SEC WK2 : The Language In My Country

Hello everyone, it is another good time to be on the platform and to lodge my take on the topic of discussion. My country Nigeria 🇳🇬, the giant of Africa, colonized by Great Britain, was born on October 1st 1960. It is a country with numerous ethnicities and multiple languages but has four basic languages that appear to be the mother languages.

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My country's name as said earlier is Nigeria, known and referred to as the giant of Africa, the most populated African country with the greatest GDP. Regardless of all the negativities and bad leadership, there are lots of good and positive things that could be said of the country.

Being a multi-tribal nation, Nigeria has more than 500 spoken languages which makes each tribe unique. People from the same region have been observed to have a slit variation in their local language regardless they are within the same local government. The pronunciation of some words while speaking makes it explicit where a person is from but the interesting thing is that everyone clearly understands what is said.

Nevertheless, my country is known for three (3) prominent indigenous languages and one (1) vogue language used besides the sabir — English Language. The three indigenous languages are Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba while the general vogue language is Pidgin. Any moment these languages are used, it is easy to detect which region the speaker is coming from. These languages are who we are, it is our culture and heritage.

The eastern region of the country is chiefly dominated by the Igbo speaking while the Yoruba speaking is in the western part. The Hausa speaking is found in the northern region and these are the three major ethnicities and languages in the country which makes us varied people.

I was born in the eastern part of the country and this automatically makes me an Igbo-speaking person. However, I was opportune to spend time western part where Yoruba is the predominant language and this made me learn the language. To these effects, I presently speak my native language which is Igbo as well as Yoruba language.

The languages I speak besides the official English language are:

• Igbo - the native language of the easterners and
• Yoruba - the native language of the westerners

Language is very important for communication to be free-flowing and understanding the duo language has been helpful. I could expressly carry out business transactions without an interpreter or third party, which jeopardizes the secret of business. My ability to speak Yoruba also paved the way for me to secure a job in the western region of the country during industrial training.

Here in the east where Igbo is the main language, speaking Yoruba has also me an edge to transact businesses at a relatively cheap rate from the Yoruba textile dealers since they the have upper hand in the textile industry and are major dealers in the east.

Truth be told, my children are very much carried away by English, the country's official language and this has given me a serious job in imbibing our traditional language in them. My husband is really doing great in training them to communicate in our local dialect.

Although am lagging, efforts have been put in to ensure that they learn. Since I have enjoyed the advantages of speaking dual languages, it is obvious that teaching my kids wouldn't be a wasted effort knowing that they equally enjoy the same opportunities and privileges.

In summary, languages are our heritage and identity regardless of wherever we may find ourselves. It would be very pleasant for a German in Nigeria to be in the company of Dutch speakers. This would make him eased and comfortable, the same is also applicable to people of other tongues.

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