More on "Tori"

More on Tori

"Tori" not only stands as the name of this amazing  pidgin application but it is also one of the song titles of Ndimofor Pascal's recent EP Work Dey. Pascal who is a pidgin rap artist from new bell music "naks" his "tori" by explaining to us how he started in his music career.

 Demonstrating from his opening rap in the Akum dialect that he is indeed a son of the soil with roots deeper than the fig tree, he equally gives us interesting revelations about his start in pidgin english. Pidgin english is the language of the application  "tori". Pascal 's "tori" is given in the form of a  song and you too can "nak" your own "tori" using whatever style you prefer be it through a song, a poem, speech and many others in this exclusive pidgin app. The countdown is close for  the effective launch of this amazing application. Sit back, relax and get ready for the best online experience you can ever wish for.

You can listen to Pascal 's "tori" and be inspired to "nak" your own "tori". The EP is available for free download at New Bell Music | Work Dey Vol. 1 EP - http://newbellmusic.com/release/work-dey-volume-1-ep/  . Listen and enjoy!!

A Glance at the application 's basics.

The tori logo and cover is one with lots of significance. Firstly, we look at the women carrying baskets on their heads with babies on their backs. This is the African mother. The woman who is strong and energetic enough to work and still cater for her child. The ideal mother. This is the type of Africa that the app tori wants to represent. A loving and caring Africa. Next,  you will notice the sun behind is abt to set and the rich grassfield. This are used to highlight how endowed Africa is.Again, the colour orange  is used as application's colour. Orange is associated with joy, sunshine and tropics. orange represents enthusiasm, fascination, happiness, creativity,  determination, attraction, success, encouragement and stimulation. http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.html. The description of this colour in deed is a great description of Africa and Africans.

The picture above, presents to you the log in page. Here, you can either log in or create your account. This is the transitional point between yourself and the app contents.  From here, you can start enjoy all what this great app has to offer by looking up the "toris" posted by your friends and why not "naking tori" like the others.

This last pic brings you into the application proper. Here you can access your profile and review your recent activity. You can also "confirm " (like ) or "ndem" (dislike) any posts you see. This picture actually shows you living the African experience. Here you are in the app and you can start spitting those pidgin lines you have always known. The excitement starts here.

The three pictures above demonstrate a few things about the exciting "tori " application.  The application that is built to appreciate the language of our forefathers.  The application to where African solidarity is felt. An application Built  by Africans for Africans.

You are always welcome. Keep visiting.and discover what exciting new things the application "tori" has to offer. "Na for tori wey all thing di happen ".

Why use the application "tori"

Pidgin English like we saw earlier in the introduction was a language used by our forefathers to communicate with the whitemen during the period of slavery. They also used the language as they carriedout trade with these whitemen.
Our forefathers used pidgin english,because they were unable to speak like the whitemen and communicate in perfect english. As years went by, and with the coming of education,Africans became eduacted and could now speak the english language without a lot of flaws. They became aware of the differences in the pidgin english and correct english.
The Amazing thing now is that,  education didn't completely wipe out the pidgin language. Africans started using both languages and continued to maintain the language of their forefathers. Education and Civilization made Africans  aware of the difference between what is considered correct English and what is considered pidgin English(Although we still find people especially in rural areas in Africa who can't tell the difference between the two) .

It is thus realized that despite controversy that pidgin English is not good and can derail one from speaking correct English,the language keeps gaining widespread popularity. In anglophone Cameroon for example,we realize that pidgin is used as a relaxation language.  We find friends discussing and sharing stories in the language, those in bars drink and discuss in pidgin and many others.  In the Roman Catholic church for example, masses are made on some Sundays and weekdays in pidgin and there is equallly the existence of a Bible in pidgin. With such attention given to a language, we can realize that it is indeed a "necessary evil". Once I was going through super sports website and I saw football commentaries in the pidgin language. I was amazed and I asked myself several questions.  Why did they see putting up commentaries in pidgin as important? I think there is one obvious answer to this and that is the fact that pidgin English is a language many people identify with. Thus they needed to get to that target too and inform them on what was happening.





