I have been saying that those of us in Africa who only know our COLONIAL languages are the real illiterates. Big ups to that Kenyan athlete who showed to speak in Swahili, we need more of this kind of representation. Mali recently dropped French as their national language for Bambara and I’m proud of them, we need to follow their lead.
@@WongelZelalem the biggest issue we have is that Africa countries or borders are colonial. It is difficult to have one common language in this borders. I am from Namibia and we were a German colony. They divided the country by geography not ethnicity. Half of my tribe is in Angola and even family but I look at them as foreigners. We cannot have a African language without reconsidering this European borders. Dismantle the whole system.
I hear you Wongel !! I'm African American and I've spent time in Ethiopia 🇪🇹. My Ethiopian friends are surprised how much I learned in a little time. But I really want to know more. I would also love to learn a swahili. But that's the key .... I believe anyone of African descent should know and speak African languages fluently. It doesn't matter where you came from . ONE AFRICAN FAMILY........
Awesome, I’m African American and learning Yoruba and I can tell you it’s the BEST FEELING when you can communicate with someone from the CONTINENT ‼️‼️ The sad thing is there are apps that assist with changing your current accent to a more English accent , really ‼️‼️
I'm embarrassed because I speak one language, english. I admire my brothers and sisters on the continent because they can speak several languages !!!!! And if a brother or sister isn't fluent in english, that's ok because they are fluent in so many different languages. I salute my brothers and sisters in Africa !!!!!!!!
Queen of Ethiopia you are so beautiful African Queen. So I'm from California USA. my family is from west Africa 200 years ago but my second language is kiswahili I teach my kids to have a Swahili African language instead of just knowing English so I understand completely Queen.
I'm an African American. I am personally of the belief that every person of African descent, especially African Americans, should learn and become fluent in multiple languages. I speak English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Portuguese, and Esperanto to varying degrees. My father was a native French speaker and my wife's father spoke Spanish. Knowing even a little of another language opens worlds for you. The last thing I want to be thought of as is an ignorant American.
@@4triangle588 I tried Swahili a while back, but at the time the app I was using was incomplete. It's still on the docket and I do plan to give it another go. But I can only do so much. The goal is to become fluent in at least 10 languages; Swahili being one of them.
@@johnmonster1001 we are all ignorant of something. We begin learning when we accept that fact. So, to answer your question, yes I am ignorant but I do not accept that the condition must remain.
A colonized mind and self hatred can have a powerful hold on a people. I understand because African Americans deal with similar issues. It definitely takes encouragement, remembering who you are and where you came from. An accent or language is not a good indicator of intelligence. The ignorant reactions are quite disappointing but it was good to see the Kenyan runner speaking in his native tongue as an athlete on an international platform.
I remember a native Japanese speaking MLB player who was mocked for his English skills and he decided to just stopped doing interviews in English. It’s so sad America is like this.
I agree!! Intelligence isn’t based on the language you speak and I condemn those who make fun of those who make mistakes while speaking english. HOWEVER, if an english reporter asks you a question in english and you can speak it, then why not? The same could apply if someone asked you a question in swahili. If you can speak swahili, then also why not respond in swahili?
He doesnt have to speak English. He can speak his native tongue if he wants. Maybe Americans need to learn other languages and stop trying to think of theirs as the best one to speak. Smh
It's imperative to have your own language, the children must have their home language spoken on the international stage and elevated. This is part of identity. Pride in your language can help protect the children from the world that often is judgemental and harsh towards black people. The west will destroy your self-esteem inside out, so holding onto your language is a way to hold onto yourself, and prevent others' definitions from warping you. If you think English is so great you're already a little warped. Defining yourself using your own language is one way to fight against brainwashing.
In most African countries today, fluency and accent is a sign of inherited social status, and so of economic power. It's one of the great successes of colonialism. The system ensured that the colonized always looked at themselves, and each other through the eyes of the colonizer. And therefore, even after the colonizer left, he'd always have eyes, ears, brains and hands in his former domain. The brand of the coloniser is no longer in our flesh, it's in our hearts and minds.
