BBC News Pidgin

BBC News Pidgin is an online news service in West African Pidgin English that was launched by BBC World Service in 2017.[1][2][3] The news service is based in Lagos, Nigeria.[1]

Pidgin is one of the most widely spoken languages in West Africa (with up to 75 million speakers in Nigeria) but it does not have a standard written form.[1]

References

"BBC starts Pidgin digital service for West Africa audiences". BBC News. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
Bradley, Sian (23 August 2017). "Wetin dey happen? The BBC's Pidgin news site is a huge deal". Wired. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
de Freytas-Tamura, Kimiko (30 December 2017). "The BBC in Pidgin? People like it well-well". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 February 2018.

External links

Official website (in West African Pidgin English)

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[bbc-1] "BBC starts Pidgin digital service for West Africa audiences". BBC News. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.

[2] Bradley, Sian (23 August 2017). "Wetin dey happen? The BBC's Pidgin news site is a huge deal". Wired. Retrieved 16 February 2018.

[3] Freytas-Tamura, Kimiko (30 December 2017). "The BBC in Pidgin? People like it well-well". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 February 2018.