variety of English. Homophones A major difference in Nigerian Pidgin compared to other types of English is the limited repertoire of consonants, vowels (7), and diphthongs (3) used. This produces many homophones. For example, ‘thin’, ‘thing’, and ‘tin’ are all pronounced like [tin]. This gives high importance to context, tone, body language, and other ways of communication for the distinction of the homophones. The correlation between sound and spelling is very stable in Nigerian Pidgin, which results in this discrepancy. See also Krio Pichinglis Languages of Nigeria References Notes Bibliography Ernest Edjeren. 2009. "Single Language: The Soul Of Nations' Prosperity" External links University of Puerto Rico, Nigerian Pidgin materials A Dictionary of Nigerian English (circulation draft); Blench, Roger. 2005 (Internet Archive) Introduction to Nigerian Pidgin (University of Hawaii) English-based pidgins and creoles of Africa Krio language Nigerian English Languages of Nigeria