Yep. Agreed 100% Its like computer malware they left intact within the colonized - and many are still running the colonial mindset program. Somehow in some way, we must begin deconstructing these inherited systems - if we are to ever be whole again. It may take a few generations, but we must start. There is abundant Afrikan history and culture for us to pick up and build from.
thank you sister. we love you. I am so happy you brought this arrogance to our attention. it starts with us. very true. Kenyan politicians speak English in their parliament when speaking to the public. there are so many Kenyans that cannot speak English. why not speak Swahili? but our leaders do not think outside the box. I swear. it's such a shame. thank you sister. I shared your channel with my friends on WhatsApp to subscribe. I also shared your channel with an African group on WhatsApp. thank you again. speaking English does not equate with smartness
yo, its your fellow habesha boy, keep up with your content i like it. ngl thought i'd cringe first but then you just made it normal and intersting. I went back watched your contents and they're dope asf.....proud of ya..cheers
wongel my dear its feather in my cap and i delight everytime when i watch yr videos thuz you truly uphold the true africanism and im so thankful dt in our days we still have people like yu who stand for the truth and not being tossed by the western waves however it i really pray that people like you or like julius malema should be comming out and stand for the truth and for good of our own african people special the youht ,im from mozambique but based in SA and i have inherited the spirit of our late president samora machel thuz i will fight for africa as well love you so much wongel
Whenever I meet people from other countries I enjoy learning their culture and language. It's absolutely a blessing for someone to share with you. Much Love from California- Bay Area.
I Was Born And Raised In America With Afrikan Parents From East Afrika And As American Born I Can Only Speak English 😆But I Wanna Learn Swahili A Language All Afrikans Should Speak To Have Official Language
Well it was not your fault but you can still take the time to learn it now. I am trying to learn Swahili too so we are on the same boat 🚢. We can do this 💪🏾.
I've been subscribed to this channel since it's inception but, this is the first time that I have taken time out to watch one of you all's shares. I have been a subscribed to 2nachekl's channel for quite some time so I am already familiar with him and the exceptional job that he does over on his channel. I'm glad to see the two of you team up for this channel. Together, you all are a dynamic duo. 👍🏽👍🏽👌🏿
Ms. Wongel I first saw you on the African Diaspora News channel (Phillip Scott) You are a very elegant very clear and understandable news reporter very fashionable I like the way you just ended this video you are reaching a broad audience much success to you and long life.
Wongel, I am an American who was born in America; and you master the English language. There are millions of Americans who do not speak English as clearly as you do. You also have a vast vocabulary. Your English grammar is perfect. I wish I could speak two or more languages. You are a fantastic person.
Wh!+3 people say to me speak proper English when they can't win an arrangement with me, their only come back. Then i say to them they say to them "dear English is one of 6 languages I can speak, read and write, do you know any other languages other then the one you're born in to?" That's them up 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Well I’m in the States and trust me, English does not equal smart. I was in Ethiopia for two months STRUGGLING to pick up the language. It was a humbling experience which I recommend to anyone who thinks otherwise.
Wh!+3 people say to me speak proper English when they can't win an arrangement with me, their only come back. Then i say to them they say to them "dear English is one of 6 languages I can speak, read and write, do you know any other languages other then the one you're born in to?" That's them up 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I totally agree with you this lady. in fact when OAU was first established by Dr Kwame Nkrumah said, all Africa citizens especially black Africans must all speak one National language in the continent of Africa, Swahili language was chosen as a National language for every African countries and Ethiopian form of writing was chosen for All Africa citizens most especially black Africa citizens to use Ethiopian forming of writing to Read and write anything.or any language of their choices.
Not just English but all western languages are not greater the any other language and in fact they have borrowed many words from different sources. One can be educated and yet unintelligent.
I don't speak Amharic or Swahili. When post comment in Ethiopia or Kenya I do it using local languages (Google translate) we must be proud using African languages.
that will be the day. 1 Africa one language one currency one people one united and strong Africa that is my dream and the continent as whole.. keep up the Pan-African dream sis.
What a patriotic athlete. He's right to speak Kiswahili. Everybody is free to speak their native language. European insist on speaking their language. We shouldn't be carried away by colonialist languages. We've been brainwashed into thinking foreign languages make us smart or better people.
