‘WETIN be dis tin????,’ Nicki Minaj surprises Nigerians with Pidgin English
American rapper Nicki Minaj has had her Nigerian fans in awe with her recent posts in pidgin English.
In the first tweet, Nicki Minaj wrote;
“I must be the only person you can make money off mentioning. Go 1 day. Abeg. GO ONE FUCKING DAY WITHOUT FKNG LYING ABEG!!!!!”
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I must be the only person you can make money off mentioning. Go 1 day. Abeg. GO ONE FUCKING DAY WITHOUT FKNG LYING ABEG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://t.co/t67sNlmyF3
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 2, 2024
The post was a response to a fan who had claimed that Nicki Minaj had lied about her past.
Nicki Minaj’s post was quickly shared and commented on by Nigerians. Many fans praised her for using Pidgin English word, ‘abeg’.
An x user with the username @tyxhndixx replied Nicki Minaj’s tweet, asking her who taught her pidgin English.
“Who Dey teach Nicki minaj pidgin language”
Nicki Minaj responded with;
”Wetin be the confusion? I Dey have eyes 0? I can read all the pidgin weh una pikin de put on my timeline every day. SUCKS TEETH LOUDLY”
Wetin be the confusion? I Dey have eyes o? I can read all the pidgin weh una pikin de put on my timeline every day. *SUCKS TEETH LOUDLY* https://t.co/RsoeZbBTQY
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 2, 2024
The award-winning global star continued her pidgin tweets with another post as Nigerians named her ‘Olanike Minaj’
It read: “WETIN be dis tin???? New alter ego? Get ready, Muvaland!!!! Muva is here!!!!! Naija, oya na!!! Oluwanika go Dey be sweeting youll! I go dey write a new verse right now. Walahi. Oluwanika the ninja- Oluwaniki the OGA @ the TOP!!!!,”
WETIN be dis tin???? New alter ego? 👀
Get ready, Muvaland!!!! Muva is here!!!!!
Naija, oya na!!! Oluwanika go Dey be sweeting you!!! I go dey write a new verse right now.
Walahi,
Oluwanika the ninja- 🥷
Oluwanika the OGA @ the TOP!!!! 👑 https://t.co/vbVmYjlzwY pic.twitter.com/BeIC35soLP— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 2, 2024
Netizens were blown away by Nicki Minaj’s use of pidgin language.
Read what some of them had to say about it below:
“Na the walahi shock me pass “
“Walahi is sending me”
“Oluwanika got Dey twerking videos for us??!!”
“Oluwa nika When arevyou coming to Lagos Nigeria my love?“
“South Africans go cry tire ooo.”
“Record another song with Wizkid i want to see you speak that pidgin, na then I go believe say na you tweet this thing @NICKIMINAJ”
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