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Language and Nigeria’s History | IFEOLUWA WOLE-OSHO | TEDxCIU


good day my name is Photoshop and I’m

good day my name is Photoshop and I’m not shy

not shy

not shy from my chair for Africans we’re going

from my chair for Africans we’re going

from my chair for Africans we’re going to put W spender

to put W spender

to put W spender I’m sure the Dean of libraries like this

and for not Africans what never been

and for not Africans what never been snide you I’m sure leading ventures like

snide you I’m sure leading ventures like

snide you I’m sure leading ventures like this

however it is really good surf culture

however it is really good surf culture with a lot of diversity you actually

with a lot of diversity you actually

with a lot of diversity you actually look like this I grew a night where I

look like this I grew a night where I

look like this I grew a night where I was born and I trained by good

was born and I trained by good

was born and I trained by good hard-working parents and the stand about

hard-working parents and the stand about

hard-working parents and the stand about this is where country will have over 500

this is where country will have over 500

this is where country will have over 500 languages over 500 tribes and we’re

languages over 500 tribes and we’re

languages over 500 tribes and we’re losing all our culture and all our

losing all our culture and all our

losing all our culture and all our languages when I grow I grow with Perez

languages when I grow I grow with Perez

languages when I grow I grow with Perez fulfilled speaking the local dialect was

fulfilled speaking the local dialect was

fulfilled speaking the local dialect was wrong it was important that he knew how

wrong it was important that he knew how

wrong it was important that he knew how to speak English I knew how to speak

to speak English I knew how to speak

to speak English I knew how to speak English well those how good the best job

English well those how good the best job

English well those how good the best job starts how you spoke that was long this

starts how you spoke that was long this

starts how you spoke that was long this was our new lingua franca luncheon

was our new lingua franca luncheon

was our new lingua franca luncheon acceptance and studies have shown one in

acceptance and studies have shown one in

acceptance and studies have shown one in every five veterans to know how to speak

every five veterans to know how to speak

every five veterans to know how to speak they don’t know that it slowly but

they don’t know that it slowly but

they don’t know that it slowly but surely we are gradually losing our

surely we are gradually losing our

surely we are gradually losing our languages of all the 500 languages that

languages of all the 500 languages that

languages of all the 500 languages that exist in nature only five can you reach

exist in nature only five can you reach

exist in nature only five can you reach 400 over 400 languages cannot be written

400 over 400 languages cannot be written

400 over 400 languages cannot be written anything tough or any alphabet or how do

anything tough or any alphabet or how do

anything tough or any alphabet or how do we oppress them

we oppress them

we oppress them and so well you say that slowly but

and so well you say that slowly but

and so well you say that slowly but surely where there isn’t any now it

surely where there isn’t any now it

surely where there isn’t any now it Justin stop down large man

Justin stop down large man

Justin stop down large man affectionately and try sub-saharan

affectionately and try sub-saharan

affectionately and try sub-saharan Africa had always had six or always had

Africa had always had six or always had

Africa had always had six or always had a problem with right prior to

a problem with right prior to

a problem with right prior to polarization we basically had no written

polarization we basically had no written

polarization we basically had no written language so the first reason I’m living

language so the first reason I’m living

language so the first reason I’m living hard was absolute ization in Nigeria and

hard was absolute ization in Nigeria and

hard was absolute ization in Nigeria and was English and so we began to lose

was English and so we began to lose

was English and so we began to lose perspective I am talking about very

perspective I am talking about very

perspective I am talking about very fabric of a lot of scenario sure I can

fabric of a lot of scenario sure I can

fabric of a lot of scenario sure I can tell you for a fact down one enough

tell you for a fact down one enough

tell you for a fact down one enough speed not about my new label but I don’t

speed not about my new label but I don’t

speed not about my new label but I don’t tell you what the kingdom of Kongo

tell you what the kingdom of Kongo

tell you what the kingdom of Kongo thought about the dodgy 76227 or what

thought about the dodgy 76227 or what

thought about the dodgy 76227 or what the Portuguese I want the Senegalese

the Portuguese I want the Senegalese

the Portuguese I want the Senegalese reboot on Armani Portuguese when they

reboot on Armani Portuguese when they

reboot on Armani Portuguese when they first arrived their Shores

first arrived their Shores

first arrived their Shores because you had no written language we

because you had no written language we

because you had no written language we lost all perspective of who we were and

lost all perspective of who we were and

lost all perspective of who we were and with that lost part of our history if

with that lost part of our history if

with that lost part of our history if not all of it and so the real problem

not all of it and so the real problem

not all of it and so the real problem the crux of the matter is this 1314

the crux of the matter is this 1314

the crux of the matter is this 1314 those were the total number of books

those were the total number of books

those were the total number of books produced by my germs in Nice 91 and we

produced by my germs in Nice 91 and we

produced by my germs in Nice 91 and we have a population of order of 70 billion

have a population of order of 70 billion

have a population of order of 70 billion people so it comes down to the fact that

people so it comes down to the fact that

people so it comes down to the fact that it’s about one book ha they thought by a

it’s about one book ha they thought by a

it’s about one book ha they thought by a hundred thousand people imagine the

hundred thousand people imagine the

hundred thousand people imagine the volume of expenses that have been lost

volume of expenses that have been lost

volume of expenses that have been lost the volume of incidences and results

the volume of incidences and results

the volume of incidences and results that have been lost what we think of

that have been lost what we think of

that have been lost what we think of ourselves

ourselves

ourselves wonders in module trivia of Seneca what

wonders in module trivia of Seneca what

wonders in module trivia of Seneca what did he think what he was planning the

did he think what he was planning the

did he think what he was planning the crew a warning

crew a warning

crew a warning is opening when he was flunking the core

is opening when he was flunking the core

is opening when he was flunking the core Niger all these perspectives are being

Niger all these perspectives are being

Niger all these perspectives are being lost because we are not writing enough

lost because we are not writing enough

lost because we are not writing enough so this is what we need to do this is

so this is what we need to do this is

so this is what we need to do this is how we need to call this we need to

how we need to call this we need to

how we need to call this we need to write you how do you feel about your

write you how do you feel about your

write you how do you feel about your country now how do you feel about

country now how do you feel about

country now how do you feel about yourself now how do you feel about your

yourself now how do you feel about your

yourself now how do you feel about your government now because if we do not

government now because if we do not

government now because if we do not write it we will use it and our

write it we will use it and our

write it we will use it and our perspective will be lost to the rigid

perspective will be lost to the rigid

perspective will be lost to the rigid perspective and once it is lost

perspective and once it is lost

perspective and once it is lost you probably never be able to get it

you probably never be able to get it

you probably never be able to get it back so it should be commended upon us

back so it should be commended upon us

back so it should be commended upon us to write more to present our ideas more

to write more to present our ideas more

to write more to present our ideas more to give our perspective on incidences

to give our perspective on incidences

to give our perspective on incidences and opportunities and life options not

and opportunities and life options not

and opportunities and life options not more because without it we will move our

more because without it we will move our

more because without it we will move our descent I’m going to end up with a

descent I’m going to end up with a

descent I’m going to end up with a personal story as a child I was very

personal story as a child I was very

personal story as a child I was very playful and I was the first child in my

playful and I was the first child in my

playful and I was the first child in my household when we ever had a small

household when we ever had a small

household when we ever had a small workshop of a mouse mmm cross the road

workshop of a mouse mmm cross the road

workshop of a mouse mmm cross the road and say hey please by studies by eggs

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