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Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by mohciz69(m): 8:23am On Mar 03, 2017 |
Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by Crowny11(f): 9:58am On Mar 03, 2017 |
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Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by mohciz69(m): 10:04am On Mar 03, 2017 |
Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by Crowny11(f): 1:24pm On Mar 03, 2017 |
mohciz69: no way dude |
Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by InyinyaAgbaOku(m): 4:01pm On Mar 03, 2017 |
devvland: Young parents now speak English to their children , and not igbo 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by InyinyaAgbaOku(m): 4:03pm On Mar 03, 2017 |
NarnieSnyper: Instead of feeling sorry, learn it , so you will teach your children |
Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by Organs(m): 10:18pm On Mar 03, 2017 |
loveanonymity: Loveanonymity: Omo, i see say we got a lot in common. watch out oh, cos i dey contagious oh... You've been warned. I call my dad "Baba" and my mom "Momo" May God almighty bless them and accept them into Paradise, ameen, and some folks kinda find that as odd. I also eat naija "swallow" i.e Eba, Amala, p.yam all with my washed bare hands even at high-end restaurants and i get the "look" from some people but i don't really care for i just don't know how to eat "swallow" with fork and knife, i'm sorry i just don't know how to. I have distant cousins that grew up in police and army barracks and their parents speak pidgin english to them. This started from the need to converse in a language understandable in a communal living arrangement like a police barrack, then it went on and on and it became too late to change when they realized the mistake. That is why i give it to the Asians. If you enter "Air-India from london to NYC, two english speaking countries, even if 90 % of the passengers speak only english, all communication/information/announcements are in "urdu" with little translation into english. |
Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by mohciz69(m): 10:31pm On Mar 03, 2017 |
Crowny11:Lol Ok |
Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by loveanonymity(f): 12:38am On Mar 04, 2017 |
Organs:Amin. Lol. Made me remember using my hand in one formal gathering to eat swallow, only to look back and see many people doing the same, they were initially embarrased I guess, but when they saw me not caring they left the embarrasment somewhere else. 1 Like |
Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by Crowny11(f): 2:54pm On Mar 04, 2017 |
Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by mohciz69(m): 4:51pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by Crowny11(f): 5:20pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
mohciz69:you dis person, overconfidence no go killed uuuuuu I warned u kikikikkikiki |
Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by mohciz69(m): 8:04pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by NarnieSnyper(m): 8:37pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
InyinyaAgbaOku: No doubt but it's a little too late for that but won't let my kids face same as I did while growing up |
Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by InyinyaAgbaOku(m): 9:24pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
NarnieSnyper: How do you intend to achieve that? |
Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by NarnieSnyper(m): 10:34pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
InyinyaAgbaOku: Marry a woman that's fluent in the language, take my kIds to their grand parents place to spend holidays, forbid English language when they want to communicate with either parent, Africa magic igbo will be the only TV station.....maybe after Disney channel and purchase igbo literature books for them as well.. ......and so on |
Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by NarnieSnyper(m): 10:40pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
Audrinakane: Just the way u love it, hon. Promise me our kids won't be like their dad when it come to mastering their mother tongue. Promise me |
Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by Audrinakane(f): 1:10am On Mar 06, 2017 |
NarnieSnyper: I promise you that their mother tongue will be the first language they will learn and they will master it so well. I will even teach you my husband |
Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by InyinyaAgbaOku(m): 8:45pm On Mar 09, 2017 |
NarnieSnyper: Lols. What if u fall in love with a woman who isn't from your tribe? |
Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by NarnieSnyper(m): 8:30am On Mar 10, 2017 |
InyinyaAgbaOku: #scratches head# whao, i didnt think of that Anyways, i stick to the plan 2 Likes |
Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by jessyb: 6:13pm On Mar 10, 2017 |
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Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by Marvinisimi: 6:19am On Apr 02, 2017 |
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Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by tck2000(m): 12:49pm On Aug 31, 2019 |
i'm proud that i can't speak my local language. |
Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by bigfrancis21: 7:19pm On Sep 02, 2019 |
orlahtohbadt: You're right. Way back in the 40s and 50s, children born to mixed parents grew up speaking both languages fluently because both parents spoke their languages to the children and the children learned English at school. Every child's first and earliest opportunity to learn/grab a language is at home and it is unfortunate that parents do not speak the native languages anymore to newer generations. The very number one reason for this failure is from the parents. Back then, children would alternate Christmas visits between both parents' hometown as a way of assimilating into both cultures. Yoruba-Igbo mixed children would spend some Christmas visits in the east and west. For example, Davido's father and all his siblings are half-igbo and half-yoruba and they grew up speaking both languages fluently. Funmi Adams, singer of Nigeria my beloved country, was another Yoruba-Igbo mix who spoke both languages fluently. The craze for English language hadn't eaten deep into the psyche of our people back then. To cap it all, it all begins with the parents. Today, I met a white-asian couple with kids who speak both mandarin and English languages fluently. Like someone said earlier, it all begins at home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ie_GQwvcPY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VeYjR3iV6I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihkj0P_T3ig 2 Likes |
Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by orlahtohbadt(m): 9:00pm On Sep 02, 2019 |
bigfrancis21:Funmi Adams added Hausa language to her list of spoken languages sef. My maternal Grandma who was Igbo spoke the 3 main Nigerian languages fluently, you'd think she's one when she speaks a particular language. |
Re: 5 Reasons Nigerian Children Are Not Speaking Their Native Language by Nobody: 3:47pm On Sep 03, 2019 |
InyinyaAgbaOku:That is true except for few ones however don't forget the environment contribute as well |
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