Nigeria 3

Listen to Nigeria 3, a 28-year-old woman from Delta State, Nigeria. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject.

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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

AGE: 28

DATE OF BIRTH (DD/MM/YYYY): 11/02/1994

PLACE OF BIRTH: Calabar, capital of Cross River State (but raised in Delta State)

GENDER: female

ETHNICITY: Nigerian/Delta-Igbo

OCCUPATION: graduate student in theatre studies and costume design

EDUCATION: pursuing M.A. in theatre studies and M.F.A. in costume design

AREAS OF RESIDENCE OUTSIDE REPRESENTATIVE REGION FOR LONGER THAN SIX MONTHS:

At the time of this recording, the subject had been living in Normal, Illinois, United States, for about a year.

OTHER INFLUENCES ON SPEECH:

British English is the speaker’s first language. She moved around from state to state in Nigeria a lot as a child, so her speech was influenced by the Yoruban language from the southwestern part of the country, Efik and Ibibio from the southeast, and Hausa from northern Nigeria. Her mother is from Edo state, Nigeria, and speaks Idvie, which also influenced the subject’s speech.

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RECORDED BY: Connie de Veer

DATE OF RECORDING (DD/MM/YYYY): 02/08/2022

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ORTHOGRAPHIC TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH:

OK, so, um, I, I’m Nigerian, and I was born in Nigeria. [Subject laughs.] But I have also lived like in so many places; I, I, I have lived in so many states in my country. My dad, um — my dad’s work required him traveling a lot, so we moved from place to place. Um, what’s we call, what’s um, is called, um — I don’t even know what it’s called — not middle school, but maybe middle school in America, is called primary school in my country, and I obtained nine just because we moved around a lot.

Um, I’ve so far really enjoyed being in the School of Theatre and Dance; I’ve met new people; I’ve had great experiences; it has been stretching; it has been really interesting, and I’ve also had like so much fun, and I’m completely enjoying the job I’m doing this summer because once again I get to meet people, I get to interact, and all of that stuff, so …

TRANSCRIBED BY: Connie de Veer

DATE OF TRANSCRIPTION (DD/MM/YYYY): 02/08/2022

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