Nigerian Kids Who Relocated to Canada Few Months Ago Speaking with Foreign Accent

Nigerian Kids Who Relocated to Canada Few Months Ago Speaking with Foreign Accent

  • A Nigerian woman was surprised when her kids' accents changed a few months after landing in Canada
  • The lady wondered why the kids' were speaking funnily as she tried to correct their pronunciation
  • Many people who watched the family's video said that the kids were only being themselves and not forming an accent

A young Nigerian lady whose family relocated to Canada made a video of her kid's new manner of speaking.

She said that despite the fact they came to the country a few months ago, her kids' accent had changed.

Second language barrier/Speaking like Canadian
The kids looked cute posing in their home in Canada. Photo source: @yinkins
Source: TikTok

Kids and accent

The mother (@yinkins) added that the kids sometimes correct her spoken English language.

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While speaking with the children in the clip, she told them the correct way to pronounce words without speaking like pseudo-Canadians.

Some people who commented on her video said that children pick up new habits faster than adults.

Watch her video below:

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:

Abisola Car fancy said:

"Once I get my visa , even my colour go change before I reach there."

sofiat_am said:

"They are not forming, they learn easily."

PWETY EMPRESS said:

"Even my kids wey never reach airport get ancent from cartoons especially BLUEY. Water is 'Wora' in my house."

Eniola said:

"They are not forming it o, kids are built like that. Just two years here, I don’t hear my kids English again, I always beg them to talk slowly for me to hear them u have not seen anything."

Sugar Misty said:

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"Once I get visa nah from inside plane my accent go switch e no easy."

Mary Pius said:

"My son is based in Zaria but he has British accent from ordinary cartoons."

Rebecca said:

"My babies are not forming accents, no be Dem say make ur mama born u for 9ja abeg leave dey abeg, hear ur 9ja tone sticker!!! mtchwww."

4Chainz said:

"They’re better than me.. This will be me after I land at the airport."

Family with good business relocated to UK

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a Nigerian lady narrated the big sacrifice she and her family made to relocate to the UK.

The lady (@ajokeadee__) said they had a flourishing business before they decided to relocate for a better future.

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Source: Legit.ng

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Joseph Omotayo (HOD Human-Interest) Joseph Omotayo has been writing for the human interest desk since 2019 and is currently the head of the desk. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with a degree in Literature in English in 2016. He once worked for Afridiaspora, OlisaTV & CLR. He is a 2022/2023 Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking fellow. He can be reached via: joseph.omotayo@corp.legit.ng.