My father also moved our family around by working in different states, until he settled in Abuja when I was born. ![]() My aunties married and introduced new languages into the family. This exposed them to different linguistic environments now they speak between three and six languages. My maternal grandfather, Sergeant Afa, was a soldier whose family of 11 moved from barrack to barrack. ![]() It is the one language that binds us all. Just remember to add a little bit of pidgin to yours and you will be fine. ![]() If you are visiting Nigeria, don't be daunted by the 520 languages in our repertoire. Author Mimi Werna has put together her 20 favourite phrases in Nigerian Pidgin.
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