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Please Include "Pidgin" in the Film/TV Languages List
Hello I am a filmmaker from Nigeria who has made films with Pidgin as a dominant language - Ojuju (2014), Juju Stories (2021), and Mami Wata (in post-production). The problem is that "Pidgin" though spoken by almost 100 Million people across West Africa and Diaspora is not listed in the Film or TV language list, so we resort to choosing English, even though English is used mostly minimally or not at all in our films. I appeal to the IMDb support to kindly look into this. I'm only here because I don't know where else to table this request. Thank you, and looking forward to a considerate response.
Thank you.
C.J. "Fiery" Obasi
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Bethanny
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3 years ago
Hi fierycj-
A ticket has now been filed to the team in charge to request the language to be added.
Thanks!
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Peter_pbn
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3 years ago
Pidgin is a term that can be used about language forms around the world, so any addition to the language list should probably be more specific to avoid confusion.
"West African Pidgin English, also called Guinea Coast Creole English"
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38000387
"Nigerian Pidgin" mentioned
https://www.britannica.com/topic/pidgin
Similarly, IMDb guidelines say this about the related term creole:
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gromit82
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3 years ago
I agree with Peter. A pidgin is a type of language, not a specific language. Please enter this language as "Nigerian Pidgin" rather than just "Pidgin".
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3 years ago
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