WHY DON'T YOU SPEAK IGBO??! - Should we blame our parents?! @Igbolites (Youth)
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- Topic: Why don't you speak Igbo?
In this episode we link up with the 'Igbolites' a UK based Igbo youth group promoting all things Igbo, and inspiring young people (17-24) to appreciate their culture.
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Coming from a so called African American perspective, I'll say if you know thats who you are then you definitely need to learn. And yes their parents are at fault, i understand wanting their kids to make it BUT don't start the erase of your culture. They have a direct line of who they are, we so called African Americans do have that privilege.
Some of our parents failed us in that department but now we are conscious of this fact we need to overcome this obstacle for future generations. Igbo language school is the first step, and once we are all familiar with the basics we should try to speak it regularly so that it becomes the norm.
I grew up in Ireland. My parents didn't teach me and my siblings Igbo because they thought we would be confused. I'm learning it now by myself and I'm glad my mum is willing to help :)
No I don't would love to learn. African American from California. Been interested in the Igbo culture ever since I read things fall apart 16 yrs ago.
Me too, I found out my Paternal Ancestry is Igbo via the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Of course the blame should be put on parents but also other elders, uncles and aunties around. But correct us if we are wrong but blaming does not solve the problem. So the question now becomes how can we teach our babies the language? (Is there a nursery school where they can learn from a very, very young age?)
Love the channel keep the videos rolling.
Oga diri unu na nma. lgbo kwenu oooo
How do I get rid of my American accent when speaking Igbo? Also, what does Igbo Kwenu mean
Tomorrrow I THINK it means like are the igbos here or are the igbos present
To improve your accent, try to practice slowly. Listen to Igbo audio and repeat. We have some tips here: okwuid.com/intro/
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Dalu umu nwanne mu oma............💝
A na m asụ asusu igbo
3:23 ah ah now. A na m asu ya su o!
Why the clip con shot like this naww
I don't understand how tribalism works my dad's Grandmother was Igbo an Ogba from Rivers State, but she had either parent or grandparent from Obenia village in Ondo state under the Ugbo tribe. From my understanding there is an historical connection between the two regions and tribes, but the Ogba speak an Igbo dialect while the Ugbo speak a Yoruba dialect.
I mean, it is tho, lol
Do you think it is in every case?
@@OkwuID Well, it is for the case where the children grow up in the US.
@@OkwuID I agree with the person above. For example, if you and your parents are in an English speaking country, let alone England, why would they need to speak to you in English? As if you're not going to learn English around your classmates, teachers, friends, church members and etc. I think the whole, "we want you to know english" is an excuse by African parents, but in this case Igbo parents, to not teach their children their native language from birth and program the memory of that child so he or she gets used to speaking it. I see it many times here in London where uncles and aunties ask me if I can speak Igbo and they tell me that it's important to know the language, but here they are 5 minutes later speaking English to their young children, contradicting what they just told me. Then the mistake they will do is they will start to speak Igbo to their children when they are around 10-11 years old when their consciousness and memory has already been formed. This is definetely a problem with Igbo more than Yoruba in this country because at least a lot of Yoruba parents still try to enforce their culture on their offsprings. All I say is I think we give our Igbo elders a pass for not teaching anything because of colonialism mindset, as it was mentioned in the video.
@@OkwuID pretty much. It's harder to learn as an adult. :(
I don’t speak
I don't speak Igbo
Are you Igbo??