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- Title
Oppressing the oppressed: the threats of Hausa and English to Nigeria's minority languages.
- Authors
Igboanusi, Herbert; Peter, Lothar
- Abstract
In Nigeria, English is generally perceived as a dominant language. The dream of "one north" makes Hausa a lingua franca in northern Nigeria, with the potential of annihilating the over 200 indigenous languages spoken in that region. However, the increasing wave of ethnic consciousness as well as the ongoing agitations for the rights of minority languages have raised questions on the continued domination of minority languages by Hausa and English. Using data from a language-use questionnaire among northern and southern minority language speakers, the study shows that Hausa and English are fast replacing minority mother tongues in informal domains and situational contexts which are expected to be dominated by mother tongues.
- Subjects
ENGLISH language; LANGUAGE &; languages; HAUSA language; LINGUA francas; NATIVE language
- Publication
International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 2004, Vol 2004, Issue 170, p131
- ISSN
0165-2516
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/ijsl.2004.2004.170.131