When Joel embiid first got drafted to the sixers and he didn’t speak the best English the fans in Philly ripped on him and some of them even went as far as saying he couldn’t play just because his English wasn’t the best. Fast forward 8 years and he’s an icon in Philadelphia, one of the best players in the NBA and everyone loves him.
Great point, glad you brought it up. What’s funny is that when you come to the native English speaking countries don’t be surprised to hear being told that your English is “very good” (for a __ ) where did you learn it?” Or “you speak with an accent, where do you really come from?”. Hapo sasa ndio utakapojua 🤣🤣
"New Subscriber", First of all I want to say that you have interesting content in your videos Mrs. Wongel Zelalem. Next most people who have grown up in America and have never left the US, can be very stuck up when it comes to thinking they are better than other people not from the US. I have been to many places such, as the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, Russia, Australia, and Southeast Asia, during my time in the Military. What I have noticed is that a lot of people in those countries can speak a minimum of 2 languages up to 3 or more! Most people in America only speak one and in some cases are so stubborn or closed minded, that they do not want to learn another language which is very sad. Most of this comes from the older generations. Do not worry about what other people say or think, if you are multilingual speak what you know. Americans and people from some other countries just show their ignorance and maturity level if the make fun or have something negative to say to you. The main purpose of language is for communication. If you understand what has been said, then the purpose was fulfilled. Also, I like hearing the various accents of different people when they are talking. There is nothing wrong with Mrs. Wongel Zelalem accent when she speaks English. It is kind of sweet to hear her speak English actually 🙂
We, Jamaicans, love the African accents! We are all the way in the Caribbean but identify with Africa so much. Our native language (called Patois/Jamaican) is mixed with some ingenious African words! Really!
I do well in writing, reading and testing English. Meanwhile I have a hard time speaking at times which makes my own people make fun of me. This has lowered my self esteem to zero. I’m I alone?
I live in the Netherlands and my own ignorant people are telling me that I have and accent. I always tell people. Just what you said. But you understand what I said do you.
I agree with you totally. The problem we have as Africans is mind set. Some Africans think accent is a measure of intelligence, far from it. What we mostly need as a human race is God's Wisdom and Love. Those who criticise other people's accents have inferiority complex. But if a white man spoke Swahili with a weird accent no black person would say you should work on your accent. Our accents originate from our mother's tongue
Language is one of the human survival tools, helps to explore and be more adaptative, makes you intelligent in terms of survival, but does not make you intelligent academically
Am in U.K. and every now and then when I speak you will find someone trying to help you to pronounce “better” , I don’t let anyone do that. My accent is a part of my identity. English is not my language and the fact that you can somehow understand what am trying to say,that’s good enough for me… Am unapologetically African. East African, Kenyan. My foundation starts with being human, followed by my roots and no one can change that.
We South Africans embrace those who can speak more native SA languages fluently, not European languages, we don't speak those languages, we have our 9 native official languages most of us can speak them all. We have refused to learn Afrikaans at schools and our people died for that during Apartheid era. Our languages comes first, not the colonizer's languages.
+@Wongel Zelalem : Quick question ❓ Sista are you a Bloodline DNA 🧬 Modern-Day Descendant of The Ethiopian people the Biblical Children of Cush or are you a citizen dwelling in the land of the Ethiopians The (Cushites) I am only asking because The Afrikan Diaspora and The Bantu Tribes of Afrika are The Modern-Day Descendants of The Ancient Children of Yisrael and l was wondering because you seem to have great "LOVE" 💕 for the Bantu people (US) The Descendants/Offsprings of Yisrael. May The Most High (OUR) Elohim Yahuah Bless you and keep you my beloveit Sista. Shalom, Salaam 💋💝💕😍🕎🥰💞❤️👄
English is my Native tongue being from California, USA, and I envy People who speak multiple Languages and my thoughts were never criticize anyone because how they speak the Language! Just appreciate the effort, is my opinion! One final note when I do Travel abroad I do my best to speak some of the Local Language out of respect for the People! I may butcher what trying to say but notice still appreciated! Do my best not to be one of those arrogant Visitors demanding the Person speak my Language@ That is disrespectful!
For thousands of years it was the Ancient Afrikan Egyptians civilizing the world, they used Afrikan Nilotic - Bantu to do it. Many English words come from Bantu.
