Imagine if ATMs in Naija speak our dialect If U are in a sophisticated area like BANANA ISLAND, here is how the ATM would communicate; ATM: Welcome Mr. Adenuga. -Please, enter your secret number. -How much will you like to withdraw? Thank you for banking with us, Mr. Adenuga. …….but if you are in a place like MUSHIN, here is how it will respond; After a guy inserts his card, inputs his pin, ATM: Haaaaaaaaaaaa, Omo Iya, -sho wa pa? -sho ri e wa nbe? Guy: Mo wa pa baje baje. ATM: Elo ni k’omo aye po jade? (guy inputs 10,000) ATM: (dispenses cash). Omo Iya, ma jeun lo ntie. In a place like IBADAN. An Ibadan woman inserts her card, inputs her secret code. ATM: (In Ibadan tone) -Ekabo Iya, -Se wa pa? -So nsure? -Elo le fe gba? (Woman enters N2,000) ATM: Iya, ko ma s’owo lapo yin ke! (Woman enters N2,000 again) ATM: Se ko nse afise? Mo so pe ko s’owo lapo yin. (For the third time, woman enters N2,000 again, thinking it was an error on the ATM’s part) ATM: (pauses for a while) Iya, se ko re o? -Oma saaro kutukutu ke. -Alawin laaro ojo aje. -Abaye nse o ni? -To ba pe ko o to fa kadi re yo, emi ma a gbe je ni. -Alawin osi. In a place like IJEBU A woman inserts her card & pin ATM: Omo alare, -elo ro nfe gba? (Woman enters N2,391.50K) ATM: Pause for about one minute, trying to understand the digits. After about a minute, ATM replies, ATM: Iya, mo nbo? E je nsare lo wa shenji wa -
Posted on: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 09:31:44 +0000
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