Recording of the week: Gbamu gbamu jigi jigi! Happy times in WordBank

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This week’s selection comes from Dr Amy Evans Bauer, a former British Library volunteer. The repertoire of contemporary celebratory exclamations is one of the most joy-filled parts of the Evolving English WordBank. This recording was contributed by a man born in 1965, who defined his accent as Nigerian and spoke…

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