Totally agree I don't understand why most of our African people make fun of someone who has a mother accent when speaking English or broken English. We must be proud of our accents because That is what we are, it's our identity. I'm proud of Nigerians because they developed pidgin which is similar to English. The diaspora speak patwa creole and many more which they developed themselves similar to each. We should stop considering each other as inferior just because we can't speak English or because we can't speak it properly
Correctly so, I regret learning in 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇯🇲 under the dumb British System. I truly miss my African culture. Many lovely languages.......English is a language of spells.
Why??? Africa is diverse and everyone needs to speak his or her own language. There are more 3,000 languages in Africa and you want other people to forgo their own language to speak Swahili? That’s another form of colonization. Swahili is not the most widely Spoken Language in Africa. Your proposal is dead on arrival…
I have spoken about Africans are being pressured to learn and speak American English only, as to present themselves as being competent and accepted by those English speakers. But who themselves feel irrelevant when speaking with a bilingual person.
It is really an African self-worth problem. Until Africans start valuing themselves enough to respect African languages, the rest of the world will not. Go Swahili! I’m learning Swahili along with my kids. We need to make Swahili the official language of the continent, that’s a small small step to show that we have self-worth that the world must respect.
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I have been saying that those of us in Africa who only know our COLONIAL languages are the real illiterates. Big ups to that Kenyan athlete who showed to speak in Swahili, we need more of this kind of representation. Mali recently dropped French as their national language for Bambara and I’m proud of them, we need to follow their lead.
I agree
I am proud of him. 👍🏾👍🏾✌🏾✌🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Awesome
@@WongelZelalem did you do your due diligence on Freemason on the connection with the world power
On point!!👏
You being a woman and being pro african I bow to you. Keep this videos up
Thank you brother 🙏🏽
@@WongelZelalem the biggest issue we have is that Africa countries or borders are colonial. It is difficult to have one common language in this borders. I am from Namibia and we were a German colony. They divided the country by geography not ethnicity. Half of my tribe is in Angola and even family but I look at them as foreigners. We cannot have a African language without reconsidering this European borders. Dismantle the whole system.
@@xumenikomeshoshinana7038 borderless Africa . Free trade Africa
I hear you Wongel !! I'm African American and I've spent time in Ethiopia 🇪🇹. My Ethiopian friends are surprised how much I learned in a little time. But I really want to know more. I would also love to learn a swahili. But that's the key .... I believe anyone of African descent should know and speak African languages fluently. It doesn't matter where you came from . ONE AFRICAN FAMILY........
welcome my brother ..swahili is easy to learn...karibu sana
Awesome, I’m African American and learning Yoruba and I can tell you it’s the BEST FEELING when you can communicate with someone from the CONTINENT ‼️‼️ The sad thing is there are apps that assist with changing your current accent to a more English accent , really ‼️‼️
@@mutijimacedrick1622 ..... Habari Gani ....... sorry I'm responding so late.
So true! Let’s be proud of our heritage, including our language.
Fact ! Especially our languages that must be preserved because language is the vehicle of any culture🙏🏾
Diamond Platinumz is very talented. His music is excellent and the the way he dances is amazing. I am Canadian and I listen to him often.
I love a man who's not afraid to be who he is in terms of culture, language, tongue, and people
Always proud of you Wongel. Keep waking up our fellow Africans to the truth.
Hello Wongel!!! Your facial expressions are PRICELESS!! 😂
Ohhh thank you Kayla 😊
I really enjoyed this topic.
Fellow Afrikans -- let's continue the good work of De-colonizing our minds!! 👍
Thank you Wongel ❤️ I couldn't have said it better 👍 People need to watch what they say about others.
I'm embarrassed because I speak one language, english. I admire my brothers and sisters on the continent because they can speak several languages !!!!! And if a brother or sister isn't fluent in english, that's ok because they are fluent in so many different languages. I salute my brothers and sisters in Africa !!!!!!!!
Me too. Can't do it to save my life
Queen of Ethiopia you are so beautiful African Queen. So I'm from California USA. my family is from west Africa 200 years ago but my second language is kiswahili I teach my kids to have a Swahili African language instead of just knowing English so I understand completely Queen.
Right On Brother !!!
