Are residents of Port Harcourt typically multilingual? What languages are most common? Here's what four local experts had to say about language in Port Harcourt, Rivers.
What are the most common languages spoken in Port Harcourt, Rivers?
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Port Harcourt is a city in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is the state capital and home to most of the residents of the state. Temperatures range between 20 to 35 degrees Celsius. It can be scorching during the dry season. The dry season is usually from November till March. The most common language here is pidgin English. If you’re a foreigner, you might take a while to understand this pidgin. The favourite food here is bole, a delicacy made with roast yam, plantain and a special kind of stew.
Port Harcourt is a city bustling with life and swarming with opportunities especially for young people. Its weather is comfortable, however, the rains can be extreme sometimes. The language spoken is mostly pidgin and little bits of Igbo. The road network is relatively bad as you can spend hours on the road due to traffic jam.
Anyone visiting my city, Port Harcourt in Nigeria, should be able to understand Basic English communication as English language is the lingua franca. Also, Pidgin English is widely spoken in the city. The currency used in my city is the Nigerian Naira. There are a good number of places where visitors can hangout to relax and enjoy themselves such as the ultra modern Pleasure Park, Spar, etc. There are also a good number of decent hotels such as Nicon Noga Hilton, Hotel Presidential – a five star facility in the heart of the city that has modern state-of-the art facilities. Transportation and communication/internet facilities are readily available.
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