Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!

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motun_rayo (f)
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #128 on: August 05, 2008, 02:38 AM »

Not really. . . I just have friends from other African countries
naija_diva (f)
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #129 on: August 05, 2008, 02:38 AM »

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Nah. . . Not just Nigerians. Even Malaysian as well. We have like a bunch on Indian Malaysian trying so hard to be like the blacks and the Chinese trying so hard to be like the whites and the Malays tried to so hard be in between the Black and Whites. . . . Its all being mixed up.

wow that's crazy.
HCH3COO
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #130 on: August 05, 2008, 02:39 AM »

Quote from: motun_rayo on August 05, 2008, 02:38 AM
Not really. . . I just have friends from other African countries
how many   Huh 4 Huh
gabrywyl (f)
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #131 on: August 05, 2008, 02:42 AM »

Quote from: naija_diva on August 05, 2008, 02:38 AM
wow that's crazy.
yeap sis. People think that the grass is greener on the other side but nope. . . It could be the same or worse off.  Wink
motun_rayo (f)
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #132 on: August 05, 2008, 02:44 AM »

Quote from: HCH3COO on August 05, 2008, 02:39 AM
how many   Huh 4 Huh
Why that assumption?
HCH3COO
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #133 on: August 05, 2008, 02:46 AM »

Quote from: motun_rayo on August 05, 2008, 02:44 AM
Why that assumption?
why not  Huh  I'm trying to understand how you know that most African  countries do so.
gabrywyl (f)
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #134 on: August 05, 2008, 02:47 AM »

Ch3coo, you know what? You are some funny dude.  Grin
naija_diva (f)
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #135 on: August 05, 2008, 02:49 AM »

Quote from: gabrywyl on August 05, 2008, 02:47 AM
Ch3coo, you know what? You are some funny dude. Grin

really, he's always "exchanging ideas".
gabrywyl (f)
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #136 on: August 05, 2008, 02:49 AM »

Quote from: naija_diva on August 05, 2008, 02:49 AM
really, he's always "exchanging ideas".

He reminded me of Clem. Sarcastically funny. . . Tongue
naija_diva (f)
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #137 on: August 05, 2008, 02:50 AM »

Quote from: gabrywyl on August 05, 2008, 02:49 AM
He reminded me of Clem. Sarcastically funny. . . Tongue

who's that?
motun_rayo (f)
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #138 on: August 05, 2008, 02:50 AM »

Quote from: HCH3COO on August 05, 2008, 02:46 AM
why not  Huh  I'm trying to understand how you know that most African  countries do so.
Well I have more then that. . . . . .and we have had many a convos on topics similar to things and other NL topics
gabrywyl (f)
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #139 on: August 05, 2008, 02:52 AM »

Quote from: naija_diva on August 05, 2008, 02:50 AM
who's that?

clem is clemcykul . He's always at the joke section.
 
naija_diva (f)
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #140 on: August 05, 2008, 02:55 AM »

Quote from: gabrywyl on August 05, 2008, 02:52 AM
clem is clemcykul . He's always at the joke section.
 


oh, don't know who that is. haven't been in that section in a while.
Ruby_Pearl
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #141 on: August 05, 2008, 02:58 AM »

Quote from: gabrywyl on August 05, 2008, 02:52 AM
clem is clemcykul . He's always at the joke section.

He? thought it was she

nawa o Shocked
gabrywyl (f)
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #142 on: August 05, 2008, 03:00 AM »

Quote from: Ruby_Pearl on August 05, 2008, 02:58 AM
He? thought it was she

nawa o Shocked

SHE?HuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuh?/  Shocked  Shocked  Shocked  Shocked  Shocked You sure sis?
Ruby_Pearl
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #143 on: August 05, 2008, 03:00 AM »

Quote from: gabrywyl on August 05, 2008, 03:00 AM
SHE?HuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuh?/  Shocked  Shocked  Shocked  Shocked  Shocked You sure sis?
lol, yes.

She. Well I hope so unless half of the men in that sec are gay
HCH3COO
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #144 on: August 05, 2008, 03:01 AM »

gaby  Huh   Huh   Huh


Grin  Grin  Grin
gabrywyl (f)
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #145 on: August 05, 2008, 03:04 AM »

Quote from: Ruby_Pearl on August 05, 2008, 03:00 AM
lol, yes.

She. Well I hope so unless half of the men in that sec are gay

And how did you know? Cause most of us in the joke section were asking him / her and he / she basically did not want to admit anything. . . .

