Datapoint Nigerian Pidgin/Social variation: lexicon
While there is significant regional variation in the lexicon of basilectal varieties of Nigerian Pidgin due to influence from local languages, and significant social variation in the lexicon of acrolectal varieties of Nigerian Pidgin due to influence from English, lexical variation does not usually impede mutual intelligibility among mesolectal speakers of the language. Speakers of Nigerian Pidgin from more privileged class backgrounds usually have greater opportunities for learning English, and thus are able to access a larger number of English content words to inegrate into the lexical slots in their Nigerian Pidgin discourse.
Values 
Widespread
- Confidence:
- Very certain