1. 5. Nigerian English
Nigerian Standard English, or simply Nigerian English, is a form of English spoken in Nigeria
It is most commonly spoken in urban areas, particularly in Lagos.
It is based on British English, but in recent years, because of increasing contact with the United States, some words of American English origins have made it into Nigerian English.
some new words and collocations have emerged from the language, which come from the need to express concepts specific to the culture of the nation (e.g. bride-price, senior wife

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Nigerian Pidgin, a pidgin derived from English, is more used in informal conversations than Nigerian English, although Nigerian Standard English is used in politics, the media, and other official uses.
The Grammatical Features of Nigerian English
i. Shifts from Adjective to Verb Class, e.g. 1. He had dead. 2. She jealoused her elder sister. 3. Heminused ten naira from my salary. 4. He naked himself. 5. He pregnated her.

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ii. Shifts from Noun to Verb Class, e.g. 1. Does that girl worth all the trouble taking to her? 2. Don't customer me. 3. He actioned his riffle. 4. The police machine-gunned the robber. 5. There were there gisting away their time. 6.They have rubbished all our efforts. 7. When hunger wires you.

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iii. Shifts from Prepositional Particle to Verb, e.g. 1. He offed the light. 2. Please, on the television. iv. Shifts from Verb to Noun, e.g. 1. Stop talking like a been-to. 2. Mount of Loosing Bound. v. Shifts from Adjective to Noun, e.g. 1. He is a mediocre. 2. She is a talkative. 3. He is a British.

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vi. Shift of Verbs from Intransitive to Transitive Status, e.g. 1. Let us die the matter. 2.That seat will fall you down. 3. The teacher stood him up for making a noise in the class.

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vii. Shift of Verb from Transitive to Intransitive Status, e.g. 1. She went to the supermarket and bought. 2. I met him and we discussed for a long time. 3. If you want to enjoy you must work hard. 4. The Minister assured that the matter is being looked into. 5. You there! Stop disturbing!

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viii. Shift of Nouns from Non-count to count Status, e.g. 1. He condemned the students for their unruly behaviours. 2. My aunt deals in ladies underwears. 3. He bought her expensive jewelleries. 4. Africans don't eat with cutleries. 5. They buy over the electorates with their money. 6. They lost all their equipments in the fire.