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Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by wirinet(m): 4:00pm On Oct 12, 2019 |
LOMBARDY: Not exactly, I am itsekiri. Our language is similar to Ilaje and Ijebu dialects. Having said that, I lived and schooled in various parts of Yoruba land, so I have friends from various dialects. I once had an Ondo girlfriend, when she spoke her Yoruba dialect, I could not understand a word. 2 Likes |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by StaffofOrayan(m): 4:22pm On Oct 12, 2019 |
Canada has 2 official languages LOMBARDY: |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by nengibo: 5:17pm On Oct 12, 2019 |
Somalia is monolingual |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by kmariko: 5:20pm On Oct 12, 2019 |
As a side note, most developed or high income stable nations have these trajectory fundamentals 1. A dominant ethnic group 2. A dominant language 3. A dominant religion 4. A dominant culfure 5. A dominant "ethos". 1 Like |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by kmariko: 5:23pm On Oct 12, 2019 |
As a side note.. And where there are competing ethnic groups, a near total devolution of powers to the various groups as obtained in Belgium, Switzerland Canada etc. 1 Like |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by LOMBARDY(m): 8:36pm On Oct 12, 2019 |
StaffofOrayan:But everybody can speak English |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by LOMBARDY(m): 8:36pm On Oct 12, 2019 |
wirinet:Hmm interesting. So you mean they were entirely different languages at a time? |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by LOMBARDY(m): 8:38pm On Oct 12, 2019 |
nengibo:References here are always made to Somalia |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by LOMBARDY(m): 8:40pm On Oct 12, 2019 |
kmariko:That means my observation was correct. But Nigeria proved this parameters wrong once during the regional system |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by awgumayor: 9:06pm On Oct 12, 2019 |
LOMBARDY:You are trying so hard to turn this thread into igbo/ biafra why the main discussion is why are most developed countries monolingual. Biafra gives you people nightmares. Monolingual biafra is even the best. |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by LOMBARDY(m): 9:11pm On Oct 12, 2019 |
awgumayor [s:[/s] Don't turn this thread into one of your biafra/afonja threads... The person I quoted understood my point because we were both making references to many places. Go around the thread and read my responses to the comment. If the mention of Biafra trigger emotions in you..you can find your way out of the thread |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by awgumayor: 9:19pm On Oct 12, 2019 |
LOMBARDY:I was following your response to guy you have quoted and you sounded like an igbo hater. |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by LOMBARDY(m): 9:22pm On Oct 12, 2019 |
awgumayor:And what did the guy's response sound like? We were exchanging ideas through mild debates and you suddenly assume I hate igbo.. Why do you think every political thread must one way or another refer to Igbos? |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by awgumayor: 9:45pm On Oct 12, 2019 |
LOMBARDY:I was the one telling you not to turn this thread into Igbo/ biafra, you are now throwing it at me. I hate to see a thread people can discuss reasonably, all of a sudden igbo comes into it, the next minutes igbo haters will start flexing their muscles over it. |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by LOMBARDY(m): 11:08pm On Oct 12, 2019 |
awgumayor:Please that's enough |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by StaffofOrayan(m): 11:43pm On Oct 12, 2019 |
Find out about places like Quebec in Canada, their official language is French LOMBARDY: 1 Like |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by LOMBARDY(m): 11:44pm On Oct 12, 2019 |
StaffofOrayan:I know but Canada is a predominant English speaking Country |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by nengibo: 11:54pm On Oct 12, 2019 |
LOMBARDY:Yea cause having one language and dominant religion can never be the reason for a country's development |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by LOMBARDY(m): 1:46am On Oct 13, 2019 |
nengibo:Am not saying it's the main reason. It solves part of the society problem and in another way creates problems for multilingual countries |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by socialmediaman: 1:58am On Oct 13, 2019 |
LOMBARDY: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-languages-are-spoken-in-china.html |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by LOMBARDY(m): 3:02am On Oct 13, 2019 |
socialmediaman:China has a main dialect spoken by more than 90% of the population. That Is monolingual enough. The rest are just dialects of the same language |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by nengibo: 6:12am On Oct 13, 2019 |
LOMBARDY:What societal problems does it solve |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by myright: 7:49am On Oct 13, 2019 |
nengibo:if the SE was to be a country, will the north and SW have a say about the Enugu International airport, onitsha port? Will there be numerous police /army check points along our roads? Will there be 58 toll-gates as being proposed? Will Aba and Onitsha not have international airports? etc |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by wirinet(m): 9:10am On Oct 13, 2019 |
myright:If the south east were an independent country, the North might not have a say about Enugu international airport, but the north (through Nigeria), will have a say in planes that will land and take off from Enugu international airport. Without Nigeria granting permission to use its airspace, no plane can leave or enter Enugu international airport. Same thing with Onitsha port. Without permission from Nigeria, no ship can leave or enter Onitsha port. About the police/army. This is a debate we should be debating at the national assembly. Federal Police is an aberration. Each state or political unit must have their own Police to enforce their laws. It's stupid to ask federal Police to enforce state laws in state high courts. But then, it seems the political elites are very comfortable with the current warped arrangements. Except for very few Yoruba politicians, no other politicians from other regions are fighting for state Police. The military have no business policing the streets, their core function is clearly spelt out in the constitution. They should remain in the Barracks. |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by LOMBARDY(m): 1:36pm On Oct 13, 2019 |
nengibo:The Government doesn't have to worry about different ethnic groups saying they're marginalized or ethnic clashes for starters |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by nengibo: 6:31pm On Oct 13, 2019 |
myright:No they won't have a say because south east is an independent country in your analogy and I don't think there will be more ports, roads just because the people of the S.E are predominantly Igbo speaking |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by nengibo: 6:37pm On Oct 13, 2019 |
LOMBARDY:Ok, but you need to understand that there's no country in the world without a form of division, if it isn't ethnic groups, it will be religion, colour, location, dialect, class |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by LOMBARDY(m): 7:57pm On Oct 13, 2019 |
nengibo: Yeah I know..but Nigeria is compounded with many of them |
Re: Why Are Most Developed Countries Monolingual?? by nengibo: 8:12pm On Oct 13, 2019 |
LOMBARDY:Yea 1 Like |
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