LadySarah:
My kids school teaches Igbo language and in fact they recite the States anthem in Igbo everyday.The state govt made it compulsory for all schools whether public or private.

If the school doesn't then teach them by yourself.Mine are fluent in English and Igbo,bear only their Igbo names and allowed to only communicate in Igbo at home.We feign deafness even to my 18mth old when they forget themselves.

It is gross foolishness and neo colonial mentality coupled with oversabi that is worrying so many of us.

duro4chang:
Yes now. Afterall you people prefer everything America. Anything we have here is not good. African food no, African dress no, African language no. In one hundred years' time you will see what will happen.

neutralmind:


Kindly be more explicit. What do you mean by you people? Are you referring to Nigerians in general?

Are you a foreigner?

What will happen in one hundred years time?

neutralmind:


If I may ask what state do you reside?

I'm in Lagos. Maybe the Lagos state ministry of education should borrow a thing or two from your state.

Mindlog:


Public schools in Lagos teach Yoruba language, that am very certain and I know back then there were Igbo language teachers in many secondary schools for the junior clasess, don't know if it was sustained.

The private schools are of a different ball game!

But in all, the transmission and maintenance of mother tongue is the primary responsibility of parents and they must be intentional about it.

Despite being born and raised in Lagos, Yoruba was the most prominent language around while growing up but my parents made sure that no matter our proficiency in it alongside the English language, they must not be spoken in our house as the Igbo language was the only language allowed for communication. So unconscioudly we became good at switching to Igbo when we got home and today, am so happy we didn't lose that heritage and with confidence I communicate so easily in Igbo language with some.of its dialects to boot!

RisenPhoenix1:
The local languages are dying out. It's inevitable. Before the end of this century, only a few widely spoken languages will still be used worldwide.

English; widespread use over the whole world and the internet.

Mandarin; due to probable future Chinese expansionism.

Spanish; widespread use over three continents

Arabic; widespread use over two continents and groups in other continents with religious significance.

Hindi; religious significance.

Hebrew; religious significance.

French; widespread use over two continents.

Portuguese; widespread use over three continents.

The latter two may disappear eventually as English or Mandarin Chinese replaces them. Languages with religious significance like Arabic, Hindi, and Hebrew may also disappear as atheism continues to rise globally. The others will not survive except as curiosities (like Latin or Sanskrit). The extinction can only be delayed for a while but not stopped. The local languages have already served their purpose. Now the globe is a single village.

Mikester:
There could be a lot of reasons for that perhaps

- Less love for the local languages
- Western influences
- Resentment
- Hardship and severe poverty

But for what I believe, our local languages affect our English pronunciation and grammar. It doesn't really make much sense for a school to teach funetics, yoruba/hausa/igbo and still teach diction, phonics and spellings, even French.

The children will find it difficult to pronounce words correctly and lose interest in them eventually. My opinion though.

neutralmind:


I disagree with your submission. Research has shown that children have the ability to learn and speak up to 3 different languages at the same time without any problem.

Our dducated Parents and fore fathers back then could speak queen's english and the local languages effectively.

Names like: Ojukwu, Tafawa Balewa, Ahmadu Bello, Chinua Achebe, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Bola Ige and many more.

Note: the names listed are popular names. I believe we all can verify how these men could effectively switch from Queens English to the local language.

duro4chang:
I mean extinction of many local languages.

Mikester:
There could be a lot of reasons for that perhaps

- Less love for the local languages
- Western influences
- Resentment
- Hardship and severe poverty

But for what I believe, our local languages affect our English pronunciation and grammar. It doesn't really make much sense for a school to teach funetics, yoruba/hausa/igbo and still teach diction, phonics and spellings, even French.

The children will find it difficult to pronounce words correctly and lose interest in them eventually.

Personally, I don't have much love for these local languages because conversing with them makes me act and feel different in a way I don't like. Believe me, conversing in a different language makes one feel a personality change at that moment he is communicating.

I hate being a Nigerian in the first place speak less of loving it's languages. That's my personality and I hate to pretend.

Moreover, from my perspective, these languages have done more harm than good to our dear society and country at large. Veritably, tribalism and racism will never end due to the propagation of these languages and culture likewise.

I'm in full support for the total eradication of these cultures and languages and I don't give a damn what people think about my stance. Thumbs up to the school.

neutralmind:



This is serious o.

Mikester:
There could be a lot of reasons for that perhaps

- Less love for the local languages
- Western influences
- Resentment
- Hardship and severe poverty

But for what I believe, our local languages affect our English pronunciation and grammar. It doesn't really make much sense for a school to teach funetics, yoruba/hausa/igbo and still teach diction, phonics and spellings, even French.

The children will find it difficult to pronounce words correctly and lose interest in them eventually.

Personally, I don't have much love for these local languages because conversing with them makes me act and feel different in a way I don't like. Believe me, conversing in a different language makes one feel a personality change at that moment he is communicating.

I hate being a Nigerian in the first place speak less of loving it's languages. That's my personality and I hate to pretend.

Moreover, from my perspective, these languages have done more harm than good to our dear society and country at large. Veritably, tribalism and racism will never end due to the propagation of these languages and culture likewise.

I'm[b] in full support for the total eradication of these cultures and languages and I don't give a damn what people think about my stance. Thumbs up to the school. [/b]

neutralmind:


Kindly be more explicit. What do you mean by you people? Are you referring to Nigerians in general?

Are you a foreigner?

What will happen in one hundred years time?

The local languages are dying out. It's inevitable. Before the end of this century, only a few widely spoken languages will still be used worldwide.

English; widespread use over the whole world and the internet.

Mandarin; due to probable future Chinese expansionism.

Spanish; widespread use over three continents

Arabic; widespread use over two continents and groups in other continents with religious significance.

Hindi; religious significance.

Hebrew; religious significance.

French; widespread use over two continents.

Portuguese; widespread use over three continents.

The latter two may disappear eventually as English or Mandarin Chinese replaces them. Languages with religious significance like Arabic, Hindi, and Hebrew may also disappear as atheism continues to rise globally, or be spoken only by the religious elite (like Latin or Sanskrit). The others will not survive except as curiosities (like Maya or Pawnee o r thousands of others). The extinction can only be delayed for a while but not stopped. The local languages have already served their purpose. Now the globe is a single village.