By M. Herman Batibo
The purpose of this e-book is to notify either students and the general public in regards to the nature and volume of the matter of language decline and dying in Africa. It resourcefully lines the most reasons and conditions of language endangerment, the approaches and quantity of language shift and demise, and the results of language loss to the continent's wealthy linguistic and cultural historical past. The e-book outlines a number of the demanding situations that experience emerged out of the location.
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The speakers feel close to each other and therefore establish a sense of belonging, solidarity and cohesion. It is interesting to note that people who come from the same African country and who share a national language feel closer to each other than those who come from a country where there is no common language. It has been observed, for example, that a Yoruba speaker who meets a Hausa speaker in London will not feel as close to him as a Tanzanian meeting another Tanzanian as both Tanzanians will speak the same indigenous language, African Languages as a Resource 35 Kiswahili.
Imagine you are travelling in a first-class train compartment from Mombasa on the East African coast to Nairobi in central Kenya, a journey which takes approximately one day, and that you are sharing the compartment with another passenger. You will certainly find it uncomfortable just to look at him or her in silence. After greeting him or her, you might think of something else to say about the weather, the long journey ahead, the delay in departing, the state of cleanliness of the compartment and so on.
We associate speech with human communication because it is its primary function and the one which is most conspicuous. Thus, in most African societies we use language, in its communicative and interactive role, to exchange greetings in the morning, to talk to our neighbours about the news of the day, to discuss our various activities and to conduct our daily affairs, as well as to meet all other communicative needs. We also use our languages in their written mode to read information from others and to keep abreast of international affairs.
