Rapmoney:
Have you ever bothered to know which language such people were taught?

lyterydim:
The op above stole my ftc and also commented unprofessionally,
English has Notting to do with intellectual ability,
Let's used China and Korea as a case study,
They speak more of their dialects than English.
Yet you can't talk of intelligence without mentioning the above country.

Nigerian home simply compare there children to speak foreigh language because of publicity stunt.

charix:
It doesn't guarantee academic excellence in any way, shape or form. All it's good for is communicating to others in detail. Many university graduates are no different intellectually than the average truck pusher, the only difference is the graduate is more well read and if he invents or innovates something can put it into clear writing another person can easily follow to achieve the same result.

eph12:

The op was not talking about intelligence but ability to read, understand and pass examinations. After all that is what academic excellence is all about

Sard:

Nah! You gave the wrong examples. There are more than 3 names for colors in Yoruba; the problem is that you all have refused to learn about the local languages. White (funfun), red (pupa), black (dudu), yellow (iyeye), green (awo eweko), ash (awo eeru), blue (awon sanmon) and so on.
However, I concur that our local languages lack adequate lexicons. But that can even be attributed to the fact that we've refused to use them in our academic environment; thereby, failing to work on them constantly as often done in the case of English language.

Histrings08:
you're on point baba Buh yellow is ofeefe nd blue is awo olomi aaro

Richy4:
OP, English is not your first language....but an Official language. You are not a native speaker....

For example, if you were looking for a job @ UN,
and there was a space where you were asked if English was your native language, are you gonna say yes that it was your mother tongue?...meanwhile u have already filled in the form that you were from Nigeria an African nation.....Is that not lies that got consequences....Just trying to correct an impression that English was a first language in Nigeria....

charix:

This can happen in any language. He's only using English as the example as it pertains to our immediate environment. It's highly possible in a classroom the truck pusher would assimilate faster than the graduate even in his own studied field (IQ vs Knowledge). Speaking good English is not the gold standard to academic nor real world excellence however it makes people automatically put one on a pedestal.

Ugosample:


Any language you learnt before 6 or I think 7 is your native language.....
A French kid who moved to U.S. at the age of 4 for example, and is now an adult who can speak both English and French can say that his native language is English too.

I don't know how to explain it in English, but I'm French its "Langue Matenelle"
So yes indeed, you can say English is your native language as a Nigerian, if of course you can speak it well.

CHANNELStv2020:
AFRICANS ARE VERY STUPID, YOUR ABILITY TO SPEAK ANOTHER MAN'S LANGUAGE RATE YOUR INTELLIGENCE HOW STUPID ONE COULD BE??

Richy4:


Maybe the first thing you should do is check or Google the meaning of first language... then we will start from there instead of both of us wasting spaces for others that wants to comment..

lyterydim:
The op above stole my ftc and also commented unprofessionally,
English has Notting to do with intellectual ability,
Let's used China and Korea as a case study,
They speak more of their dialects than English.
Yet you can't talk of intelligence without mentioning the above country.

Nigerian home simply compare there children to speak foreigh language because of publicity stunt.

Richy4:


Maybe the first thing you should do is check or Google the meaning of first language... then we will start from there instead of both of us wasting spaces for others that wants to comment..

martineinstein:
most new generational kids in nigeria speak english as their first,primary and only language.has it translated to academic xcellence?

Ugosample:


Lol, you wish.
Do you understand what I mean by "Langue Maternelle"

Any language you learn before you are 4-5 is your "Langue Maternelle" for example, A Belgian who speaks both Dutch and French and think in both Languages even tho he is from the Dutch part of Belgium.

So yes indeed, a Nigerian can claim English as his first language, without any consequence at all.

datola:
No. It is better to learn/speak mother tongue first before English language. Go and read about Yoruba model school research conducted by University of Ife.

eph12:

The op said academic excellence and not intellectual ability. If this was a real debate almost all of you here would have failed.

lyterydim:
The op above stole my ftc and also commented unprofessionally,
English has Notting to do with intellectual ability,
Let's used China and Korea as a case study,
They speak more of their dialects than English.
Yet you can't talk of intelligence without mentioning the above country.

Nigerian home simply compare there children to speak foreigh language because of publicity stunt.

Richy4:


The time you used in typing this bro... you would have used it to make a research for your self.. I am not gonna chat with you anymore because I guess u don't like to take correction...I just want to let you know that no one knows it all..... everyone is still learning till one dies...Five months ago i got to know that a female could be called an actor.... I did not argue the way you were doing now, I just went straight and checked it out on the search engine.....It could look minor to everyone but I was used to differentiating the genders....besides First language is self explanatory enough if you care to check....Have a good day man...