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"We're starting to understand we have our own identity": Young Africans reviving vanished languages
After decades, young Africans are reconnecting with their languages and families. "It's very important that we dive deep into our culture," says a young woman participating in a Nigerian show for learning Yoruba, "so that we don't completely assimilate into other cultures."
· Source: Haaretz. Photo as published in the article
After decades in which African mother languages were pushed aside, second and third generation immigrants from the continent are reconnecting with their languages and families, with the help of social networks and online learning platforms.
A young woman participating in a Nigerian show for learning the Yoruba language said it was "very important that we dive deep into our culture," "so that we don't completely assimilate into other cultures." In Canada, a 15-year-old girl chatting with a teacher in Zimbabwe some 13,000 kilometers away says "Mhoroi" (hello) in the Shona language. According to the report, after decades in which African mother languages were pushed aside in favor of other languages, second and third generation immigrants from the continent are discovering renewed interest in them, thanks to social networks, online learning platforms and entertainment content that allow them to connect to their roots and communicate with older family members.