I'm an African American. I am personally of the belief that every person of African descent, especially African Americans, should learn and become fluent in multiple languages. I speak English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Portuguese, and Esperanto to varying degrees. My father was a native French speaker and my wife's father spoke Spanish. Knowing even a little of another language opens worlds for you. The last thing I want to be thought of as is an ignorant American.
Please learn at least one African language, bless you
@@4triangle588 I tried Swahili a while back, but at the time the app I was using was incomplete. It's still on the docket and I do plan to give it another go. But I can only do so much. The goal is to become fluent in at least 10 languages; Swahili being one of them.
@@demetricklouis5710 so does that mean you are ignorant because you are not fluent? Come on my brother
@@johnmonster1001 we are all ignorant of something. We begin learning when we accept that fact. So, to answer your question, yes I am ignorant but I do not accept that the condition must remain.
@@demetricklouis5710 speak for self, even if I didn’t speak English I’m still intelligent, you just playing semantics
A colonized mind and self hatred can have a powerful hold on a people. I understand because African Americans deal with similar issues. It definitely takes encouragement, remembering who you are and where you came from. An accent or language is not a good indicator of intelligence. The ignorant reactions are quite disappointing but it was good to see the Kenyan runner speaking in his native tongue as an athlete on an international platform.
I remember a native Japanese speaking MLB player who was mocked for his English skills and he decided to just stopped doing interviews in English. It’s so sad America is like this.
I agree!! Intelligence isn’t based on the language you speak and I condemn those who make fun of those who make mistakes while speaking english. HOWEVER, if an english reporter asks you a question in english and you can speak it, then why not? The same could apply if someone asked you a question in swahili. If you can speak swahili, then also why not respond in swahili?
He doesnt have to speak English. He can speak his native tongue if he wants. Maybe Americans need to learn other languages and stop trying to think of theirs as the best one to speak. Smh
@@mikaeels.6477 Americans didn’t originate English. We were colonized by Europe as well. Your issue is with Britain.
I refused to speak English in American accent, because it is a continuation of colonizing us
I get what you are saying
It's imperative to have your own language, the children must have their home language spoken on the international stage and elevated. This is part of identity. Pride in your language can help protect the children from the world that often is judgemental and harsh towards black people. The west will destroy your self-esteem inside out, so holding onto your language is a way to hold onto yourself, and prevent others' definitions from warping you. If you think English is so great you're already a little warped. Defining yourself using your own language is one way to fight against brainwashing.
In most African countries today, fluency and accent is a sign of inherited social status, and so of economic power. It's one of the great successes of colonialism. The system ensured that the colonized always looked at themselves, and each other through the eyes of the colonizer. And therefore, even after the colonizer left, he'd always have eyes, ears, brains and hands in his former domain. The brand of the coloniser is no longer in our flesh, it's in our hearts and minds.
Well said.
Yep. Agreed 100%
Its like computer malware they left intact within the colonized - and many are still running the colonial mindset program.
Somehow in some way, we must begin deconstructing these inherited systems - if we are to ever be whole again.
It may take a few generations, but we must start.
There is abundant Afrikan history and culture for us to pick up and build from.
Perfectly summarized.
thank you sister. we love you. I am so happy you brought this arrogance to our attention. it starts with us. very true. Kenyan politicians speak English in their parliament when speaking to the public. there are so many Kenyans that cannot speak English. why not speak Swahili? but our leaders do not think outside the box. I swear. it's such a shame. thank you sister. I shared your channel with my friends on WhatsApp to subscribe. I also shared your channel with an African group on WhatsApp. thank you again. speaking English does not equate with smartness
Queen Wongel.....Don't forget the Caribbean. Love ❤️ you great 👍 show
yo, its your fellow habesha boy, keep up with your content i like it. ngl thought i'd cringe first but then you just made it normal and intersting. I went back watched your contents and they're dope asf.....proud of ya..cheers
So glad the Kenyan athlete spoke in his own language let the fans in the diaspora hear and recognise it where they can.
