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If Africa Has An Official Language, What Would It Be? by igbo2011(m): 10:21pm On Oct 27, 2011
Gaddafi was trying to unite Africa with the African Dinar, African Monetary Fund, and the African Central Bank.

Louis Farrahkan was talking about it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu2KJNIIg2c&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

If all of the countries in Africa were united, what language would we use?

I think we should use Swahili or Hausa.
Re: If Africa Has An Official Language, What Would It Be? by paniki(m): 11:00pm On Oct 27, 2011
Please re-write your post in Swahili or Hausa. Truth is that most African and world languages are not scientific. Modern science is full of Greek and Latin words which have now become mainstream English. Even a simple word such as 'compute' is Greek. Now tell me what is 'compute' or 'computer' in Hausa.
Re: If Africa Has An Official Language, What Would It Be? by igbo2011(m): 11:04pm On Oct 27, 2011
paniki:

Please re-write your post in Swahili or Hausa. Truth is that most African and world languages are not scientific. Modern science is full of Greek and Latin words which have now become mainstream English. Even a simple word such as 'compute' is Greek. Now tell me what is 'compute' or 'computer' in Hausa.


I don't know what computer is but maybe some Emirs can create new words for the modern age. Maybe if there is a hausa word for math and machine then they can use that word. But I know what you mean though. But is there computer in Chinese or Arabic? Did somebody make up Chinese characters for computer?
Re: If Africa Has An Official Language, What Would It Be? by Akanbiedu(m): 11:08pm On Oct 27, 2011
Paniki, that's not a serious problem. Words can be adopted ASAP. I think there are more swahili speakers than hausa. I go with swahili (hope its easy to learn like hausa).
Re: If Africa Has An Official Language, What Would It Be? by bekay911(f): 11:32pm On Oct 27, 2011
swahil kinda sexy
Re: If Africa Has An Official Language, What Would It Be? by sheyguy: 8:27am On Oct 28, 2011
Hausas and Igbos cant agree yet som1 started this topic. To it is just a fantasy idea i have no preferred choice/answer for.
Re: If Africa Has An Official Language, What Would It Be? by igbo2011(m): 12:27pm On Oct 28, 2011
sheyguy:

Hausas and Igbos cant agree yet som1 started this topic. To it is just a fantasy idea i have no preferred choice/answer for.


I am Igbo and I picked Hausa or Swahili. The Igbo language isn't big enough.
Re: If Africa Has An Official Language, What Would It Be? by Dede1(m): 1:21pm On Oct 28, 2011
igbo2011:

I am Igbo and I picked Hausa or Swahili. The Igbo language isn't big enough.


You are a drooling efulefu not Igbo. You should as well drop dead for Hausa because you are not big enough. Why is it that some Igbo kids are so avoidably stup.id?
Re: If Africa Has An Official Language, What Would It Be? by Nobody: 1:25pm On Oct 28, 2011
Its just a fantasy that can never come to life,
Re: If Africa Has An Official Language, What Would It Be? by Nobody: 1:42pm On Oct 28, 2011
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Re: If Africa Has An Official Language, What Would It Be? by Nobody: 1:43pm On Oct 28, 2011
Iberibe to the highest order. Trying to be more Nigerian than others as usual.

Dem go teach you sense if you no get
Re: If Africa Has An Official Language, What Would It Be? by nanidee(f): 1:51pm On Oct 28, 2011
English!

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