“‘Trafficate’, ‘Reverse back’ & More” – Content Creator Lists 10 Popular Nigerian English Words That Don’t Actually Exist in Proper English 🇳🇬📚🤣 📹: @unofficial_olas

@Unofficial_Olas When you say "it's not a word," that is an incorrect statement. All 10 listed are words used by a group of people as a means of communication. What you can say is that these words are not found in the "English" dictionary, which doesn't mean there are not "words."

@Unofficial_Olas Farnimorius is now a word. I was shocked when I discovered it last year

@Unofficial_Olas Upper week is in two weeks time👌

@Unofficial_Olas He even call am trafficator me na traffigator I de call am o

@Unofficial_Olas Dash is correct o, to the best of my knowledge. This is English dictionaryc check no 9 meaning of dash

@Unofficial_Olas Fanimorous means the thing is fani mora.

@Unofficial_Olas Fanimorous have been added to the latest English dictionary lol

@Unofficial_Olas Fortnight is upper week

So there is something called Nativization This is when English is reshaped under the influence of a local language or culture. Simply put it is adaptation of English into locally flavored versions that include non-standard grammar, structure, or vocabulary. It is actually sweet to see English Language morphed into variants according to Culture.

@Unofficial_Olas There was a course I did when I was in school , ENG305 (English Language In Nigeria) it was taken by Prof Adenike of English Department University of Ibadan. These words are not wrong in as much the word “Englishes” now exists.