‘Pecha kucha’ comes from Japanese – but did you know that it could equally come from Igbo?

Pe (v.) – chip awaycha (suff)– completely/entirelypecha (v.) = chip away completely

ku (v.) = talk/saykucha (v.) = say it all/ ‘talk finish’ (pidgin)

The Linguistic and Cultural Impact of

Nollywood on Diasporic Communities(UK & France)

Françoise UgochukwuOpen University UK