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Why African Languages Are Dying

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Ọnuọra Abụah
Ọnuọra Abụah
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⁣Why do Africans proudly speak English, French, Arabic, or Portuguese, yet struggle to promote their native languages? In this thought-provoking video, we explore how colonialism shaped Africa’s linguistic priorities and why regional languages are often sidelined. Are we losing a vital part of our identity? Let’s discuss the importance of preserving and promoting African languages for future generations.

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Babasola Adejola
Babasola Adejola 6 days ago

And this is why we are being abused by racism because we allow non Black people to define us and give us their languages.

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Kwadwo Danmeara Tòkunbọ̀ Datɛ

It is very problematic.

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Ọbádélé Kambon

A lot of problems on that front come from using a name for ourselves collectively that is etymologically opaque, semantically vacuous, and basically meaningless. When your enemies define you, it's pretty much downhill from there.

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Ọnuọra Abụah
Ọnuọra Abụah 1 year ago

Odogwu!

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