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This where you’re getting it fukked up a dialect is completely different from a language. And not even Asian or European countries do what you said because of what I just mentioned. A lot of you have no idea how tied people are to their culture. World war 1 and world war 2 showed you guys what type of time it was did you not learn
nikka huh? China has literally hundreds of different languages. soon as they all got on code they started running shyt. The problem is that africans don't know how to uphold their own culture without tearing others down. Thats tribalism, superiority complex, inferiority complex,archaic, you name it. We in 2020 and nikkas still on that bullshyt when the whole continet been getting sonned for centuries. Wake up
 

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nikka huh? China has literally hundreds of different languages. soon as they all got on code they started running shyt. The problem is that africans don't know how to uphold their own culture without tearing others down. Thats tribalism, superiority complex, inferiority complex,archaic, you name it. We in 2020 and nikkas still on that bullshyt when the whole continet been getting sonned for centuries. Wake up
Chinese is dialectical meaning all the languages share a common parent language. That’s not the case with African languages. Ok let’s look at countries like Nigeria and Ethiopia. Why would Igbo, yorubas, or Hausas choose a Neighboring language over their own especially if the country was a forced assimilation. Same thing with Ethiopian why would ahmarics, Oromo, and tringiniya speakers choose a neighboring language over their own. That’s asking for a power imbalance. Each group will definitely try boast and say there’s is the best the others should adopt. Use your head that will never and can never work this is the real world not a fairy tale
 

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Chinese is dialectical meaning all the languages share a common parent language. That’s not the case with African languages. Ok let’s look at countries like Nigeria and Ethiopia. Why would Igbo, yorubas, or Hausas choose a Neighboring language over their own especially if the country was a forced assimilation. Same thing with Ethiopian why would ahmarics, Oromo, and tringiniya speakers choose a neighboring language over their own. That’s asking for a power imbalance. Each group will definitely try boast and say there’s is the best the others should adopt. Use your head that will never and can never work this is the real world not a fairy tale
NO NO NO. Nigeria and Ethiopia are two different countries. Most of the languages in Ethiopia share a similar parent language so that logic don't apply. All ethiopian languages share a semitic, afro-asiatic ancestor language. It get goes similarly for all languages within a specific region or country.
 

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NO NO NO. Nigeria and Ethiopia are two different countries. Most of the languages in Ethiopia share a similar parent language so that logic don't apply. All ethiopian languages share a semitic, afro-asiatic ancestor language. It get goes similarly for all languages within a specific region or country.
With Ethiopia’s case we can trace that back to the Abyssinian empire, but buy that logic if you tell a Jewish, Arabic, Aramaic speaker they should drop theirs and adopt a universal language everything would be gravy but let’s take a look at Israel and Palestine.

most west African countries have theirs ethnic groups converge onto a singular dialect if there is a shared common parent language eg ghana did this with twi but multilingual African countries will never willingly choose one ethnic groups language as the standard its not going to happen. Only way for these to happen is for them to break back into their respective sovereign regions before colonialism but seeing the west especially France still has their hands deeply entrenched that won’t happen any time soon
 

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With Ethiopia’s case we can trace that back to the Abyssinian empire, but buy that logic if you tell a Jewish, Arabic, Aramaic speaker they should drop theirs and adopt a universal language everything would be gravy but let’s take a look at Israel and Palestine.

most west African countries have theirs ethnic groups converge onto a singular dialect if there is a shared common parent language eg ghana did this with twi but multilingual African countries will never willingly choose one ethnic groups language as the standard its not going to happen. Only way for these to happen is for them to break back into their respective sovereign regions before colonialism but seeing the west especially France still has their hands deeply entrenched that won’t happen any time soon
So whats your solution? China isn't a homogenous society yet they all came together and dominated. Why can't no country in africa do the same? Also why did you get mad at me for learning amharic because it's an east african language then recommend swahili? just curious.
 

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So whats your solution? China isn't a homogenous society yet they all came together and dominated. Why can't no country in africa do the same? Also why did you get mad at me for learning amharic because it's an east african language then recommend swahili? just curious.
You must have me confused with another posted I’m not mad at you learning another language seeing as I’m learning 2 myself. What got me twisted is your understanding of geopolitics and world history. China is largely homogeneous Han Chinese make up to more than 60-70% of China roughly. remember China came TOGETHER that’s key difference you don’t understand. These countries didn’t come together they were forced into a singular country with the Europeans playing favoritism and letting one ethnic group dominate the others. Before I continue have you actually PAYED attention or READ the history of these countries and there different ethnic groups because if you did you would understand exactly what I mean understand why other posters here are telling you are wrong and agreeing with me
 

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You must have me confused with another posted I’m not mad at you learning another language seeing as I’m learning 2 myself. What got me twisted is your understanding of geopolitics and world history. China is largely homogeneous Han Chinese make up to more than 60-70% of China roughly. remember China came TOGETHER that’s key difference you don’t understand. These countries didn’t come together they were forced into a singular country with the Europeans playing favoritism and letting one ethnic group dominate the others. Before I continue have you actually PAYED attention or READ the history of these countries and there different ethnic groups because if you did you would understand exactly what I mean understand why other posters here are telling you are wrong and agreeing with me
No one here agreed with anything you said lol. I just looked at your profile and noticed you're nigerian. I don't argue with you people. You will always be stuck in your own ways. Peace and be blessed
 

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No one here agreed with anything you said lol. I just looked at your profile and noticed you're nigerian. I don't argue with you people. You will always be stuck in your own ways. Peace and be blessed
You have an Ethiopian poster telling you exactly what I just told you, even @HarlemHottie sees where I’m coming from.

If you really did understand the CULTURE of various people you would know exactly what is at play.
 

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You have an Ethiopian poster telling you exactly what I just told you, even @HarlemHottie sees where I’m coming from
:francis: Yep. Sadly, Africa without a lingua franca and a common dollar is fukked. I see it, and thus agreed with your posts, but i agree with @George Gooney that you (pl) shouldn't be doing that. :ufdup:


- an almost linguist who tries to mind her business :hubie:
 

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Thanks G. You ethiopian breh? Much respect to you and your family.


Yep. Born in Addis, raised in the DMV. Went to Howard Law, did the firm and campaign thing and now I'm working on bringing Prometheus' fire back home.

It's going down back here currently but hopefully we stabilize soon so we can get back to business. God willing.
 
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