Well done sister 👍. Thank you for putting light on issue's like this
I'm a Ugandan who moved to Tanzania with an intention of learning Kiswahili and return back after a year
I wish English wasn't my first language. I wish to move to Afrika, and learn more about my original culture. I'm so over US
Come home!!. Pick any one or more countries on the contineny. Tusangaire 😊 ( means welcome, we're very happy to see you)
You go visit the continent you may make plans to leave the US. You will love it.
wongel my dear its feather in my cap and i delight everytime when i watch yr videos thuz you truly uphold the true africanism and im so thankful dt in our days we still have people like yu who stand for the truth and not being tossed by the western waves however it i really pray that people like you or like julius malema should be comming out and stand for the truth and for good of our own african people special the youht ,im from mozambique but based in SA and i have inherited the spirit of our late president samora machel thuz i will fight for africa as well love you so much wongel
Unfortunately, the only language I know is English; It's admirable to see people who are multilingual like yourself. Peace.
I love the accent continental Africans have when speaking English. In the future I hope to hire such voice talent. 👍🏽
Whenever I meet people from other countries I enjoy learning their culture and language. It's absolutely a blessing for someone to share with you. Much Love from California- Bay Area.
That's the truth 💯 God blessed people with different languages.
I Was Born And Raised In America With Afrikan Parents From East Afrika And As American Born I Can Only Speak English 😆But I Wanna Learn Swahili A Language All Afrikans Should Speak To Have Official Language
Well it was not your fault but you can still take the time to learn it now. I am trying to learn Swahili too so we are on the same boat 🚢. We can do this 💪🏾.
@@WongelZelalem ✊🏿
Same boat as you , but always saw some African accents are strong 💪🏾 as opposed to India’s no offence there…good luck learning Swahili 👍🏾
Foolishness loosing your culture for your enemies
I've been subscribed to this channel since it's inception but, this is the first time that I have taken time out to watch one of you all's shares. I have been a subscribed to 2nachekl's channel for quite some time so I am already familiar with him and the exceptional job that he does over on his channel. I'm glad to see the two of you team up for this channel. Together, you all are a dynamic duo. 👍🏽👍🏽👌🏿
This a well overdue topic for discussion, Wongel . Thanks so much for this .
You said it all Queen! Stay blessed
Great content Ms Wongel. Keep up the great work. Love your hair by the way.
Ms. Wongel I first saw you on the African Diaspora News channel (Phillip Scott) You are a very elegant very clear and understandable news reporter very fashionable I like the way you just ended this video you are reaching a broad audience much success to you and long life.
I am African American and I enjoy learning about different African countries
Its infuriating that a Black person would shame other Black people's English, a colonizer's language.
Wongel you are a true African. I know I can score 20% in and English exam. But, If I tell the Westerner to speak my language he will score zero
Great show! Great point sis! Keep up your good work.
Wongel, I am an American who was born in America; and you master the English language. There are millions of Americans who do not speak English as clearly as you do. You also have a vast vocabulary. Your English grammar is perfect. I wish I could speak two or more languages. You are a fantastic person.
I found that most people who mock you speak only one language and they so poorly.
Wh!+3 people say to me speak proper English when they can't win an arrangement with me, their only come back. Then i say to them they say to them "dear English is one of 6 languages I can speak, read and write, do you know any other languages other then the one you're born in to?" That's them up 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Exactly some European countries doesn't even understand English 😂😂😂
Well I’m in the States and trust me, English does not equal smart. I was in Ethiopia for two months STRUGGLING to pick up the language. It was a humbling experience which I recommend to anyone who thinks otherwise.
Wh!+3 people say to me speak proper English when they can't win an arrangement with me, their only come back. Then i say to them they say to them "dear English is one of 6 languages I can speak, read and write, do you know any other languages other then the one you're born in to?" That's them up 🤣🤣🤣🤣
We never tire of The Beautiful Wongel Zelalem, protect this Kenyan Brother!
I totally agree with you this lady.
in fact when OAU was first established by Dr Kwame Nkrumah said, all Africa citizens especially black Africans must all speak one National language in the continent of Africa, Swahili language was chosen as a National language for every African countries and Ethiopian form of writing was chosen for
All Africa citizens most especially black Africa citizens to use Ethiopian forming of writing to Read and write anything.or any language of their choices.
Smartness is in the brain.
Even English speaking countries in the west they have an accent in their own words.
Not just English but all western languages are not greater the any other language and in fact they have borrowed many words from different sources. One can be educated and yet unintelligent.
