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Shinor (m)
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Was taken aback recently during one of my trips to Nigeria to realise that my brother's kids couldn't speak one word of our local language-yoruba. It was a bit surprising given the fact that they live in Nigeria(are aged between 9and 6) and attend school in Nigeria as well.
I was going to excuse it that the Mom and Dad were from different parts of Nigeria and so there might be a conflict as to whose language they should spaek. But i remembered that i am a product of a cross border relationship with my Mom being a foreigner and to help me grasp Yoruba, she attended a yoruba speaking church where i was taught to read and write yoruba.
Is this the trend in Nigeria now? Where kids can't speak the local language?
I know that in the UK some Nigerian families don't support their kids speaking any Nigerian language. I think that is not a great idea. But then it's only my own little thought.
Would love to hear your experiences.
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sojiboy (m)
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That is very bad for a citizen not to no how speak or understand.Well i don't blame them but i blame the government and the parent.well theree is still hope for all nigerians if only they can enroll their chldren in a school that speak their language.and the government shu make it compulsory4 all2 toteach at least 2 nigerian languages in a school.SOJIBOY
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EmemJU (f)
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It's shameful. You can't lay claim to a country if you can't even speak the language.
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naija_diva (f)
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i don't speak but i understand, shouldn't that count.
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Ndipe (m)
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I attribute such phenomenon to inferiority complex.
You know, the complex issue that Oyibo language is superior to our mother's tongue, and as such, should be reverred over our local dialect. I say it is a shame.
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somegirl (f)
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However, no language is inferior to any other language!
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GNature (m)
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@Shinor
I'm surprised you just realized this. The practice of some parents raising their kids in Nigeria without the kids being able to speak any other language than english has been going on for many years. In fact, I believe there is a thread here on Nairaland to this effect.
It is really saddening. To me, our indigenous languages should come first. We should all learn english because it is the language needed to get ahead in life, but this should not be at the detriment of our indigenous languages.
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English1 (f)
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That seems such a shame. You should be able to speak your own language! Kids find it easy to learn several languages when they are very young, but it becomes a lot harder when you get older. Even if they decide to learn it later on, they may never become really fluent in it.
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Easyy (m)
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I attribute such phenomenon to inferiority complex.
You know, the complex issue that Oyibo language is superior to our mother's tongue, and as such, should be reverred over our local dialect. I say it is a shame.
You're spot on there. It's not just with language but with many other things in our lives. |
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