Quote from: HCH3COO on August 05, 2008, 03:01 AM
gaby  Huh   Huh   Huh


Grin  Grin  Grin


Yes bro?                                                                                                  keep up with your sarcastically funny attitude. It lights up the space.  Tongue
naija_diva (f)
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #146 on: August 05, 2008, 03:07 AM »

it's funny how we went off topic.
Ruby_Pearl
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #147 on: August 05, 2008, 03:08 AM »

Quote from: gabrywyl on August 05, 2008, 03:04 AM
And how did you know? Cause most of us in the joke section were asking him / her and he / she basically did not want to admit anything. . . .
Cause I used to post on joke sec. The times when Sam Milla was the moderator  Undecided
Well, I tuen is always saying Clemcy/Tessybaby are his wives. hmmm
Ruby_Pearl
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #148 on: August 05, 2008, 03:09 AM »

Quote from: naija_diva on August 05, 2008, 03:07 AM
it's funny how we went off topic.
Yes, yet am not laughing  Embarrassed
naija_diva (f)
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #149 on: August 05, 2008, 03:10 AM »

Quote from: Ruby_Pearl on August 05, 2008, 03:09 AM
Yes, yet am not laughing Embarrassed

are u serious? it wasn't meant for laughs.
HCH3COO
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #150 on: August 05, 2008, 03:11 AM »

Quote from: naija_diva on August 05, 2008, 03:10 AM
are u serious? it wasn't meant for laughs.
omo ibo, are you still learning the language or did you give up?
Ruby_Pearl
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #151 on: August 05, 2008, 03:12 AM »

Quote from: naija_diva on August 05, 2008, 03:10 AM
are u serious? it wasn't meant for laughs.
O di mma
masawa
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #152 on: August 05, 2008, 03:13 AM »

for tpia ,the guy who takes obama as  an example, it's laughable!Africans and blacks in general are very desperate ,why take pride of someone's else sucess when you have
nothing to do with this success, obama is half WHITE Hlf black,I don't care what  whites CALL HIM,TRUTH MATTERS THE MOST, obama is of EUROPEAN descent thanks to his WHITE mother,he was raised by his WHITE folks ,he speaks english HIS MOTHER TONGUE.BI RACIALS RULE thE BLACK RACE it seems like they are the "black " kings LOL, find something else please!
gabrywyl (f)
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #153 on: August 05, 2008, 03:13 AM »

Yikes!!! We did went off topic huh? Ok, boy and girls, get back into topic.
naija_diva (f)
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #154 on: August 05, 2008, 03:14 AM »

Quote from: HCH3COO on August 05, 2008, 03:11 AM
omo ibo, are you still learning the language or did you give up?

wow, random. but to answer to your question, its a little bit of both. i'm still learning but at a more slower pace because i have no motivation except when i come to NL of course.
naija_diva (f)
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #155 on: August 05, 2008, 03:16 AM »

Quote from: masawa on August 05, 2008, 03:13 AM
for tpia ,the guy who takes obama as  an example, it's laughable!Africans and blacks in general are very desperate ,why take pride of someone's else sucess when you have
nothing to do with this success, obama is half WHITE Hlf black,I don't care what  whites CALL HIM,TRUTH MATTERS THE MOST, obama is of EUROPEAN descent thanks to his WHITE mother,he was raised by his WHITE folks ,he speaks english HIS MOTHER TONGUE.BI RACIALS RULE thE BLACK RACE it seems like they are the "black " kings LOL, find something else please!

dude, wrong thread.
HCH3COO
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #156 on: August 05, 2008, 03:16 AM »

aww, pele.  It's easier to learn while you're younger.

If you want I can teach you yoruba.
Oga Sarge (m)
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #157 on: August 05, 2008, 03:17 AM »

u know, i actually thought the official language in Nigeria was ENGLISH,  i mean,  like CONSTITUTIONALLY,  right? ABI? it is embarassing if one cannot communicate effectively amongst his or hers but surely not A SHAME!!!
HCH3COO
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #158 on: August 05, 2008, 03:19 AM »

let's start with the alphabets .

ha bi  di hay heh fi gi gbi he he ji ki li mi ni pi ri si shi ti hoo wi yi.
naija_diva (f)
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?!
« #159 on: August 05, 2008, 03:19 AM »

Quote from: HCH3COO on August 05, 2008, 03:16 AM
aww, pele.  It's easier to learn while you're younger.

If you want I can teach you yoruba.

i don't mind but who am i going to speak yoruba to when i'm surrounded buy igbo. even when i walk outside, i hear igbo more than  yoruba.
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