Nigerian English
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For the pidgin, see Nigerian Pidgin.
Nigerian English, also known as Nigerian Standard English, is a dialect of English spoken in Nigeria.[1] Based on British English, the dialect contains various loanwords and collocations from the native languages of Nigeria, due to the need to express concepts specific to the cultures of ethnic groups in the nation (e.g. senior wife).[2]
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Nigerian Pidgin, a pidgin derived from English, is mostly used in informal conversations, but the Nigerian Standard English is used in politics, formal education, the media, and other official uses.