The world's largest billboard being worked on in Abuja as a side attraction, hasn't gone up because FCT authorities oppose the site it was first given, saying it is within the area of a new city gate. . It's a Guinness World Record attempt.

Annael:

We are talking about language which has standards and can be used in Education Institution.

All languages can be used in an educational institution so your point is invalid. Every single language can be used to teach children or anyone in fact. Your clearly uneducated or just got the bare minimum of education to think that not all verbal languages can be used to teach people.

Abohboy:
Swahili is not the only language yoruba and igbo are both spoken in South America and the Caribbeans. And igbo culture and traditions have reached the Caribbean and South America so why are you suing baseless claims.

No nigerian language is spoken in south America, the culture of course was exported through slavery but the language nah. it is only now people of African descent are starting to learn their indigenous African languages

Abohboy:


All languages can be used in an educational institution so your point is invalid. Every single language can be used to teach children or anyone in fact. Your clearly uneducated or just got the bare minimum of education to think that not all verbal languages can be used to teach people.

Can be used. But those you mentioned are not used. Do you know the reason!?
Okay.

Annael:

Au Languages
https://au.int/en/about/languages

It literally says and any other language so I don’t know what your celebrating. Just because it is the most spoken doesn’t mean anything. Doesn’t make it an international language mandarin is the most spoken language int he World, but no one says it’s international we say it’s a Chinese language. But english, french and Spanish are international languages because they re spoken by indigenous people on almsot every single continents

another Newly Lunched shopping mall In Abuja - Novare Central , Abuja Nigeria

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUfXdgHziI8

My point exactly. Magufuli has good intentions. But his populism and nationalism and dictatorship - messiah complex - will do Tanzania and him in. Look at COVID-19. While everyone is moving cautiously - he is acting all gungho!. What if he is wrong/

Mzal3ndo:

There are a lot of factors that lead to Tanzania being backrupt by the time Nyerere left office and most of them were out of his control. The war with Uganda, the support of the liberation movement in Southern Africa that led to severing ties with some developed nations, the 1980s drought that led an agricultural dependent and already bleeding country due to war with Uganda suffer even more.And when he saw there is nothing more that he can do he stepped down to let someone else try. He fought a hard war, although lost, the battles he won led to building a united nation Tanzania is today. If the leaders that followed had the same vision he had Tanzania would not be in this place, that is why Magufuli is loved in Tanzania, he is trying with the little Tanzania has to grow and improve in the right direction and to bring back the pride of Tanzania to the ordinary people of the land and compared to his predecessors he is doing a good job.

Annael:

This
https://news.un.org/sw/

again and?

Annael:

Au Languages
https://au.int/en/about/languages

and?

kevomtaani:


No nigerian language is spoken in south America, the culture of course was exported through slavery but the language nah. it is only now people of African descent are starting to learn their indigenous African languages

And how do you think Swahili got to Oman. There was something called the Arab slave trade where they took slaves from Africa that’s how Swahili even got to Oman. So once again your point is completely invalid. And yes Nigerian languages are spoken in South America, and they have been passed on generation by generation since the 1600s, and your last point I won’t even answer it is complete rubbish.

Newly constructed Abuja-Lokoja Expressway (169.6 km)

Welcome to the Internet era. Mostly I GOOGLE. We are in the information age. I have never set foot in Nigeria (nor do I look forward to) but I know the lay of the land. Power of the internet. Knowledge era. 4th Industrial revolution. Information revolution.

And it passed you

forgiveness:


How did you know? Were you the contractor? You are such a novice. You know.

chrisooblog:
people in uganda speak swahili and they are not immigrants from tanzania or kenya

i brought up apartheid in passing as the reason why people in those countries you mentioned speak afrikaans. caucasian families especially boers who left south africa around the time the ANC took over

Maybe you missed were I typed ect
ect...

Also again what does it matter why they left.... I didn't ask why people who speak swahili left Africa?

Annael:

Can be used. But those you mentioned are not used. Do you know the reason!?
Okay.