I don't speak Amharic or Swahili. When post comment in Ethiopia or Kenya I do it using local languages (Google translate) we must be proud using African languages.
that will be the day.
1 Africa
one language
one currency
one people
one united and strong Africa that is my dream and the continent as whole..
keep up the Pan-African dream sis.
What a patriotic athlete. He's right to speak Kiswahili. Everybody is free to speak their native language. European insist on speaking their language.
We shouldn't be carried away by colonialist languages. We've been brainwashed into thinking foreign languages make us smart or better people.
The best news ever. That’s a great man representing us all ❤️
True many people in my country try to talk like Americans and I really get irritated.You look much prettier without makeup by the way.
Shikor love your shows. Kab Eritrea dikhi?
When Joel embiid first got drafted to the sixers and he didn’t speak the best English the fans in Philly ripped on him and some of them even went as far as saying he couldn’t play just because his English wasn’t the best. Fast forward 8 years and he’s an icon in Philadelphia, one of the best players in the NBA and everyone loves him.
Great point, glad you brought it up. What’s funny is that when you come to the native English speaking countries don’t be surprised to hear being told that your English is “very good” (for a __ ) where did you learn it?” Or “you speak with an accent, where do you really come from?”. Hapo sasa ndio utakapojua 🤣🤣
"New Subscriber", First of all I want to say that you have interesting content in your videos Mrs. Wongel Zelalem.
Next most people who have grown up in America and have never left the US, can be very stuck up when it comes to thinking they are better than other people not from the US.
I have been to many places such, as the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, Russia, Australia, and Southeast Asia, during my time in the Military.
What I have noticed is that a lot of people in those countries can speak a minimum of 2 languages up to 3 or more! Most people in America only speak one and in some cases are so stubborn or closed minded, that they do not want to learn another language which is very sad. Most of this comes from the older generations.
Do not worry about what other people say or think, if you are multilingual speak what you know. Americans and people from some other countries just show their ignorance and maturity level if the make fun or have something negative to say to you.
The main purpose of language is for communication. If you understand what has been said, then the purpose was fulfilled. Also, I like hearing the various accents of different people when they are talking. There is nothing wrong with Mrs. Wongel Zelalem accent when she speaks English. It is kind of sweet to hear her speak English actually 🙂
We, Jamaicans, love the African accents! We are all the way in the Caribbean but identify with Africa so much.
Our native language (called Patois/Jamaican) is mixed with some ingenious African words! Really!
I do well in writing, reading and testing English. Meanwhile I have a hard time speaking at times which makes my own people make fun of me. This has lowered my self esteem to zero. I’m I alone?
I live in the Netherlands and my own ignorant people are telling me that I have and accent. I always tell people. Just what you said. But you understand what I said do you.
Exactly!
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A lot of that jealousy and would they feel the same way if it said young famous and European or young famous and Asian?
Nope I doubt they would have said anything
Language and culture carry one another. Lose your language and your culture is lost. Swahili iz not just a language, it is a diverse lifestyle .
OMG THIS SHOW IS SO GOOOOOOD. I HAVE WATCHED IT 2 TIMES ALREADY. ❤ LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT.
I totally agree with you Wongel. I'm currently trying to look into learning Kiswahili.
I agree with you totally. The problem we have as Africans is mind set. Some Africans think accent is a measure of intelligence, far from it. What we mostly need as a human race is God's Wisdom and Love. Those who criticise other people's accents have inferiority complex. But if a white man spoke Swahili with a weird accent no black person would say you should work on your accent. Our accents originate from our mother's tongue
Good that you brought that topic. We were brainwashed that speaking White man language is superior.
Ignorance feeds ignorance which is the same as ignorance + ignorance=ignorance.
Well done!
Always enjoy your videos. We black people need to encourage each other and take pride in who we are. Nobody is going to do this for us.
Language is a tool for communicating; and as tools go, English is the most useful tool of them all.
EMPRESS of the SIDE EYE Wongel!
Language is one of the human survival tools, helps to explore and be more adaptative, makes you intelligent in terms of survival, but does not make you intelligent academically
Swahili for Africa, please. 🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥
I got one word for you Wongel, NEOCOLONIALISM
That's 2.0 mental slavery in a knock shall and mental slavery is the worst kind of slavery, that's affecting lots of our people unfortunately.
