Most kids this days hardly speak their local dialect as it is refferred to as vernacular.
The pride of who we are and where we come from is been slowly taking off the mouth of generations to come.

i was born in london, but i speak igbo well. very well, as a child we go the the village every xmas. i watch nigerian movies and read nigerian novels. and even though my mum is not nigerian, she adopted a nigerian name . . amaka. i use my nigerian name in school, all my sibblings do. we speak igbo in my family(except my mum who understands but cant speak)

anyone who cant be proud of his identity is pityful

otele:

i was born in london, but i speak igbo well. very well, as a child we go the the village every xmas. i watch nigerian movies and read nigerian novels. and even though my mum is not nigerian, she adopted a nigerian name . . amaka. i use my nigerian name in school, all my sibblings do. we speak igbo in my family(except my mum who understands but cant speak)

anyone who cant be proud of his identity is pityful

Pityful ke? He is worst than an infidel

It's very important for people to know their "mother" tongue. One can never be too linguistically inclined.

Each language has its own degree of expressivity. Knowing languages other than that which one uses daily enhances one's ability to convey ideas to others as well as one's ability to understand other people who might have other points of view. Sadly, there are a number of languages that are literally becoming extinct, simply because they are so little used. This is particularly sad because it represents the passing into oblivion of entire cultures.

@ post

u are an idiot?!

@ikeyman

You are a bigger idiot.