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The
city of London recently hosted "intellectuals" from Nigeria
and God, na there we know say these English wey we dey speak na
"ordinary" English. All of una wey dey London dey speak
with una nose like say hot potato dey your mouth and dey copy
these "oyibo" people, una don miss road patapata
because the origin of grammar na for Naija e dey.
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At
one stage yours truly no even understand wetin dem dey talk again,
we think say dem don change to another language not knowing say
dem still dey yearn this "our" English.
No be only grammar these "intellectuals" fit blow o, infact dem
dey translate Yoruba proverb to English. If una think say we dey
lie, this one na poser for una and anyone wey get am go get free
English lecture from Prof. Soyinka- "Pòtòpótò táa nà
lábàtà, enití ó bá ta sí lára, kó jòwó kó foríjì wá o".
Katakata burst when yours truly encounter Prof.
Soyinka after the lecture. Out of all the things wey the Prof
said to me that day, upon all the money wey my parents take send
me to school, I swear I no understand anything becos the kind
grammar wey the man dey blow pass my own. I just dey nod my head
like agama lizard and dey smile, as he turn to greet someone
na so I just disappear among the crowd. Trust G-Man now,
nobody fit catch us for corner.
Well we think say all these intellectuals sabi say no be dem big
big grammar go bring gari, yam and akpu for common man for Naija
o, because that na the only "intellect and grammar" wey
common man sabi o.
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