Choosing an Indigenous Official Language for Nigeria.

Nigeria | Global Information Society Watch

Hausa, an Afro-Asiatic, Chadic language, is the lingua franca of northern Nigeria, and this holds true all over the state of Kaduna, where over 50 languages are ...

Linguistic Diversity, Nigerian Indigenous Languages and the Choice ...

Overall, 64.5% prefers English as the language of choice in several aspects of life while 29.1% agreed that the Yoruba indigenous language should serve various ...

The Language Policy and Practice of Tanzania and Singapore

Tanzanian has made frantic efforts and considerable progress in cultivating. Swahili (an indigenous Africa Language) as a viable National ...

the english language coalescence and multilingualism in nigeria

official), national, official ... languages), an indigenous national language was seen as one way of ensuring ... Choosing a national language for Nigeria. JOLAN 1 ...

117 Orji & Udeze THE USE OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES IN ...

In the Nigerian multilingual context, language choice is often in favour of the English language. This is not surprising in the light of its strategic position ...

Language Policy in Nigeria: Problems, Prospects and Perspectives

This ethnic attachment to language is a major reason why the choice of one indigenous language as the official language will forever be a mirage. There is ...

Language data for Nigeria - Translators without Borders

Other major languages spoken include: Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulfulde, Ibibio, Kanuri, and Tiv. Nigerian Sign Language, Hausa Sign Language, and Bura Sign ...

Nigerian English - Oxford English Dictionary

In Nigeria, English is a co-official language alongside three other indigenous languages: Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba. However, this is only in principle ...

An Appraisal of Functions of English in Relation to Local Languages ...

position as an official language in Nigeria because of the existence of many ... Azuike. (2001) warns that the choice of any one indigenous language for national ...

the english language in a multicultural context: the nigerian

What is strange and new is our inability to transform one ofthe indigenous languages to become a national language. Nigeria chose to retain English at ...

Nigerian Creole: A Unique Blend of Languages in West Africa

A blend of English with indigenous languages such as Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa, it serves as a lingua franca, bridging the communication gap among ...

Nigeria: most common languages spoken at home 2022 | Statista

The primary languages spoken at home in Nigeria are Hausa, Yoruba, and English.

Nigeria - Imminent - Translated's Research Center

Some of the indigenous languages spoken in Nigeria include Tiv, Kanuri, and Fulfulde. ... With a selection ... Main languages in Nigeria. The geographical ...

ANALYSIS OF USE OF ENGLISH AND INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES ...

indigenous media in Africa is the choice of English as the official language which invariably relegates the local languages to the background.

indigenising language for universal use in nigeria - Africa Knows!

A universal indigenous language in Nigeria, will ... Those that do, would choose the language ... Second, a universal indigenous language is a national language ...

Nigeria: A New Tool for Indigenous Languages - allAfrica.com

The Ministry of Education has defined an educated person as one who can read and write and can communicate in his or her mother tongue. The ...

The case of South Africa's language-in-education policy in post ...

... choice must be made from the eleven official languages. ... State–Nigeria but currently a Post ... The critical state of aboriginal language in Canada.

Should Pidgin English Be Classed As an Official Language? | Blog

Pidgin English is a combination between English and other indigenous languages, enabling people in far-off territories who do not share a ...

Language Policy and Planning in Nigeria: The Journey So Far

[5] Further on the choice of language, by whom and at what level is the choice of one of the three languages to be made? By the Federal, State ...

Nigerian Language Oral History Documentation Project - Meta-Wiki

Essentially, this is a problem facing small languages with little or no documentation. There are several indigenous languages in Nigeria that are neither taught ...