Sightseeing

1. I wan see di history of Ile-Ife.

   I want to see the history of Ile-Ife

   Usage

   To a guide or museum staff; Ile-Ife is an old city in south-west Nigeria

   Grammar Note

   wan + verb expresses 'want to'. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

2. Wia Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove dey?

   Where is the Osun Sacred Grove?

   Usage

   To ask the way to the World Heritage sacred grove

   Grammar Note

   Location questions use the frame Wia ... dey? (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

3. Abeg, show me am.

   Please point it out to me

   Usage

   To have someone point out a place on a map or in the view

   Grammar Note

   show me am means 'show it to me'. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

4. I fit take foto?

   May I take a photo?

   Usage

   Ask before photographing people, palaces or exhibits; foto is the Pidgin spelling of photo

   Grammar Note

   fit asks permission; word order does not change in questions, only the intonation rises. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

5. Make we go see di palace.

   Let us go see the palace

   Usage

   Suggesting a visit, e.g. to a traditional ruler's palace

   Grammar Note

   Make we + verb means 'let us ...'. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

6. Di Gelede masquerade fine well-well.

   The Gelede masquerade is beautiful

   Usage

   A reaction to the Yoruba masquerade performance

   Grammar Note

   fine is an adjective used directly as predicate with no copula; well-well intensifies. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

7. Wetin be di history of dis art museum?

   What is the history of this art museum?

   Usage

   To ask a guide or the desk about the background of a museum

   Grammar Note

   Wetin be ...? asks 'what is ...?'. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

8. Di craft market dey for here.

   The craft market is here

   Usage

   How a guide says where the market is

   Grammar Note

   dey expresses location and for is the locative preposition. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

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