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National Library Unveils Map Of Nigerian Languages

by Chinelo Chikelu
1 year ago
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The National Library of Nigeria (NLN) has unveiled the ‘Map of Nigerian Languages’ as part of its activities to promote and preserve indigenous languages in the country.

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Unveiled at the apex library’s annual event held every February 21 in commemoration of the UNESCO’s International Mother Tongue Day, the map details in each state the languages spoken therein. Perhaps, the most conspicuous observation is the fact that there are many more languages being spoken in states in the northern Nigerian than just Hausa; in addition to the fact that in some south-eastern states, like Ebonyi speak two other languages besides Igbo language.

Speaking at the event held in collaboration with Kairos Tablets and Scrolls, the National Librarian, Professor Veronica Anunobi said the presentation of the Map, aids not just the preservation of indigenous languages but the ensures intergenerational learning – the transfer of local languages to the next generation, in line with the UNESCO objective and 2024 theme: Multicultural Education Is A Pillar of Intergenerational Learning.

Collated by the staff of the national library, Anunobi stated “the map is not complete” owing to a few challenges, such as the fact that some of the library’s staff are not necessarily indigenes of the states of collation, and thus couldn’t get the names and phonology of the languages right, in addition to their inability to capture some languages in the states.

“We are calling on the public to contact us to make their input on the map for further correction before we print and forward it to UNESCO.”

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Additionally, the apex library via its state branches is collating digital presentation of Nigerian languages via digital technology.

“We are telling every community in states where our branches are located to tell stories about their languages, even make songs or jingles about their languages, and then store that record in the National Library’s depository, thereby ensuring the written and oral transfer of our indigenous languages.”

“I advise parents same as I do my children, “wherever you are, speak your indigenous language to your children. It is impactful. If you converse with your children in indigenous languages right from the womb, it not only helps them to learn ‘other topics’ better, but to also learn their indigenous culture and tradition.

‘This impact we have seen during our annual National Reading Campaign where we have encouraged pupils to read in indigenous languages, which has got the children excited and interested in learning more about it from their parents at home.”

Speaking at the event, Kairos Tablets and Scrolls representative, Mr Kabura Zakama, whose organization held a Storytelling Languages Competitions for Nigerian students in the FCT, underlined Imperialism, as one of the major ‘killers’ of indigenous languages.

Imperialism, he said, imposes another culture and language on other people, creating amongst the conquered the mentality that “speaking English in good, whereas speaking indigenous language is bad.”

He noted that whilst western imperialism may not have had much socio-cultural impact on northern Nigerian like in the southern parts, language-wise, it has impacted the north via the ‘Imperialization of Hausa Language on the north’. This has led to resurgence of languages of the northern regions.

“There is that imperialism of the Hausa Language which is invading very part of the north, and people are now being conscientized to revive their mother tongues to break free from Hausa Language. If you look at the map, you see many other languages in one state. Now, they are trying to come up with their own languages, be proud of their own languages and not just rely on Hausa Language,” said Zakama.

 


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