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Ghanaian Pidgin English (GhPE) is a variety of West African Pidgin English spoken in Ghana, predominantly in the southern towns and the capital, Accra. It is confined to a smaller section of society than other West African Pidgin varieties, probably due to the presence of Twi as the lingua franca of choice. GhPE can be divided into two varieties. The first is associated with the uneducated and the illiterate, and is spoken mainly by Ghana's multilingual immigrant population. This association has led to schools discouraging the usage of Pidgin, but despite this, a second variety of educated Pidgin has emerged among the student classes. Although other languages, such as Standard Nigerian Hausa are available to them, students, particularly males, use Pidgin as a means of expressing solidarity and intimacy. Today, this form of Pidgin can be heard in a variety of informal contexts, although it still carries a certain stigma.
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