Locale Pcm Ng

Reference data for the Nigerian Pidgin (Nigeria) locale — endonym Naijá (Nigeria), written in the Latin script, left-to-right (LTR).

Identifiers

• BCP 47 tag: pcm-NG
• ISO 639-1: not assigned
• ISO 639-3: pcm
• Script: Latn (Latin)
• Region: NG (Nigeria)
• Text direction: ltr — left-to-right (LTR)

Speakers (approximate)

• L1 (native): 5,000,000
• L2 (additional): 113,000,000
• L1+L2 (total): 118,000,000

Base locale

This is a regional variant of Locale Pcm 001 (Nigerian Pidgin), the base/macro locale for this language.

Pluralization

CLDR plural categories for this locale: one, other (2 forms).

• one — i = 0 or n = 1 (e.g. 0, 1)
• other — everything else (e.g. 2~17, 100, 1000, 10000, …)

See Unicode Messageformat for writing plural messages using these categories.

Translating into this locale

Apply Locale Pcm 001 with the conventions of Nigeria.

• Context: Pidgin is a lingua franca across Nigeria, spoken alongside English and indigenous languages; it is used in media, health messaging, and advertising.
• Formats: naira (₦); dates in English forms; 24-hour or 12-hour clock; decimal point.
• Regional variation: Pidgin differs by region (Warri, Port Harcourt, Lagos); choose a broadly understood form for national content.

Common pitfalls

• Using regional slang in national content.
• Using Pidgin in formal legal text without requirement.
• The general pitfalls in Locale Pcm 001 also apply.

Learn more

• Locale for BCP 47 identifiers, locale-sensitive formatting, pluralization, and text-direction concepts that apply across all locales.
• Unicode Messageformat for writing plural/selection messages correctly for this locale's grammar.
• Unicode CLDR locale data for number, date, and currency formats (https://cldr.unicode.org)