Uche Jombo’s ‘Pidgin’ Yoruba

No, I won’t mention the title of the film. Doing so will only give it unsolicited advert. This is about one of the actresses who featured in it; Uche Jombo.

After establishing herself in the English genre of Nollywood, she moved over to get a feel of the Yoruba side, and so far, she has baffled with her progress.

However, in a recent Yoruba film that was released (name withheld) in which she played the role of a bad girls, she suprised many with her manner of speaking. Sure, she acted well (as always), but her diction in that movie was truly suspect. Perhaps, she must have been speaking the ‘pidgin’ version of the language (if there is anything of the sort).

Of course, she does understand the language, as someone who as spent some time in Lagos, but in that movie . . .

Well, kudos to the actress. Her versatality is really something to admire.