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A few native African languages continue to be spoken, but are losing ground to Portuguese. In Mozambique, in addition to Portuguese as the official language, it is fast becoming the lingua franca. And as in Angola, Portuguese is the dominant spoken language in the urban areas of the country.
May 15, 2021 · English is not an African language. Despite an estimated 2,000 languages being spoken across the continent there is still a tendency to see English and French - the languages of the countries ...
Yet despite the pervasiveness of multilingualism on the continent, which could be argued to support multiple languages, African languages are disappearing. Concomitant with the disappearance of many languages is, of course, the loss of the cultures with which those languages are associated.
Jan 20, 2019 · An estimated 2000 languages are spoken across the African continent, but in educational institutions English, French, German and Portuguese are the major languages used. Read: Ngugi wa Thiong’o calls for preservation and inclusion of African languages in learning institutions.
A few native African languages continue to be spoken, but are losing ground to Portuguese. In Mozambique, in addition to Portuguese as the official language, it is fast becoming the lingua franca. And as in Angola, Portuguese is the dominant spoken language in the urban areas of the country.
The existence of African native languages deteriorates vis-à-vis foreign languages such as English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. The former colonies keep using the later as their official languages.
Apr 24, 2016 · The challenges and prospects for African languages in the era of the globalization of English. The consequences of language policy failures for these languages and the majority of their speakers. Concluding remarks, with a focus on the proposed theoretical framework— Prestige Planning —for African languages.
