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name: locale-pcm-ng
description: Use when working with the Nigerian Pidgin (Nigeria) locale (`pcm-NG`) — its endonym Naijá (Nigeria), Latin script, left-to-right (LTR) direction, or spoken-population data. Reference data and translation guidance (register, grammar, idiom, typography) for this specific locale; see [[locale]] for general i18n/l10n concepts (BCP 47, plural rules, RTL) that apply across all locales.
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# Locale: Nigerian Pidgin (Nigeria) (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)