What then is the idea behind "tori "?


We live in a digitalized world. A world where people use the Internet everyday for their  daily activities. There  exist millions Of applications that are downloaded daily to ease communication and aid in the daily hustle. "Tori" comes in as an app that will provide you with the entertainment and infotainment you desire. It is an app that reminds us of our cultural heritage. An app reminds us of the language of our forefathers "pidgin language ".

This app provides a forum for individuals and groups to be able to share ideas, to educate,  to be informed, to entertain themselves, to promote themselves and their businesses all in pidgin English. It is true that on other social media applications like Facebook and Twitter for example, individuals and groups can express themselves in pidgin English.The question now is; how many of these apps are actually created in pidgin? This is where the app "Tori " comes in. "Tori" is thus an app with everything in pidgin english. Isn't this just amazing?? Pidgin words like "Ntang" are used to represent the home page. unlike the english word "post" used in most apps , "tori" uses "Nak tori" to indicate that. Im I letting the cat out of the bag ? Definitely not. Discover for yourself what amazing things this beautiful pidgin english app has to offer. All posts, videos, adverts, news items, sporting events in pidgin English!!.  This app becomes a meeting point and a place where only Africans can understand and enjoy what is posted. This is definitely going to be fun!! There you will find Jokes in pidgin that will keep that beautiful smile on your face all day. Sports fans will be given updates on their favorites teams in pidgin English. Women who love fashion and need beauty tips will be updated on the latest Fashion trends and tips for good living. Who is excited? Remember, there is a whole package for everyone.

The app "tori" is interactive. You can suggest,  add or debunk anything you do not consider correct and you can only do this in pidgin English.
More updates will be on your way. Feel free to leave comments and ask questions.  Our ready team will gladly provide you with answers.

Pidgin English-OVERVIEW

Introduction

 Overview

Formed from numerous languages and influences, Pidgin is a wide term covering a range of regional hybrids, which evolved through historical events such as the spread of Empires, settlement, migration and international trade.

Found in Africa (West African Pidgins include Nigerian Pidgin, Cameroonian Pidgin, Sierra Leone Krio), Indonesia (Tok Pisin, spoken in Papua New Guinea), parts of Asia and the Caribbean, English derived Pidgins are inventive, innovative, and often quite literal. For example in Tok Pisin, 'gras bilong het' (or grass belong head) simply means 'hair'.

Taking more of a 'baby-speak' approach, Pidgins can seem to imitate toddler speech or phrasing (having no tones, simple vowels etc) - and in effect are used for the same purpose - to get what you want quickly, using whatever communication and terms of reference you can. A few well placed words and gestures were all that was originally needed, and the language evolved from there. (Source: http://www.omniglot.com/language/articles/originsofpidgin.htm )

It is without doubt the most commonly spoken language in Africa today."PIDGIN ENGLISH." It comes as a first language to some ethnic groups across Africa. Started off as a means of communication between market traders, Jehovah's Missionaries, slave traders and their slaves, to a language being used in many different genre's such as;

•  Music
• Comedy
• Movies
• Arts and Fashion
• Advertisement and a lot more.

        It's also gaining widespread recognition on Social media, as many people tend to use it a lot 

     for interaction. 

       Despite its ubiquity, pidgin english still faces rave opposition from intelects in our continent and        it's being dubbed, the  "lay Man's Language".Its banned from being spoken at educational                  centers and administrative zones.

"Its banned from being spoken at educational centers and administrative zones."

  This blog aims at exposing pidgin english fully to the world by bringing together all possible pidgin    works both from the internet and personal experiences.

It shines light on the social network application  called"tori" .

"tori", as the name goes is an application for pidgin speakers.It allows users post (nak tori) in different categories.The main available categories are

• njakri
• mutumber
• fashion
• arts,

and if those aren't enough, users have the ability to add and customise.

If your good at jokes, then you will always want to use the "njakri" category

It allows users to upvote(e waka) or downvote(e no waka) a tori.

It comes with a set of pidgin stickers, which can be updated over time, and a lot more.

That would be all for now.

Thanks for reading, please stay tuned.