Looking for a new language to learn? You should try...

...Nigerian Pidgin (AKA Naija).

It's an English-based creole language spoken by 10s of millions of people, mostly in Nigeria and other parts of West Africa. Probably 90% of its vocab originates from English. As a pidgin, its grammar is much simpler than English.

Want to hear what it sounds like? Here are some exhibits:

- Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWVcOMk0qo8

- Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=421w1j87fEM

- Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1smR9c2Olg

If you're interesting in learning more, I built a website for Nigerian Pidgin called Naija Guru. It has a dictionary where you can look up words, a translator to translate to and from English, and a grammar guide explaining things like tenses, word order, negation etc.

PS: The site is still a work in progress.

- Dictionary: https://naija.guru/en/dictionary/

- Translator: https://translate.naija.guru/en?text=Wahala+be+like+bicycle&source=pcm&target=en

- Grammar guide: https://naija.guru/en/grammar/

I also have some content on the site. I translated the mini stories from LingQ to Nigerian Pidgin. If you want to test your reading comprehension, it's a good place to start. If this is too easy for you, then you should try the stories section to see how much you can understand.

- Mini stories: https://naija.guru/en/content/mini-stories/

- Stories: https://naija.guru/en/content/stories/

If you have any questions about Nigerian Pidgin or the website, feel free to leave a comment.