Last week, I highlighted many African-derived words in the Gullah dialect that Dr. Lorenzo Turner identified in his book. Several of my Nigerian readers were intrigued by the retention of Fulfulde ...

They are known to speak the Ukwuani language, a branch of the Volta-Niger language family with different dialects within the Ndosumili-Aboh area. Ukwuani Culture: A brief walk into the lives of ...

We designed the framework to execute the project. When I returned to Nigeria, I travelled to specific communities where the dialects we decided to work on are spoken. Deciding on the dialects to work ...

“We are not following their style but if Nigerian artistes sing and infuse Ghanaian dialects like Twi in their songs then Ghanaians hail them. Nowadays if you’ve observed most of the Nigerian ...

Jos — A Nigerian historian at the National Archive, Arewa House Kaduna, Malam Rabiu Isa, says the Northern part of the country can only be developed if Hausa language would be adopted as the ...