tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14010698.post4949238159909829062..comments2023-12-24T06:01:15.426-05:00Comments on The World According To Adaure: ADVICE TO BRIGHT EYED YOUNGSTERS AND UPWARDLY MOBILE PROFESSIONALS........Adaure Achumbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424139171966423687noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14010698.post-45239606143589275822008-10-03T08:20:00.000-04:002008-10-03T08:20:00.000-04:00just to correct someone up there (as an ogoni/kala...just to correct someone up there (as an ogoni/kalabari mix - who ironically doesn't speak more than a couple of words in either language group as a result of being raised in lagos, then jos): kalabari is a written language; khana (one of the ogoni dialects) is as well. the problem is that there are too few people actually still reading it! my father was writing children's books in khana before he was killed, but never got a chance to complete any to publication - sad. there's hope for these two groups, at least, but people like you and me who give a damn really ought to get more involved in ensuring that more children are growing up speaking and writing the language. of course, that would mean having to learn it first...kulutempahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481540646236824428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14010698.post-87283025464239488322008-10-03T08:19:00.000-04:002008-10-03T08:19:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.kulutempahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481540646236824428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14010698.post-414314808469186172008-09-18T23:24:00.000-04:002008-09-18T23:24:00.000-04:00I would love to learn Arabic, I have a couple of g...I would love to learn Arabic, I have a couple of german cds that I listen to at work and I want to go to Egypt to learn Arabic...after which I'll marry my Igbo lover and move to east to live on a huge farmland where nothing shall be spoken but Igbo and lovely lovely French....Mais oui, c'est ma vie en rose :)<BR/><BR/>(If you are serious about learning French DO NOT GO TO QUEBEC, their french sucks, they've got some fantastic 6 week intensive courses in the "middle of no where" France....bonne chance pour l'avenir)Mamaritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01399268871531629659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14010698.post-31802865280021927202008-09-17T01:08:00.000-04:002008-09-17T01:08:00.000-04:00Good advice, I also agree with Sokari in full.Good advice, I also agree with Sokari in full.ababoypart2https://www.blogger.com/profile/07587410229783052997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14010698.post-49699657706663681692008-09-13T15:03:00.000-04:002008-09-13T15:03:00.000-04:00If I had seen this post fifteen years back, probab...If I had seen this post fifteen years back, probably I would have taken my language classes seriously...now I'm left to ensuring my kids learn a foreign language...thank for this advice.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13202972020876371306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14010698.post-73463635802659701802008-09-11T07:26:00.000-04:002008-09-11T07:26:00.000-04:00Adaure@ You are absolutely right on the importance...Adaure@ You are absolutely right on the importance of language especially in a country with over 300. Chaxta's idea about having a national language drawn from one of those 300 has been discussed over the years but no agreement could ever be reached and frankly I cant imagine it ever happening. Which brings us back to English - whatever we might say about it being a foreign language - it is has become the "world" language and it takes you pretty much everywhere so I do think it is essential to learn. On the other hand living in Nigeria one should at least speak one indigenous language. The problem we are seeing is with inter marriage and people working away from their motherlands in metropolis like Lagos, children are not always open to learning their mother / father tongues. In my own extended family there are many children (some with both parents from Kalabari) - who cannot speak Kalabari having grown up in Lagos, Kaduna, Abuja and even PH which is sad. Neither I nor any of my siblings can speak more than a few words and my kids cannot speak either their mother's or father's language having grown up in Europe and the US. And so it goes on and on and one wonders if one day some of the smaller language groups such as Ogoni and Kalabari will die out altogether especially those not written down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14010698.post-43836221990774693002008-09-11T01:50:00.000-04:002008-09-11T01:50:00.000-04:00@ 30+ & Simeon -- We are all in the same boat....@ 30+ & Simeon -- We are all in the same boat. Sometimes all we need is some one else doing the reality check for us. <BR/><BR/>@Chxta -- You are right. Some will argue that you are selling out and that there are a thousand and one African languages to learn so why perpetuate the 'colomentalism' by learning the language of the west or the orient. There is some wisdom but in the greater scheme of things it has less to do with sentiments, culture or patriotism and more to do with the REALITY of our Global geopolitical dispensation. The reason the UN Languages are the ones mentioned above is because the countries where those languages originated are the BIG BOYS in the UN. Until an African country, whose leaders insist on speaking and communicating in an indiginous language, rises to that level you can forget about it making the list. However it still doesn't downplay the importance or mean it is inferior. Not at all.