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ABSTRACT
This study examined the emergence variety of Igbo in Onitsha. In doing so, it focused on the Igbo Onitsha slang. This study has been able to reveal that some dialects found in Igbo language today for example ‘I tachiosa’, (to eat) ‘chachaw’ (greeting boss) are employed as slang expressions with meaning modifications in Onitsha. The slang expressions could, conversely, permeate the different Igbo dialects, and with time, lose their status as slang expression in line with Winker’s (2007) assertion. Since a slang is used to enrich a language, the slang in Onitsha enriches the Igbo language. It is pertinent, at this point to, assert that the expressions that are discussed in this chapter will spread over all other dialect areas of Igbo because people from various Igbo speech communities converge on Onitsha. They use the slang in their day-today activities. When they return to their different dialect areas or communities, they will continue the use of Onitsha Igbo slang, thereby, enriching the Igbo language.
