Chidimma Adetshina nnmah nm ( nmah nm ) ( nma nm ) ( nnmah m ) ( nmah m ) ( nma m ) ( nmam), according to rumours
some folks
who have
deliberated intensively
for many long hours
and
deliberated intensively
for many long years
on
the subject matter
of
practically and realistically
coming up with
a native Negro language lingua franca
which can be
used
and
adopted
within a fairly short time frame
e.g
5? years
by
the general populace
within
any given Negroland Africa socio-economic sub-region
or
by
the general populace
within
any identified Negroland Africa country
and
which can be
used effectively
for
■ social documentation,
social procedures and social interactions,
■ economic documentation,
economic procedures and economic interactions,
■ financial documentation,
financial procedures and financial interactions,
■ scientific documentation,
scientific procedures and scientific interactions,
■ etc
have
invariably
after
much consideration
of the matter
and
after
much deep thinking
on the issue
arrived at
the fairly balanced view
that
the quest / effort / search
for
a native Negroland Africa language lingua franca
for/in any given Negroland Africa country
and
for/in any given Negroland Africa socio-economic sub-region
is
save i.e barring i.e except for
the instance of
one or two countries
here and there
where the implementation of this policy vision / policy
is practicable
and
is perhaps already long since in practice
as at
the time and date of this post
by and large
.. currently as at date November 2024
— ■ given the multiplicity of native Negroland Africa languages
in
any given Negroland Africa country
— ■ given the multiplicity of native Negroland Africa languages
in
any given Negroland Africa socio-economic sub-region
— ■ given the virtual lack of real dominance
of
any of these languages across a 70% – 90% geographical area
of
the total land space/geographical space
in
any given Negroland Africa country
save i.e barring i.e except for
the instance of
one or two countries
here and there
and
— ■ given the virtual lack of real dominance
of
any of these languages across a 70% – 90% geographical area
of
the total land space/geographical space
in
in any given Negroland Africa socio-economic sub-region
and
— ■ given the virtual lack of
real dominance / real acceptance / vast widespread general usage
of
any of these languages
across a 70% – 90% population spread / ratio of the total population
in any given Negroland Africa country
save i.e barring i.e except for
the instance of
one or two countries
here and there
and
— ■ given the virtual lack of
real dominance / real acceptance / vast widespread general usage
of
any of these languages
across a 70% – 90% population spread / ratio of the total population
in any given Negroland Africa socio-economic sub-region
essentially
an exercise
that
is of sentimental value
and
an exercise
which
seeks to massage
the [ still smarting ] ego
of
a warrior race i.e the Negro race
defeated,
colonized,
ruled
and
assimilated? economically and socially into their way(s) of life
i.e
blended? economically and socially into their way(s) of life
by
conquerors from another clime i.e Europe [ .. West Europe specifically .. ]
and
is an effort
that
in real terms
may well require
■ several long years to achieve
■ much funding and spending
on
teaching materials
for
the accredited? teachers
of
the adopted language
and
their pupils
and
whose
challenge of adoption
challenge of implementation
can well be illustrated
by
the circumstance of Nigeria,
for example,
and
then extrapolated
by way of
further pertinent illustration
across West Africa i.e Western Africa,
for example,
as an exercise
as an effort
that
.. if care is not taken ..
may amount to
an exercise in futility.
by this
Chidimma Adetshina nnmah nm ( nmah nm ) ( nma nm ) ( nnmah m ) ( nmah m ) ( nma m ) ( nmam),
i mean that
in Nigeria,
there are over 250 languages
with
each language being distinct to a specific tribe
so
if
for example
you wake up this morning
today November 2024
and
suddenly
and
completely
and
immediately
and
totally
scrap and ban English language
and
it’s local variant ;- the Nigeria pidgin English
as a language of communication
in Nigeria
how do you
.. communicate ?
.. operate ?
.. function ?
among / with
all these diverse peoples
in Nigeria
in Nigeria today
.. especially given
the dynamics and exigencies of
the modern Nigeria
and
the dynamics and exigencies of
modern world of today ?
in effect,
therefore,
in Nigeria
the use of the English language
( .. despite the fact that
here in Nigeria
the English language was
like
.. the Portuguese language
.. the Dutch language
.. the Spanish language
which were imposed on us
at different times
in World History
also
simillarly imposed on us
by
Vanquishers from a foreign land i.e England / Britain/ United Kingdom .. )
is actually
in real terms
a blessing
as it enables
for example
■ the Igbo
to communicate
with
the Yoruba
and
the Fulani
and
the Hausa
etc
■ the Yoruba
to communicate
with
the Igbo
and
the Fulani
and
the Hausa
etc
■ the Fulani
to communicate
with
the Yoruba
and
the Igbo
and
the Hausa
etc
■ the Hausa
to communicate
with
the Yoruba
and
the Fulani
and
the Igbo
etc
■ etc
■ etc
■ etc
and
even if
you decide
that
you are not going to
take a
reasoned,
sensible,
intelligent
approach
to
adopting a native Negroland Africa language lingua franca
and that
you are just going to ban English language
and
come what may
insist on the ban and keep it in place
if you remove English today November 2024
what language do you replace it with ?
■ Yoruba ?
do you have the logistics to teach Yoruba in Igboland ?! and Hausaland ?!
do you have the logistics to teach Yoruba and implement the use of Yoruba as a language of communication across all Nigeria today 2024 ?!
■ Hausa ?
do you have the logistics to teach Hausa in Igboland ?! and Yorubaland ?!
do you have the logistics to teach Hausa and implement the use of Hausa as a language of communication across all Nigeria today 2024 ?!
■ Igbo ?
do you have the logistics to teach Igbo in Yorubaland ?! and Hausaland ?!
do you have the logistics to teach Igbo and implement the use of Igbo as a language of communication across all Nigeria today 2024 ?!
■ Fulani ? i.e Fulfude ?
do you have the logistics to teach Fulani / Fulfude in Yorubaland ?! and Igboland ?! and .. even despite geographical contiguity and historical interactions .. in all Hausaland ?!
do you have the logistics to teach Fulani / Fulfude and implement the use of Fulani / Fulfude as a language of communication across all Nigeria today 2024 ?!
thus,
according to
this group of folks
who have
pondered deeply
and
pondered intensively
on
the matter
of
a viable, functional, self propagating native Negroland Africa lingua franca language
from
the standpoint
of
reality,
practicability,
logistics,
effective implementation,
due application,
etc
the argument
for
a native Nigeria language lingua franca
is
presently,
futuristically,
ultimately
.. if much care is not taken ..
.. if much wisdom is not applied ..
❌ potentially divisive
❌ potentially disruptive
❌ internationally unprogressive
as
a further barrier
will be
potentially and practically introduced
to i.e against
communicating with
the English speaking international world
❌ scientifically unprogressive
as
a further barrier
will be
potentially and practically introduced
to i.e against teaching concepts in,
for example,
the language of BioChemistry
and / or
for example,
the language of MacroEconomic Theory
at this juncture,
with all due respect,
for reasons of time constraints
it may be best
to leave
the extrapolation of
the above identified indices
to the
West Africa economic sub-region
i.e
to the
Western Africa economic sub-region
by way of
further pertinent illustration
of
the views of
this group of muses
this group of thinkers
to
the cerebral exercise of the interested reader
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