Onika Maraj a.k.a. Nicki Minaj wey be rapper for New York don spark reactions for social media as she don dey throw small small pidgin language put for her recent tweets. She first use am when she reply one guy wey post false news about am.
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
After this one, she don still use pidgin for the tweets wey she later post.
For one of do tweets, she reveal say she fit read all di pidgin language wey people dey post.
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
For another tweet, she don still dey use some Nigerian pidgin slangs take express herself.
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
This one don spark plenty reactions, especially from Nigerians. Many people just dey confuse. Some dey wonder who dey teach oyigbo pesin pidgin language. Some day na Davido wey dey gum body with am collect her phone take type am. Some don even remix her name join with Nigerian name like, Oluwanika, Chukwuminaj, etc.
Read some of the reactions under the tweets below:
Who Dey teach Nicki minaj pidgin language
— # TY⇎🪽 (@tyxhndrxx) September 2, 2024
Not you using Nigerian slang.. onikaaaa! 😭😭🤣🤣
— Ms. O 👑 (@MsOluyemi) September 2, 2024
Omo who teach you Abeg? 😭🤲😹😹😹😹
— Ola⚡ (@lifeofolaa) September 2, 2024
Oluwanika🇳🇬💗 pic.twitter.com/S8vje5i7dj
— TimCook𝕏 (@UTDTimCook) September 2, 2024
Nicki Minaj tweets don reflect di beauty of Nigerian pidgin. Some things just dey make sense to express for pidgin language pass normal English and na wetin Nicki Minaj tweets don prove. As she use slangs like “abeg”, “walahi”, and “wetin“, e add beauty to wetin she dey try express.