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Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by BigBashiru: 9:52pm On Aug 07, 2021 |
Nigeria's Official Language should be all native languages first before English. Nigerians pls reject colonization now..... |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by olaboy33(m): 9:57pm On Aug 07, 2021 |
Don't create problems where there is none. Would the yorubas accept Hausa as Nigeria's official language or would the Fulani's accept igbo as the official language. The world needed a universal means of communication, English was accepted. Any other thing you think of that is your problem. 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by theTranscriber: 9:59pm On Aug 07, 2021 |
Assuming there was only one ethnic group It would work gidgiddy:lol Says a fool that kill himself for "biafra" a name created by uncircumcised Portuguese Is this not funny? 2 Likes
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Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by gidgiddy: 10:14pm On Aug 07, 2021 |
BigBashiru: Nigerians reject colonization? You are already accepting colonization by calling your self a "Nigerian", a colonial name a white woman created in London 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by BigBashiru: 10:19pm On Aug 07, 2021 |
gidgiddy: exactly.... so wen is the name change to UAR happening?? 1 Like |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by BigBashiru: 10:20pm On Aug 07, 2021 |
olaboy33: no mandarin is widely spoken too just as much as English.. .. English was not "accepted" English came to be thru British Colonization of north America, Africa etc |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by OoOoOoOoOoO(m): 10:26pm On Aug 07, 2021 |
olaboy33:English is troglodyte-tier language, it should have been German instead. Besides, If the entire world truly started using English as their official language, the social cohesion and national identity of each country would be deeply affected, not to mention the tremendous loss of culture and traditions.
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Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by ojun50(m): 10:45pm On Aug 07, 2021 |
Na mumu question be this English wey we don dey speak since how many years 2 Likes |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by Nobody: 11:55pm On Aug 07, 2021 |
R u okay at all Should we adopted China instead 1 Like |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by Sergio101(m): 1:48am On Aug 08, 2021 |
Maybe we ought to be using Igbo language as our lingua franca |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by leofab(f): 2:07am On Aug 08, 2021 |
The lost race.
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Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by Perfectbeing(m): 2:36am On Aug 08, 2021 |
I remember when I was in a viewing center watching an international match during the recent Euros. One of the team was singing their national anthem in their language. Then one patriotic Nigeria commented, "na like this normal countries they do things. They sing their anthem in their language. Nigeria own juss different.." Normally I don't talk much in viewing centers but that day I asked the dude which one of the language should Nigeria use in singing their anthem. If we should use Igbo, Hausa or Yoruba? He said "why can't we sing the three of them?". Then I asked him whether any of the normal countries he was talking about sang three national anthems. He became mute. Then I also said, if we wanted to be "normal" we would have to sing the national anthem in all 300+ languages we have in Nigeria. The guy was silent the whole of the match. 12 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by Perfectbeing(m): 2:39am On Aug 08, 2021 |
leofab:I would have taken this pic seriously if it was a black man that made that quote and it was written in one of the indigenous languages we have here in Nigeria. |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by Nobody: 2:41am On Aug 08, 2021 |
Hausa should’ve been our 2nd national language, mainly due to the historical context of the culture and language. Just my opinion but this country would’ve been so much better if we could all speak Hausa |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by Righthussle: 3:00am On Aug 08, 2021 |
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Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by Parisian: 3:07am On Aug 08, 2021 |
Why are you using the white man's internet? Why Using his lettering system? Why using paper currency invented by the white man? Why did you go to university, an educational system invented by the white man? Why are you using a phone? Pls just park for corner. BigBashiru: 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by Ulunne777(f): 3:14am On Aug 08, 2021 |
kingawothefirst: nonsense and Hausa.Is that why you ppl are rehearsing it with the Army? Why not igbo or Yoruba?Which of them is devoid of history and culture . 1 Like |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by EagleNest(m): 3:52am On Aug 08, 2021 |
If Nigeria remains one, we have no other choice than to maintain the status quo. It was the mistake of 1914 that have kept us locked to this default. But if Nigeria become unbundled, then the mini nations in Nigeria will go with their respective languages as their own official language. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by jahsharon: 4:01am On Aug 08, 2021 |
BigBashiru: So, should we pick Kanuri, Erik or Ijaw language? Only countries that have few native languages can use them as official languages. There over 250 divisive Ethnic groups and languages in Nigeria. |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by joyandfaith: 4:35am On Aug 08, 2021 |
BigBashiru: If you reject colonialism, you should reject one nigeria as well. |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by joyandfaith: 4:38am On Aug 08, 2021 |
kingawothefirst: It should be yoruba. Lagos is centre of commerce. Yoruba people are known worldwide. Igbo should be another consideration. |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by Nobody: 5:33am On Aug 08, 2021 |
[s] Ulunne777:[/s] Go nab sense, then come back and quote me. |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by Nobody: 5:35am On Aug 08, 2021 |
joyandfaith: You are entitled to your opinion as well. Hausa was the lingua franca of commerce back in the days even more so than yoruba. |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by theTranscriber: 7:03am On Aug 08, 2021 |
Parisian:I pity the children of people like you So because we adopted all this We should delete our culture? Are you an adult in the first place? Besides none of those things you listed were created by the British Fools everywhere 2 Likes |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by Obere4u: 7:36am On Aug 08, 2021 |
Perfectbeing: Then we use pidgin 1 Like |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by joyandfaith: 7:46am On Aug 08, 2021 |
kingawothefirst:only in the north. |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by Ulunne777(f): 8:12am On Aug 08, 2021 |
kingawothefirst: Lingua franca in ur enclave not Nigeria. |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by ivolt: 8:15am On Aug 08, 2021 |
The OP is funny. |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by ivolt: 8:16am On Aug 08, 2021 |
Obere4u:Pidgin? |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by ivolt: 8:18am On Aug 08, 2021 |
theTranscriber:You only remember your culture when you want to hate other groups or it help you oppress your opponents. The myopic OP only mentioned 3 "native" languages for official. use when we have more than 250 of them. So if something is not British, it is okay to accept it? Why not start using Chinese as official language since it is not British. Kindly look at the mirror. |
Re: Should English Really Be Nigeria's Official Language? by Perfectbeing(m): 8:25am On Aug 08, 2021 |
Obere4u:In other word, we should borrow our colonial master's language. |
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