The world is fast changing and the third world countries are trying to meet the pace of dynamism. Though English language is the official language of Nigeria, some parents have deemed it necessary to strictly confined their kids to speaking it, in neglect of their dialects. Dialects are looked upon by the young generations with resentment so much that it's worth praying for not to go into oblivion. Thus a question posed to nairalanders. Can you allow your kids learn and speak the dialect of your place of origin?[img][/img]

Absolutely! Matter of fact I think any parent that don't want their children to learn and speak their language is an embarassment to the place of their origin.

I don't know yet..
The kind of accent my dialect has on one's tongue is unrivalled!
I might make them learn and understand but not speak!
I learnt my dialect from hearing my parents speak and i understand perfectly but i'm glad i didn't speak it as a child....it would have destroyed my ministry!

Tolaaaaannni: Absolutely! Matter of fact I think any parent that don't want their children to learn and speak their language is an embarassment to the place of their origin.

Excellent opinion. Noted

slimyem: I don't know yet..
The kind of accent my dialect has on one's tongue is unrivalled!
I might make them learn and understand but not speak!
I learnt my dialect from hearing my parents speak and i understand perfectly but i'm glad i didn't speak it as a child....it would have destroyed my ministry!

Your ministry? Lol

jami3y:
Your ministry? Lol

yes o..
My misistry is attached to my voice...

slimyem: yes o..
My misistry is attached to my voice...

I can imagine

Tolaaaaannni: Absolutely! Matter of fact I think any parent that don't want their children to learn and speak their language is an embarassment to the place of their origin.

God bless you.

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Virtually all the kids & teens around here were trained with that language called english. You need to hear them speak..
Bad spoken english.. horrible, terrible and terrifying.
Most times I correct their silly mistakes using the english terms and accent my parents never taught me.
You dare not learn that language from your father who is a trained engineer, or your civil-servant mum! All they think about is money, more money, salary increment, promotion et al.. not some structural lexis from "brighter grammar".
Mind you, these guys do well on paper but they are still finding it very difficult to guide their speech/spoken words from mistakes.
I'll always preach this: learning your own indigenous language will not affect your performance on other languages, not even the accent.
The ability to blend is the most important thing!

..well except in some cases like,
Inter-state marriage, or Tribal differences i.e couples of different tribe. . .and am sure this act emanated from such instances before some ignoramus couples of same tribe picked it..

Tolaaaaannni: Absolutely! Matter of fact I think any parent that don't want their children to learn and speak their language is an embarassment to the place of their origin.

I couldn't have said it any better.

Allow?? I can think about whether or not I will allow them to speak English every now and then, but there is no "allow" when it comes to the native language. They will grow up speaking the language, because it is the way I will communicate with them.

not sure people are understanding the op.

s/he is referring to the local dialect/s of your place/s of origin, not the general standard language.

OF COURSE!

They will learn English and Patois.
If their father is from a different background than I, they will learn his language too.

In fact I would encourage them to learn as many dialects/languages as they can.