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RE: More Than Just Words
I greeted a friend with Korean and she laughed so hard. She said my k drama is becoming too much and i should reduce watching korean movies.
I told her I can watch Korean movies to some extent and understand what they are saying without reading the translation.
She was surprised and explained how she still struggles speaking her language.
If wishes were horses I would love to understand and speak about 10 different languages and few outside Nigeria. So I was surprised why she thinks I was acting silly when I enjoy speaking other languages.
I'm Ebira by tribe but people call me Hausa especially when I'm in my hijab. And I can only speak a little Hausa. Some people call me Yoruba and that's because I was born and brought up in Yoruba land. I speak Yoruba fluently, Ekiti yoruba and also the okun language. (A part of kogi state and their yoruba is kinda twisted and confusing)
I also speak Ebira fluently which is my language too. And I'm also taking Spanish classes online because I love and listen to their love songs.
Some people always think this learning other language is a waste of time,like they sees it as nothing. And you will hear them say something like, "I have not finish learning my own, I should now focus on other people's own".
It good that you can speak Korean and other native languages too. I noticed one thing about Kogi people, you guys can speak multiple native languages. I also met a lady when I camped in Kogi and we are still friends, her can also speak Hausa very very, olun too and her Yoruba is very great. I admire that about you people
It's not a waste of time o.
For the fact that I can speak little Hausa and also happen to be a Muslim there are times my colleagues will plead with me to buy tomatoes for them on my way to the market. Because they always look surprised when I tell them the amount I bought my tomatoes at the market. Unlike them, when they purchase it themselves it's always small in quantity.
I told them I don't have any secrets. I only got that privilege because I communicate with the aboki in their language so they see me as their kind and give me treats anytime i patronise them.
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Thank you. Some People from kogi understand and can also speak multiple languages. Especially people from the ihima part.
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