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How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by ambrosini593(m): 12:01pm On Jan 06, 2013
Some people hardly speak their language at home. Are you among them? How often do you speak your language at home? Is it occasionally? Frequently? Let's hear from you
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by Caseless: 12:38pm On Jan 06, 2013
lingual romance........
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by Adaeze003(f): 1:03pm On Jan 06, 2013
How romantic...
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by sistajay(f): 2:49pm On Jan 06, 2013
No one to speak my language with at home . . . . boo hoo hoo cry
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by chacha3(f): 12:13pm On Jan 14, 2013
I try to strike a balance btw my native lang and eng because I want my kids to learn both.

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Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by Prodigee: 12:13pm On Jan 14, 2013
Mostly itz in Native...Omo Yoruba ni mi o!!
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by Shevmaen(m): 12:13pm On Jan 14, 2013
I speak native language very well. I speak English when I'm being serious. Don't blame me, I'm from Ibadan.

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Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by izenco2005(m): 12:14pm On Jan 14, 2013
;DNdi ibo mama o o
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by sagytariusTM1: 12:14pm On Jan 14, 2013
Wella!!!
Unadulterated Ngwa cheesy
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by Ikengawo: 12:15pm On Jan 14, 2013
unfortunately no. the previous generation of nigerian parents in diaspora didn't make language a priority and now many of us dont speak. i lived in nigeria as a youth but upon moving back to the US i nearly forgot how to speak after being away for 12 years and having nobody to speak with. I had to teach myself how to speak by listening to music, and joining forums like this one until i found a group of friends around my age to practice speaking my language with. No i'm proficient again, but not as articulate as i would like to be
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by MrCork17: 12:16pm On Jan 14, 2013
We dont hav villages hear in LOndon ....we spek english language!!! angry
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by Justicemy: 12:18pm On Jan 14, 2013
dude i speak american english, both home and abroad
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by bleeztouch(m): 12:18pm On Jan 14, 2013
Althrough
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by Revolva(m): 12:19pm On Jan 14, 2013
Speak with who? Hiss sey na to speak language go put garri for table
All I know I can relate with it if u speak to me
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by AbdulAdam56(m): 12:19pm On Jan 14, 2013
Frequently,sosai ma ay dole ne inyi yare/hausa a gida.
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by holluwai(m): 12:20pm On Jan 14, 2013
sista-jay:
No one to speak my language with at home . . . . boo hoo hoo cry

Pele
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by Teejayphillip(m): 12:20pm On Jan 14, 2013
There is no day i don't speak it,even dough am nt so good @ speaking it
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by v24m(f): 12:21pm On Jan 14, 2013
Mr..Cork:
We dont hav villages hear in LOndon ....we spek english language!!! angry

This Dude!When does it ever end with you.Lolllll. grin
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by Pacesetter2: 12:22pm On Jan 14, 2013
I speak it even than the Ooni of Ile-Ife.
But at school...i speak than Obama..
You flex with where you are
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by harlos: 12:22pm On Jan 14, 2013
Na like i dey drink garri i dey speak am...

Omo yoruba ni mi o...
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by Nobody: 12:23pm On Jan 14, 2013
The official and unofficial language in my home is yoruba languaue because we are proud to be yorubas.
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by LagosBoi2(m): 12:24pm On Jan 14, 2013
I gave an instruction to the kids

I want you to speak only yoruba at home and when you get to your school, you have all the time to speak English.

I appreciate my culture and traditions more than any other person's own and i am passing them to my kids. I even bought a text book ''akomo lede yoruba'' and they are doing well.

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Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by Nobody: 12:24pm On Jan 14, 2013
I Speak four languages, @ home i speak Igbo, when with my Yoruba friends i speak Yoruba, @Market i speak hausa. But my 1st language is English all the way.

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Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by slimyem: 12:26pm On Jan 14, 2013
I speak both english and yoruba in my home depending on what or who i'm talking about or to.grin
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by Dygeasy(m): 12:26pm On Jan 14, 2013
As often and frequent as the OP breathes
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by isabelleadeniyi: 12:28pm On Jan 14, 2013
very rarely. English seems to have been the order of the day ever since.
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by passion007: 12:30pm On Jan 14, 2013
Nne na Nna m kuzirim Igbo ofuma...Amaghim asu olumba IsiUzo be anyi, kama Igbo Izugbe dorom anya...Igbo Amaka!

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Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by Nobody: 12:31pm On Jan 14, 2013
ana m asukwa asusu m n'ulo m.o buru na asughi m asusu igbo,gini ka m ga asu?

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Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by Arcard(m): 12:31pm On Jan 14, 2013
Ah speak igbo evry dy.if u r born in enugu xpclly if u liv in obiagu rd or near it.
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by igbeke: 12:34pm On Jan 14, 2013
chacha3: I try to strike a balance btw my native lang and eng because I want my kids to learn both.
i dont hav 2 speak eng wit my kids b4 dey understand it. it naturally comes as dey mingle in schl.
as 4 my local lang, dat is d official dialect in my home. my culture is my life. i must pass it on 2 my kids.

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Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by Nobody: 12:34pm On Jan 14, 2013
passion007: Nne na Nna m kuzirim Igbo ofuma...Amaghim asu olumba IsiUzo be anyi, kama Igbo Izugbe dorom anya...Igbo Amaka!
biko gini bu olumba isiuzo?
Re: How Often Do You Speak Your Native Language At Home? by labbyboi(m): 12:34pm On Jan 14, 2013
...Yet dey won't stop "GBAGAUN-ing" lipsrsealed

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