Nigerian Pidgin English: phonology Conclusion

In sum, then, NigP has a phonology which incorporates elements from English as well as from the local languages of Nigeria. It lacks /θ/and /ð/, it contains labial-velar stops, and it has nasal vowels, and it is syllable-timed – all of which make it look like a typical indigenous Nigerian language. But, unlike a typical Nigerian language, it is not a tone language. It employs pitch lexically as in a pitch-accent language, but employs it for intonation as in English.