<BR/><BR/>To the Hausa being an official Nigerian language. I think Nigeria has too many issue that this will not go down well. I think is should be 'SUGGESTED and OPTIONAL' and very strong reasons be given to support it. I don't think it should be FORCED or made a requirement. It only makes it more difficult. Look at the example of South Africa during the apartheid era. The children were being force to learn afrikaans, the language of the people in power and the oppressors, instead of their own native tongue or another african language. Naturally that led to a resistance that resulted in the deaths of many children. It's not that knowing Afrikaans is a bad idea, it was just being FORCED. The same would go for the Afrikaaner kids who were not thought Zulu or Xhosa but now wish they knew how. So I think HAUSA should be OPTIONAL. But I support that it be one of the ECOWAS REGIONAL LANGUAGES. That will encourage people to learn how to speak it, again is information about why that is necessary is properly communicated. I think West Africa might be the only region with out one key language and may be Southern Africa. In North AFrica you have Arabic and East Africa Kiswahili. Of course French and English are all over the place.Adaure Achumbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11424139171966423687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14010698.post-21219390153105700592008-09-10T17:52:00.000-04:002008-09-10T17:52:00.000-04:00French - je suis venir apprend.My weak attempt to ...French - je suis venir apprend.<BR/><BR/>My weak attempt to say you just gave me another reason to learn that French language once and for all.Thirty +https://www.blogger.com/profile/07121365037538472378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14010698.post-60443353912074514042008-09-10T17:22:00.000-04:002008-09-10T17:22:00.000-04:00Languages to learn: Mandarin, German, Russian and ...Languages to learn: Mandarin, German, Russian and Arabic. With the way the geopolitical landscape is shaping up these languages would become increasingly important.<BR/><BR/>I got slaughtered a few years back when I suggested on Nairaland that Hausa should be made Nigeria's official language. Some people felt that it's because I spoke it. Others called me a slave.<BR/><BR/>But I know I'm right...Chxtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03363269342812285103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14010698.post-49634233282660698302008-09-10T06:42:00.000-04:002008-09-10T06:42:00.000-04:00thank you so much for reminding som1 like me to ge...thank you so much for reminding som1 like me to get on with this language thing.it's always been on my agenda..reli nice postolusimeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17090430527099563273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14010698.post-19973380434338066592008-09-10T02:55:00.000-04:002008-09-10T02:55:00.000-04:00@ Miss Pumping --- I considered replying in french...@ Miss Pumping --- I considered replying in french but that didn't work despite my attempts to find a translation online. So I am gonna reply in Igbo. "Le anya n'elu, guo ihem dere ozo k'obanye gi n'afo" Look above and read what I wrote again and let it enter your stomach (digest it properly) LOL<BR/><BR/>@Qute4reva--- Urdu/Hindi isn't a UN working language (India is not a BIG BOY just yet). However a large number of people speak the language and you have many multinationals operating in that region of the world. I am not expecting a Nigerian to go and learn Hindi but imagine if you could speak it...how rare and exotic is that. Depending on the jobs you apply for fluency on random languages like that set you apart form the pack.<BR/><BR/>@Kpakpando---You spek Portuguese? Wow...how easy was that to learn? I agree with you on the Bullshitting part. These days you can also positively quantify that as 'EFX', aka effects or effizy. LOLAdaure Achumbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11424139171966423687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14010698.post-69030623917067296012008-09-09T23:52:00.000-04:002008-09-09T23:52:00.000-04:00Adaure, truer words have never been spoken! People...Adaure, truer words have never been spoken! People used to tell me I was doing aseju when I took up spanish and portuguese after college but since I ended up working in the travel industry its proved to be one of my most marketable and transferable skills, right after the art of bullshitting, which is vital in today's society :)Kpakpandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15218042454773248874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14010698.post-53705768619323302542008-09-09T20:58:00.000-04:002008-09-09T20:58:00.000-04:00Girl, I remember “Kotina” too; is it “Kotina” or w...Girl, I remember “Kotina” too; is it “Kotina” or was it “Cortina”? Well, who sabi. Interesting, I didn’t know Urdu was a UN working language.<BR/><BR/>You are right; it’s good to learn another major language other than yours, and in most of our cases English and some native lang. like Igbo, Hausa or Yoruba. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, if you are serious and really need to learn fast, try the new “Rosetta Stone” software it is really good (I’m sure they must have it in stock in a good Nigerian software store). I got into learning French some time ago myself when I had a big crush on this totally cool French hunk (like the one presently going on with ya and the main man D’banj :) ). I was like, it’s French for me or nothing ☺; anyhoo, try Rosetta Stone, if you are not a quick learner, at least you will be able to say a few sentences within weeks, this is only if you are determined though.<BR/><BR/>/QuteQute4revahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870596812398577103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14010698.post-65183323794598374682008-09-09T11:21:00.000-04:002008-09-09T11:21:00.000-04:00pourquoipourquoimisspumpinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691219730339501935noreply@blogger.com