₦airaland Forum

If there were a bill proposing the creation and adoption of a constructed language, based on existing Nigerian languages, as our official language, would you be in support or against?

Why?

Note: A constructed language is a language--such as Esperanto, Klingon, and Dothraki--that has been consciously created by an individual or group.

A natural language like Hausa will do just fine

illicit:
A natural language like Hausa will do just fine

Hausa would have been perfect, but, to me, it will not serve well as a language to build a national identity. Which, I feel, is the main purpose of an official language

WoeBetide666:
Hausa would have been perfect, but, to me, it will not serve well as a language to build a national identity. Which, I feel, is the main purpose of an official language

Why not

It's the most widely spoken language in Nigeria

There's no where in Nigeria where it's not spoken even by non Hausas

illicit:
Why not

It's the most widely spoken language in Nigeria

There's no where in Nigeria where it's not spoken even by non Hausas

Since I came back home last month I've never met a speaker.

Stop capping rubbish

illicit:
A natural language like Hausa will do just fine

Yoruba and igbo also will do just fine

BossGerald:
Since I came back home last month I've never met a speaker.

Stop capping rubbish

Where's ur hamlet

Sorry, town

BossGerald:
Yoruba and igbo also will do just fine

Shun tribalism

This is academics, not politics

illicit:
Shun tribalism

This is academics, not politics

Where's the tribalism

So yoruba and igbo are now a tribalistic words?? I don't understand

BossGerald:
Where's the tribalism

So yoruba and igbo are now a tribalistic words?? I don't understand

Do u have any tangible for picking Yoruba and Igbo over Hausa

U think it's tribal competition

Hausa,Yoruba and Igbo will make a good national languages for their respective regions.

illicit:
Do u have any tangible for picking Yoruba and Igbo over Hausa

U think it's tribal competition

Nawa oo, your mind is conditioned to perceive any opposition view as tribalism and i cannot help you, must everything go your way??

You chose hausa as official language and I suggested we add yoruba and igbo too, vooom you're shouting the only thing you know- tribalism.

So many countries have more than three official languages incase you don't know.