[civsoc-mw] Use of indigenous languages

[Nini Sulamoyo]

They want to introduce it so that others can cope. It can sound viable but
it will attract vulgar language use as there are always high tempers at
times and English limits that. The hansard will be difficult to read with
snippets of chewa abusive language. This will dilute the education systems
right from teacher training. Education is an effort and let people make
effort.

At masters level those that dont use English as a medium of instruction in
their undergraduate classes have problems at graduate school. It must also
consider the future. Not parliament where MPs are not permanent. Let the
August house be of high standards. Otherwise, why go to school?

Nini Brenda Sulamoyo-Ruebush

On Wed, Sep 23, 2020, 6:01 AM KPD <maluwakpd at gmail.com wrote:

>
> *PETITION TO MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT IN MALAWI TO INTRODUCE INDIGENOUS
> LANGUAGE (S) IN THE HOUSE TO COMPLIMENT THE USE OF ENGLISH.*
>
>
> https://secure.avaaz.org/community_petitions/en/members_of_parliament_in_malawi_introduce_indigenous_language_s_in_malawis_parliament_to_complement_the_use_of_english/?ekpkyurb&utm_source=sharetools&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=petition-1121689-introduce_indigenous_language_s_in_malawis_parliament_to_complement_the_use_of_english&utm_term=pkyurb%2Ben
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>
> On Mon, 21 Sep 2020, 21:28 Nini Sulamoyo, <ninisulamoyo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> MPs should know that no matter what national governments are not purely
>> sovereign. For as long as development partners and donors are not chichewa
>> speaking then we cannot leave them out. Since their international language
>> os English then the use of English prevails. English is learnt in schools
>> where MPs should emanate from. No short cuts.
>>
>> Nini Brenda Sulamoyo-Ruebush
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 21, 2020, 9:17 PM Keyboard Boyd Kilembey <kkilembe at gmail.com
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Laws are not written in chichewa. Law makers must be fluent in English.
>>> Aspiring mps must fit into the system. It is not the system that must fit
>>> into mps. We have more serious issues to deal with than dealing with people
>>> yothawira sukulu pa windo
>>>
>>> On Mon, 21 Sep 2020, 19:20 KPD, <maluwakpd at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I listened to the discussion last night on Zodiak radio. I have also
>>>> seen the petition and believe we are going backwards.
>>>>
>>>> The problem of Chichewa was Kamuzu's insistence on its purity. We
>>>> should have allowed it to grow by adopting various, easy to use, words from
>>>> other languages.
>>>>
>>>> Words like windo, galasi, sipuni, wani,  thu, firi, folo etc were
>>>> borrowed from English. I see no reason why other words from other Malawian
>>>> languages can not be incorporated. Why can't we use 'ada' instead of
>>>> 'bambo' and so on.
>>>>
>>>> I don't see Malawi advancing just because we have declared 10 languages
>>>> official.
>>>>
>>>> A languages units and many languages divide.
>>>>
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