each day, you get a new 5–7 letter Yoruba word to guess in up to 6 attempts. You can play with or without tone marks, depending on how much of a challenge you want.

The goal is to help people learn a little Yoruba every day without feeling like they’re studying.

Ọ̀rọ̀ Hunt is available in the Play tab of Fibony on iOS, with Android coming soon. We’d love to hear what you think if you try it—especially whether it’s something you’d come back to every day.

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Hey guys. I'm an American born to Akwaibomite parents who wants to learn the Ibibio language. I've studied many languages before, and have my own system for learning that's free/cheap and works for me, which I'm currently using to learn Chinese.

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However, Ibibio is especially hard with this system because of the sheer lack of content. My learning method focuses on building the hardest but most important language skill, listening. But that's proven very difficult for this language. And I can't farm my parents for it all the time.

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So my question is: where can I find Ibibio listening content WITH transcriptions? All the Ibibio "teachers" on YouTube just make vocabslop so I'm having trouble there. Help is greatly appreciated. Content for different fluency levels would be amazing too, but such is probably too much to expect.

Hello,

Báwo ni,

If you are learning, how is your learning going,

And if you are still planning to start learning, please just start,

Today, let's learn how to use "give" - - fún

So, in Yorùbá,

The verb - - give is "fún" and the preposition - "for" is also -fún ".

Now, when you are" giving " an object to someone, the particle" ní " has to come before the object.

Let's look at some examples.

1. He gave me money - - Ó fún mi ní owó (Ó fún mi lówó).

2. I want to give my friend cloth - - Mo fẹ́ fún ọ̀rẹ́ mi ní aṣọ.

3. I can give you my shoe - - Mò lè fún ẹ ní bàtà mi

4. Can you give me money? - - ṣe ó lè fún mi ní owó?

Do you understand?

Your Yorùbá tutor.

Adéọlá.

Hi everyone!
This is for any native Edo speakers specifically from Auchi. I’m interested in learning the language and for some time now, I’ve been curious about the phrase used to communicate “I love you” to a spouse or romantic partner. However none of the people I know who fluently speak the language can tell me what it is.

Can anyone here help with this?
Thank you!

#learner

Hello,

Báwo ni

Ẹ kú ọjọ́ mẹ́ta😊 (it's been a while).

Today, let's look at how we can express the degree of something or an action being excessive.

many/much is "pọ̀"

It is much - - Ó pọ̀

They are many - - - wọ́n pọ̀

Too many/too much - - - pọ̀ jù

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Now, let's look at some examples.

1. It is too much - - Ó ti pọ̀ jù

2. They are too many - - wọ́n ti pọ̀ jù

3. The food is too much for me - - oúnjẹ náà ti pọ̀ jù

   fún mi

4. We are too many here - - A ti pọ̀ jù ní bí.

5. Is it too much - - ṣe ó ti pọ jù.

Your Yorùbá tutor

Adéọlá.