izzou:


I think the issue with language is determined by where you find yourself; the kind of people in your community.

English is the most accepted, and what everybody understands. So in a community where you have Igbos, Deltans, Efiks, Hausa, etc, the ideal language you should speak is English. Anything short of this may come out offensive, or make you the odd one.

But i don't think you should translate that to them not taking pride in adopting their language. It's mostly determined by where they live

OasisX:




He should concentrate on his calling, otemizing the Believers, cos his take so far is seriously dropping his ratings on this Board.

izzou:


Elrufai was probably talking to an Hausa media or was in the midst of his kinsmen

You shouldn't use that as any yardstick naa

A001:

No, omo nna nimi. Educated people in those states (and they've many of them) give preference to English.

izzou:


Lol

I was just using the worst case scenario of Ajebos,
since his emphasis was on educated ones

Theflint1:
Peter Obi clarifies the CKC/Odili fiasco.

https://twitter.com/PeterObi/status/1593966662893670401?t=Ve8SGI9N7-VJtpzDu87bpw&s=19

BanyXchi:
Pls that's not true for ekiti and Ondo especially Ondo people.... I repeat they are rooted deep in yoruba culture.

And yes I agree I shouldn't have mentioned South and North America because of TAST, but still Yoruba culture is more in Europe than any indigenous culture in the continent. The Igbos here in UK infact many of them speak Yoruba than their own language. I find it surprising that you think Yorubas don't like to speak their language or culture except from Oyo and Osun.. lol where are you based pls?

A001:

Mostly, governors in the North address their people in Hausa. But the ones in the South, especially Yorubaland do so in English even when their audience is mainly Yorubas.

Na wetin I dey talk be that as shown by El-Rufai in that video.

BanyXchi:
most people in Eksu/ado ekiti and akure/owo/Ondo town/futa speaks Yoruba first lool, if you mean educated lecturers and professors I understand but most students and youths speaks Yoruba. I agree that Hausas loves their language alot but as much as I've been across the SW it's the same except from Lagos and some places in Ogun.

A001:

I initially quoted a post about El-Rufai addressing some people in Hausa. Is he a teenager?

My posts are centered on the older ones.

larride:
So Wike yesterday said people has been asking him where he is getting money to do all the projects he's doing.

He said Buhari was the one that paid all the backlog of the 13% derivation to all the Niger Delta State from 1999. You begin to wonder what exactly other State Governors did with their own allocations.

Months ago, Wike also said Buhari FG refunded Rivers State Govt 78bn for federal roads done by previous River State govt.

A001:

I've lived in Lagos, Osun, and Oyo, and observed their disposition toward the indigenous culture comparatively.

I've friends from Ondo and Ekiti that we schooled together.

Itsrm:


Nna ehn. How can someone be so confident in ignorance? When yoruba is the official language of communication in schools. The only time you hear English is when there's a teacher in class. The moment He/She leaves, everyone reverts to status quo

Itsrm:


Nna ehn. How can someone be so confident in ignorance? When yoruba is the official language of communication in schools. The only time you hear English is when there's a teacher in class. The moment He/She leaves, everyone reverts to status quo

ShaqFu:
Kudos to PMB. I won't be surprise if Wike was in PMB'S position he won't return Shi Shi.

A001:

Yoruba is vernacular in private schools, even in public schools as well. English is the primary language, and you're seen as dull if you can't speak simple English and you converse in Yoruba most times.

Tell me why most primary and secondary students would consider their mother tongue vernacular. That's the general belief.

Anyway you dey yab nonsense sha, when I already said my demography is the older ones, which was why I quoted El-Rufai in my initial post.

Ihebu4chelsea:
Just concentrate.... Leave internet for now except you want to research

Itsrm:


What is Vernacular?

A001:

Mostly, governors in the North address their people in Hausa. But the ones in the South, especially Yorubaland do so in English even when their audience is mainly Yorubas.

Na wetin I dey talk be that as shown by El-Rufai in that video.

OasisX:




Nothing you fit tell me, na public School you attend. You're spot on 100%

Itsrm:


What is Vernacular?

larride:


Lmao. During the primaries. All the SW states that Tinubu went for consultation, which language did he speak?

I can even show you Lagos APC stakeholders meetings and its Yoruba he speak there.

Roland17:


Please help me ask Diri what he is using his own money for? Him use him own dey Drink Schnapps and other dry gin. At least Wike come out talk true.

Itsrm:


Haha, 100% true.

Back then self, virtually everyone goes to public schools. At the secondary level especially, children of the rich, poor, middle class all attend public schools.

Na now everybody dey send children to private schools.

A001:

Only Tinubu out of the many politicians for Naija.

A001:

Check your dico. Teachers often punish students for speaking in vernacular (Yoruba) even though it's wrong.

Tell me why most primary and secondary students would consider their mother tongue vernacular.

A001:

Check your dico. Teachers often punish students for speaking in vernacular (Yoruba) even though it's wrong.

OasisX:




When we dey shout don't speak vernacular upandan, Baba Otem talk say vernacular literally means yoruba.

OasisX:




When we dey shout don't speak vernacular upandan, Baba Otem talk say vernacular literally means yoruba.

Itsrm:


I know what it means but I had to ask you when I saw this.



The yoruba by itself is vernacular so saying they consider their mother tongue vernacular makes no sense. What would they have considered it? Binocular?