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Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Fulaman198(m): 4:58pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
StarFlux: Absolutely |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Fulaman198(m): 5:03pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
django1: Placing a higher emphasis on a foreign tongue over your own does indeed mean you have an inferiority complex, a vast one at that you slave. I don't know if this is just a classic case of fish brainitis, which is often a diagnosis amongst Africans who enjoy licking the salty balls of their colonial masters (like you). You are not intelligent, if you were you would be glad that there are African cultures who don't want to be arse-kissers and sorry sight slaves like yourself. As aforementioned, there are better places in which you can take that decaying prehistoric brain of yours. I advise you take it to the politics section where people have like mind and share the same low IQ that you possess. 1 Like |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Nobody: 8:06pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
Fulaman198: You seem truly unaware of the insult you dished the rest of us in that post if yours I responded to. I can only smh , Mr cow rearer, it is not a thing of pride that your people CANT communicate in English( yes, they can't not that they chose not to). Stop insulting our sensibilities ogbeni. 2 Likes |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Fulaman198(m): 8:16pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
django1: Nah we just don't suffer from post slavery/colonial insert B-word here complex like you do. We Fulani are well known for not being anyone's b!t@h. Hence the story of Penda Yoro. To us, the English language isn't more important than our beautiful language Pulaar/Fulfulde. Keep being a slave though, while you are at it. Become my slave as well and fatten my cattle for me whilst I focus on my other job you sissy. 3 Likes |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Nobody: 9:42pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
Fulaman198: What are you even doing on the internet sef, you better go rub some cow dung on your head and do some primitive traditional dance while at it. You dunce. |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Fulaman198(m): 10:12pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
django1: You forget that you are my slave eh? That's your job. You will do whatever I say fit my 21st century slave. 1 Like |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Ajuran: 3:58pm On Feb 13, 2015 |
Beware for those who debate Fulaman198, he will ban you if you disagree with him. 1 Like |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Fulaman198(m): 4:42pm On Feb 13, 2015 |
Ajuran: I don't ban people for disagreeing with me, I welcome debates. I only ban people who wish harm onto others 1 Like |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Ajuran: 4:55pm On Feb 13, 2015 |
Fulaman198: Dont lie to yourself. you know that nomad justice is swift and deadly |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by ArtanK(m): 7:03am On Feb 14, 2015 |
Fulaman snapped LOL 4 Likes |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Fulaman198(m): 7:09am On Feb 14, 2015 |
Ajuran: You can't really see them 1 Like |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Ajuran: 7:11am On Feb 14, 2015 |
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Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Fulaman198(m): 7:16am On Feb 14, 2015 |
Ajuran: One moment as I put on my xray vision glasses. I am happy with that picture, whomever she is is darn hot as the Sahara. Ooouf, nice legs and rear end 1 Like |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Ajuran: 7:17am On Feb 14, 2015 |
Fulaman198: Remember use lotion sparingly 2 Likes |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Fulaman198(m): 7:19am On Feb 14, 2015 |
Ajuran: Advice noted 1 Like |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Nobody: 7:21am On Feb 14, 2015 |
Ajuran: No How about Tanzania-Swahili, Senegal-Wolof, most of Mali- Bambara, Rwanda-Kinyarwanda and some others? 2 Likes |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Nobody: 7:29am On Feb 14, 2015 |
YoungBraniac: Dude, not all Indians speak and understand Hindi. Ever heard of Tamil, Malayalam, Oriya etc? Those are all huge languages in their own rights, with speakers that run into the tens of Millions. In some states of India like Orissa, Tamil-Nadu etc, Hindi is not even official. Hindi is just forced by the politically dominant Northern Indian elite class on the rest of the country as "Official" India and Nigeria are in the same boat. 2 Likes |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Ajuran: 7:35am On Feb 14, 2015 |
Bororojo: Those are not the official languages. 1 Like |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Nobody: 7:43am On Feb 14, 2015 |
Bororojo:Okay |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Nobody: 5:06pm On Feb 14, 2015 |
Ajuran: Yes, they are. (With the possible exceptions of Bambara and Wolof). These languages all have official status in their respective countries: Swahili (Tanzania), Kirundi (Burundi), Kinyarwanda (Rwanda), SiSwati (Swaziland), Sesotho (Lesotho). 1 Like |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Fulaman198(m): 5:18pm On Feb 14, 2015 |
Radoillo: "In terms of usage, Wolof is the lingua franca and the most widely spoken language in Senegal, as a first or second language (80%)." Not everyone in Senegal speaks French and I applaud them for being proud of their African heritage 1 Like |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Fulaman198(m): 5:20pm On Feb 14, 2015 |
French, which was introduced during the colonial period, was retained as the official language at independence and is used in government and formal education. Estimates of the number of people who actually speak French are low. Figures estimated in 1986 give a number of 386,000 speakers of French in Mali, derived from the numbers of school attendees.[1] This would mean roughly 21% of the population speak French, by 1986 figures, a number considerably lower than those who speak Bambara So this shows that my brother Bororojo was right 1 Like |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Nobody: 5:27pm On Feb 14, 2015 |
l Fulaman198: This is well known to me. It is one thing for a language to have wide usage. it is another thing for that language to have official status. Wolof doesn't have official status in Senegal...yet. Their constitution still lists French as the official tongue, and Wolof as a majority language. 1 Like |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Nobody: 5:48pm On Feb 14, 2015 |
Radoillo: True Although always wonder what it is that these Francophone countries are waiting for.... they are all scared of what "mother France" will do. If Nigeria was as lucky to have a Sole dominant African language like Wolof (Senegal), Bambara (Mali), Hausa (Niger), Etc, it would have been official since like loooooooong ago. 1960 sef. 3 Likes |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Nobody: 6:08pm On Feb 14, 2015 |
Bororojo: Indeed. The French did a 'good work' of 'frenchifying' the mentality of their African colonials. Even Senghor with all his 'negritude' stuff couldn't shrug off his 'Frenchness'. But I also wonder at British ex-colonies like Ghana where one language (akan) is the native language of more than half of the population. One would expect them to at least have an arrangement where Akan has official status alongside English. 2 Likes |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Fulaman198(m): 6:40pm On Feb 14, 2015 |
Radoillo: Yeah but this thread is about lingua francas right? Wolof is definitely the lingua franca of Senegal. Just like Bamakan (Bambara) being the lingua franca of Mali. I even think there are more Fulani (Fulfulde) speakers in Mali than French speakers, as Fulani are the second largest ethnicity in Mali |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Fulaman198(m): 6:40pm On Feb 14, 2015 |
Bororojo: Would be nice 1 Like |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Fulaman198(m): 6:42pm On Feb 14, 2015 |
Radoillo: They should, but a lot of anglophone countries want to be British. 1 Like |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Nobody: 6:47pm On Feb 14, 2015 |
Pidgin English is just our most convenient meeting point in Nigeria. This what we need to adopt rather discouraging it. |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Nobody: 6:50pm On Feb 14, 2015 |
Fulaman198: Yea, the thread is about lingua francas. And I don't disagree that Wolof is a lingua franca. Hausa is even a lingua franca. My earlier comment was not really about the thread's topic. It was specifically addressed to Ajuran who claimed that none of the languages on Bororojo's list was an official language. 2 Likes |
Re: What Language Is Nigeria's Lingua-Franca? by Fulaman198(m): 7:37pm On Feb 14, 2015 |
Radoillo: Don't mind the troll he's only here for the lols 1 Like |
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