When the language dies, the culture dies

Wow, I thought it was just my parents. 😳 Very few hausa words spoke at home. And my own parents would clown me for not speaking the native tongue🤦‍♂️. Why are they like this?

Sometimes we are our own enemies of progress

This is so true. I find it frustrating that I can fully understand the conversation in igbo but unable to respond in igbo.

I agree, I really genuinely tried to speak Yoruba pretty young but instead of correcting me and teaching me properly I was just laughed at. Now I need to go and pay a teacher to teach me fr because that window where I would've been able to learn vocab faster is closed.

Wow... I don't think anyone has EVER put into words my exact experience and feelings around trying to learn Igbo as an adult... thank you!

I can agree with this. If you have a cultural language, make your kid bilingual. Not only will it save your culture but it’ll benefit the kid and the goal gets accomplished.

This hurts so deeply😔

Wish I could speak Twi