Comments on: On sounding Yoruba or Nigerian

By: notperfectdotcom

notperfectdotcom — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:00:35 +0000

arrrrrghhhh!! That once comment that said you sounded "white" just did me in…………WHITE PEOPLE ARE NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO CAN ARTICULATE WORDS PROPERLY!!!!!!!!! arrrrrrrghhhhh!!!!

By: notperfectdotcom

notperfectdotcom — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:59:00 +0000

for my own amusement I clicked on your link and you sound EXACTLY how I pictured you'd sound. You remind me of my Nigeran Friend Mimi (short for Sunmi) and just like you, whenever she says "about" I hear the slight accent. She also has a slight accent when she says "anybody" "somebody" or any word with Body at the end.
I might have to copy this post.

By: stbloke

stbloke — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:00:27 +0000

u do sound like some1 living in North America. But I can still draw out d fact that u r not a native speaker. spend sometime talkin to naija folks it will give u a healthy balance. hey lovely voice, i am a lil' jealous of ur enunciation. oyinbo!

By: Mr C

Mr C — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:05:31 +0000

I really don't believe it was you that recorded that message. You sound totally different from the verbal image I had in my head (of how you would sound); lol,you pronounced "naija" like a white person trying to sound really African.

Well I sound proper Naija (a few mannerisms and my conscious effort to make sure I pronounce every alphabet in a word may put that slight British tint to my accent).

By: pink-satin

pink-satin — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:56:14 +0000

oh u lived in 9ja for only 3 years!ok!

By: pink-satin

pink-satin — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:54:49 +0000

so how long have you lived outside 9ja for!!!lol….me too na palor i dey say instead of living room but you learn fast o!!!boot!!!!!!!!lol………..me i am 9ja born and i sound 9ja to the core men!!i think!!!!i can speak with an accent when i have to speak outside…like work n all..but at home na 9ja english and pidgin!!!tho sometimes i get it all mixed up and speak with an american accent at home!!!it all depends..whichever one comes out!

By: S Chic

S Chic — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:33:53 +0000

Hello there… Yeah, your voice makes me want to be very proper…lol… it's a good thing though. Been away from niaja a good while as well but i guess i'm really a product of my environment. I go to a full niaja church and there is constant speaking of yoruba around me so i've still got my yoruba intact.

Even with the english, it's funny because i speak depending on whom i'm with, me sef i'm beginning to think i have identity crisis…lol… i've got some ghetto friends and i can blend in, and then the proper ones or with some folks at work and i blend in just fine, atleast that's what i think…recently at a meeting a said something about canoe and pronounced it more like keno and they were all wondering for a minute what i was saying…lol… anyway, there is nothing that trips me more than a guy that speaks correct english and still has his yoruba intact too with a blend of that english…lol… that's something some of our nigerian brothers in the UK have…tata…

By: Queen

Queen — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:52:43 +0000

even though i can speak igbo and broken ( a little) there's no point in even trying to speak it in front of native speakers. It's just a show for them. we too still say those words like Paalo (Parlor) and boot. and stuff.
I like to say 'come ut fo road!' it's fun

By: moi

moi — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:15:42 +0000

LOL, you sound so white!! NIce voice !

By: Oya

Oya — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:07:28 +0000

Haha. Yes, u do sound oyinbo. But wait until u marry a Naija man. I completely lost all my pidgin english too but having Naija friends helped. Also, I was dating this Naija man and he would get me so upset sometimes and my Naija accent will appear. You can only truly abuse somebody well well speaking pidgin. Its even better if u can throw in a few yoruba words. I'm still working on my yoruba :)