Ngugi Wa Thiongo - Why Africans hate their own languages

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Ngugi Wa Thiongo - Why Africans hate their own languages | Diaspora Connect: Ep. 23

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Madaraka Festival

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@kasaisatv9765 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder what content we Africans are interested in, if for three years now, this video just has 25k views only. We still have a long way to DECOLONIZING THE MIND.

@MadarakaFestival 2 жыл бұрын

exactly, it will change. Thank your for doing your part. Please share it widely

@rtmanyemba 27 күн бұрын

I hear your point.... But the other way to take it is this.... Wat does this measage help in the bread an butter an survival efforts of the average African.... This is more of self actualisation conversation.... For the person trying to put food on the table, or leaving their land of birth for a foreign land to earn a living, this is a discussion they wont find interest in ...

@DonaldG-qq4ol 4 жыл бұрын

I always appreciate Africans speaking their native language on KZfaq videos even though I can't interpret. Thank you for the question and thank you for the answer.

@MadarakaFestival 4 жыл бұрын

Donald Blackmon thank you for your feedback!

@madmouse4400 4 жыл бұрын

Yes our languages are our souls and histories , it's with our souls that we'll find the development and independence

@smurph6953 3 жыл бұрын

People here in Ireland can look down on me for speaking Irish it's sad the minds are still colonised very much here.

@MizVia 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! “Self alienation (enslavement) vs self empowerment”

@leofarmqueen7951 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Jamaica. I am interested to learn African language

@liliannjau5585 3 жыл бұрын

I always love watching Ngugi wa Thiong'o interviews. He is very smart

@wambuimacharia5321 3 жыл бұрын

We should embrace our culture

@AfricanQuizClub 3 жыл бұрын

I listened to this and it almost made me cry. I feel trapped for not knowing my mother tongue and how to share the same with my kids. I know I come from royalty and a wealth of culture but am scared its slowly dying away and I cant help but feel helpless.

@MadarakaFestival 3 жыл бұрын

NEVER GIVE UP, keep fighting

@yldabale 3 жыл бұрын

You can go back and learn, family.

@Tefera-hf8fw 5 ай бұрын

Royalty? so where in Africa?

@apachemimi9762 3 жыл бұрын

Muudu witu !!

@dasbarasat2637 3 жыл бұрын

This is so true...but not said before

@dandamuxima 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, here in Brasil more than 160 indigenous languages that still remain are being forgotten and part of our identity goes with them. All these facts makes things a little bit more complicated coz we are synonymous of miscigenation, a fact that brings confusion and insecurity between us. The settlers destroyed our self pride and our souls.

@MadarakaFestival 3 жыл бұрын

We should try and document and pass it on to the next generation. How do you think we can preserve those languages?

@dandamuxima 3 жыл бұрын

@@MadarakaFestival Yes, indeed, we should try. In my view, we brazilian should be proud of our land firstly., Then, I think that developing mother tongue courses at universities could help to preserve that knowledge but mainly preserving and respecting the rainforest and its people, as the fire are devastating their home each new year and consequently pushing them to the slums at the cities, turning them into marginals.

@vanessabarcelos5774 7 ай бұрын

I'm thinking about Brazil, where most of us have no other mother tongue than that of the colonizer. I feel sorry for the indigenous languages that we have lost.

@MadarakaFestival 6 ай бұрын

I think there is still a chance to learn the indigenous languages, do you agree?

@uamunongoshakeskaotororasu4772 2 жыл бұрын

I learn a lot from this video please continue to impower us we were lost people who are mentally damaged Eurocentric false lecturing. Thanks a lot father Prof Thiong'o

@timothymaina4411 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly! That's why retain my traditional name

@OkeloJavan 3 жыл бұрын

It's so important, do you know what your name means?

@purple4463 3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU PROFESSOR THIONG'O FOR YOUR BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN BOOKS, YOUR INSPIRATION, AND LOVE FOR AFRIKA. 💕💕

@zakiaemanuel6618 2 жыл бұрын

Nice interview 😊

@austineochieng8117 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect interview

@harrypeters3099 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this great interview, I just used it for one of my English literature assignments at university!

@MadarakaFestival 4 жыл бұрын

Harry Peters that’s wonderful! Please share with others too!!

@malaikatellingthestoryofgo6535 2 жыл бұрын

@@MadarakaFestival Me too!!! some great quotes to be had there !!! lol He is amazing!!

@dakingsr 4 жыл бұрын

The brother speaks the truth. Then in order for us to unite, we must forge a unified language.

@MadarakaFestival 4 жыл бұрын

It's exactly correct. Language is currency. If we don't have a unified language we will continue to be oppressed. All oppressors have a unified language and national or continental currencies...

@madmouse4400 3 жыл бұрын

Not really , that suppose if a country has many languages in education and administration , people would be divided . That suppose that if in Nigeria , if we teach Yoruba kids that the earth is a sphere , that 3+5=8 , their oral literature , how to calculate the surface of the cercle ,... in their language (yoruba) , they would suddenly transform into bloody murderer who would kill , discriminate or segregate those who don't speak their language and create division . And that's ridiculous , use your mother tongue (or language of your culture) never transform anyone into murderer or divided anyone , or that means that french kids who speak French , English kids who speak English , German kids who speak German will become killers for to speak their mother tongue .

@hellenmuroka941 3 жыл бұрын

king

@akanyijukavanansio2601 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you professor

@cavecrusherisdead 5 жыл бұрын

Facts

@MadarakaFestival 5 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@madewithrealdiamonds Жыл бұрын

African and the Americas defined, make you a proud spanish, english, french, dutch or portuguese speaker and you entirely forget your identity and heritage

@MansaKimani Жыл бұрын

Good Stuff

@WilsonNzuki 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Love this!

@MadarakaFestival 4 жыл бұрын

Wilson Nzuki thank you! Share with your network please! Blessings

@ngomusacherncy8432 Жыл бұрын

I havent listened but I cant relate to the topic. In South Africa especially KZN we LOVE our language ZULU. AMANDLA💪🏾

@Tefera-hf8fw 5 ай бұрын

exactly most Africans are multilingual

@petermwangi708 3 жыл бұрын

this man though i think all youths should now have his steps we are still colonized..... ni thayu...🙄

@MadarakaFestival 3 жыл бұрын

True!

@m.b.nagaraj7666 9 ай бұрын

All Colonialism experienced Countries hate their own language. Not only in Africa Indians too

@Tefera-hf8fw 5 ай бұрын

If they did all their languages would have been dead yet we are still using them daily. most of India's population are multilingual and Africans too.

@m.b.nagaraj7666 5 ай бұрын

But INDIAN LANGUAGE NOT DOMINATED IN.EDUCATION

@msambweni123 Жыл бұрын

Teach me to be me

@ningthouningthoujam3373 2 жыл бұрын

Is he still gonna be denied the Nobel this year as well

@Kevlexicon 2 жыл бұрын

in the hardtalk interview on youtube ngugi talked about how international (colonizer) institutions set aside prize money for african writing-on the condition it's written in english which probs explains the institutional (bankkker class) hostility towards his african self respect

@m.b.nagaraj7666 9 ай бұрын

People hate their own language in the Colonial Countries. English French Spanish and Portuguese killed Countless languages. This is common in Indian sub continent and Africa

@Tefera-hf8fw 5 ай бұрын

wrong