Excellent taking of their disrespect towards our languages 👌🏽
It’s called ignorance …..lack of knowledge!!!!
THANK YOU MY AFRICAN QUEEN..... NO MIND THEM
Am in U.K. and every now and then when I speak you will find someone trying to help you to pronounce “better” , I don’t let anyone do that. My accent is a part of my identity. English is not my language and the fact that you can somehow understand what am trying to say,that’s good enough for me… Am unapologetically African. East African, Kenyan. My foundation starts with being human, followed by my roots and no one can change that.
We South Africans embrace those who can speak more native SA languages fluently, not European languages, we don't speak those languages, we have our 9 native official languages most of us can speak them all. We have refused to learn Afrikaans at schools and our people died for that during Apartheid era. Our languages comes first, not the colonizer's languages.
+@Wongel Zelalem : Quick question ❓ Sista are you a Bloodline DNA 🧬 Modern-Day Descendant of The Ethiopian people the Biblical Children of Cush or are you a citizen dwelling in the land of the Ethiopians The (Cushites) I am only asking because The Afrikan Diaspora and The Bantu Tribes of Afrika are The Modern-Day Descendants of The Ancient Children of Yisrael and l was wondering because you seem to have great "LOVE" 💕 for the Bantu people (US) The Descendants/Offsprings of Yisrael. May The Most High (OUR) Elohim Yahuah Bless you and keep you my beloveit Sista. Shalom, Salaam 💋💝💕😍🕎🥰💞❤️👄
Wongel you are a Vision of Lovliness!
Wake up all Africa’s country’s peoples Africa’s language are sweet speaking like Swahili ✊🏿
Africa for the Africans. African languages for the Africans.
Even our English in the Caribbean is ridiculed by people from the states.
English is my Native tongue being from California, USA, and I envy People who speak multiple Languages and my thoughts were never criticize anyone because how they speak the Language! Just appreciate the effort, is my opinion! One final note when I do Travel abroad I do my best to speak some of the Local Language out of respect for the People! I may butcher what trying to say but notice still appreciated! Do my best not to be one of those arrogant Visitors demanding the Person speak my Language@ That is disrespectful!
Nimeenda hii sana kazi nzuri 🙏🙏
For thousands of years it was the Ancient Afrikan Egyptians civilizing the world, they used Afrikan Nilotic - Bantu to do it. Many English words come from Bantu.
I teach English and am originally from Jamaica. But I rep my mother tongue all day everyday..patois to di worl
English isn't my language, I speak Swahili and I'm proud of it
Its important we keep our language and we don't name ourselves English names as well. Naming our children African names its important.
Totally agree
I don't understand why most of our African people make fun of someone who has a mother accent when speaking English or broken English. We must be proud of our accents because That is what we are, it's our identity. I'm proud of Nigerians because they developed pidgin which is similar to English. The diaspora speak patwa creole and many more which they developed themselves similar to each. We should stop considering each other as inferior just because we can't speak English or because we can't speak it properly
Correctly so, I regret learning in 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇯🇲 under the dumb British System. I truly miss my African culture. Many lovely languages.......English is a language of spells.
Common language we need learn as Africans is Swahili.
Why??? Africa is diverse and everyone needs to speak his or her own language. There are more 3,000 languages in Africa and you want other people to forgo their own language to speak Swahili? That’s another form of colonization. Swahili is not the most widely Spoken Language in Africa. Your proposal is dead on arrival…
It's not the language that makes you smart it's the knowledge. I guess people still lost about this
I have spoken about Africans are being pressured to learn and speak American English only, as to present themselves as being competent and accepted by those English speakers. But who themselves feel irrelevant when speaking with a bilingual person.
One of Bob Marley’s manager told him that,don’t try to speak like them,talk in your own accent!!!!
It is really an African self-worth problem. Until Africans start valuing themselves enough to respect African languages, the rest of the world will not. Go Swahili! I’m learning Swahili along with my kids. We need to make Swahili the official language of the continent, that’s a small small step to show that we have self-worth that the world must respect.
I agree Sis .We Africans are still a little big stupid that way .
dont forget about us Caribbean brothers too
This has nothing to do with yall. Leave us alone