Reason why, Swahili is the most spoken language in Africa, because all of the countries of East Africa speak it. The closest thing west Africa has to that is Hausa, which is the second largest language group in Africa. But only people in the Sahel and Sahara speak it, not the people below it,

kevomtaani:


Hehehe okay genius. Even better adam and eve spoke afrikaans it's indigenous to heaven. thanks

Now now don't get emotional because you don't know the definition of indigenous

Btw so Lagos extend to Contonu Benin right?

PHAYOL81:

No, Lagos State (and Lagos Metropolis) only comprises of only the Mainland and the Islands. Infact, the Mainland cannot be any more stretched because it has gotten right to the boundery of other state hence the reclamation of lands from the sea to cover up the growing population.
Lagos City once comprised of the SURULERE, FESTAC, YABA, LAGOS MAINLAND LG, LAGOS ISLAND and IKEJA. Right now, Ikeja is being touted as a City on its own and rightly so. Even the others are so big and so populated they had to stand alone for better development save the Lagos Mainland LG which should be merged to Yaba which is more developed.

Abohboy:


It literally says and any other language so I don’t know what your celebrating. Just because it is the most spoken doesn’t mean anything. Doesn’t make it an international language mandarin is the most spoken language int he World, but no one says it’s international we say it’s a Chinese language. But english, french and Spanish are international languages because they re spoken by indigenous people on almsot every single continents

Or dear.
You can not compare Kiswahili with that language. That why I'm trying to show you.
Kiswahili is Official Language in AU
Kiswahili is Official Language in SADC
Kiswahili is official Language in EAC
kiswahili is official Language in UN Media.

What do you want else.
Is the only African Language penetrated into International organizations.

The reason is Kiswahili is matured language, it has standards and regulatory organs.

forgiveness:


What do you know? Nothing.

Don't mind the idiot. He thinks a city has to be big to qualify as such. Geneva is even smaller than EkoAtlantic.

rvp20182:
Welcome to the Internet era. Mostly I GOOGLE. We are in the information age. I have never set foot in Nigeria (nor do I look forward to) but I know the lay of the land. Power of the internet. Knowledge era. 4th Industrial revolution. Information revolution.

And it passed you

Construction didn’t start under him, all they did was renovate the narrow gauge rail line, signed a fake contract which never set off and embezzled the funds for it and just inaugurated the narrow gauge line as a new one. That’s why they say Abuja-kaduna was the first one to start construction and the only one under GEJs tenure.

Abohboy:


Reason why, Swahili is the most spoken language in Africa, because all of the countries of East Africa speak it. The closest thing west Africa has to that is Hausa, which is the second largest language group in Africa. But only people in the Sahel and Sahara speak it, not the people below it,

We are not talking about how many speak such language.
We are talking about language with standards and regulatory organs.
Kiswahili is official Language in AU but Hausa not.
Kiswahili is an official language in SADC but Hausa not.
Kiswahili is an official language in EAC but Hausa not
Kiswahili is an official language in UN media but Hausa not.

So what do you need else!?
Kiswahili is matured language for international standards.

rvp20182:
Btw so Lagos extend to Contonu Benin right?

No Lagos states expands up north into border cities like agbara, odi adio, Agbado, because the landmass is not big enough, but now Lagos is also expanding east wards into Lekki, where alaro city, dangote refinery, new Lagos port and thousands of other residential developments are because in a few years, it will be prime real estate,

Abohboy:


And how do you think Swahili got to Oman. There was something called the Arab slave trade where they took slaves from Africa that’s how Swahili even got to Oman. So once again your point is completely invalid. And yes Nigerian languages are spoken in South America, and they have been passed on generation by generation since the 1600s, and your last point I won’t even answer it is complete rubbish.

you know I am learning everyday new things on nairaland.Like how to accept people who don't agree to things despite glaring evidence.

Let me start by first educating you about the slave trade in west and central Africa. The invaders made sure they would separate people who spoke the same tribe so as to avoid revolt that was the purpose of holding grounds like goree and cape verde. so no African language had a chance of surviving that. Even with the slightest chance it would have survived it wouldn't go past the second generation.
About the east African slave trade the arabs came as merchants first before slave trading, they also castrated their slaves from east Africa who went to saudi Arabia, Uae iraq and Iran. the ones who survived this could not export swahili as they were picked from different tribes.
why I'm telling you they came as merchants was because they needed to learn a local language to trade and thus kingozi/kiswahili was that language. How it ended up in the middle east is simple the merchants great grand children would over a long period of time emigrate back to their fatherlands.
Thirdly kindly refute from emotional rants and abuses when you disagree with someone, you will find this extremely helpful when arguing your cases.

Annael:

Or dear.
You can not compare Kiswahili with that language. That why I'm trying to show you.
Kiswahili is Official Language in AU
Kiswahili is Official Language in SADC
Kiswahili is official Language in EAC
kiswahili is official Language in UN Media.

What do you want else.
Is the only African Language penetrates into International organizations.

The reason is Kiswahili is matured language, it has standards and regulatory organs.

Every single verbal language has that it is only by the amount of speakers that is decided what don’t you understand, and with the image attached below it says yoruba is an important language for Americans to learn the same as Swahili, so where is this your point. Please shut up and speak to your fellow illiterates, I’m not bothered to argue with you if your not willing to get sense by force.

68816419:

Fucking lair u can never get to our level my guy

Most Kenyans don't study science and medical courses. They study arts more.

jln115:

Now now don't get emotional because you don't know the definition of indigenous

I was not being emotional never will, I was just being sarcastic. indigenous simply means originating,.and it's very simple afrikaans didn't originate from Africa.

Abohboy:


Every single verbal language has that it is only by the amount of speakers that is decided what don’t you understand, and with the image attached below it says yoruba is an important language for Americans to learn the same as Swahili, so where is this your point. Please shut up and speak to your fellow illiterates, I’m not bothered to argue with you if your not willing to get sense by force.

Oh!!! Dear.
Those are online opinions.
Can you please tell me which international organization recognize Yoruba!?

We are not using emotional feelings. We are talking facts.

Kiswahili is matured Language than Yoruba.
Prove me wrong.

Annael:

Oh!!! Dear.
Those are online opinions.
Can you please tell me which international organization recognize Yoruba!?

We are not using emotional feelings. We are talking facts.

Kiswahili is matured Language than Yoruba.
Prove me wrong.

What makes a language matured let’s start there.

Abohboy:


What makes a language matured let’s start there.

I told you.
1. Regulation organ.
2. Standards
3. Can be taught in formal education systems.
Does Yoruba has Regulatory organs!? Name them
Does Yoruba has Standards Mention them
Which education system teach Yoruba. Mention few.

rvp20182:
Btw so Lagos extend to Contonu Benin right?

Heck no! Lagos only extends around the southern axis which bordered the oceans. Benin is on the west. And besides, Benin is another country entirely so that's impossible.

I think you should google the map and see what I mean.

vankelvin:


Yes, I will ''stop disgracing myself'' but you will need to read this yourself.
Some Nigerian's dey shock fans
I'm sure its a Politician who put that idea into their heads that ECO is a separate City
So please read where I have circled from your own evidence.

You such an ignoramus. Can you tell me, is Abuja a city since it was carved out of 4 states? Walahi, you need to use your brain.

68816419:

very pathetic

Na wa for dat country ooo.

Annael:

I told you.
1. Regulation organ.
2. Standards
3. Can be taught in formal education systems.
Does Yoruba has Regulatory organs!? Name them
Does Yoruba has Standards Mention them
Which education system teach Yoruba. Mention few.

1st what is standards, all languages have dialects but they all follow the rules of the language just with different words for some things,
Languages don’t actually need regulatory organs and also matured language is not even an actual term try searching “what is a matured language” and see what you get, yoruba is taught in schools in some states in Nigeria and Benin,but not all like the oduduwa college in ogun state and Benin, and I’m not exactly sure what you mean by regulatory organ. We have scholars like any language does


And for the last time matured language is not a term and Swahili is only used in all those palaces because it is the most spoken language in Africa. Why can’t you admit that. Mandarin is the most spoken language in the world. But it is only spoken in China, no one hails it as an international language, Swahili if you ask any random person they will say it’s an african language, but English, French, Spanish etc They will say those are international languages because it is spoken by people all around the world, you need to understand that.