Vukoni, i ni ce, i ni fama. O de ka nyi i sera AfricanLanguages ka bataki'in ci aw ma.
In Bambara I'm simply taking the opportunity to welcome you. As a member of the group I'd be interested in any sort of news you may have concerning the languages you speak. Although I'm not from Africa, I've lived in four countries in the west of the continent for over 11 years and speak Fulfulde and Bambara (along with smatterings of a few other languages). My interest in African languages has evolved over the last quarter century, and for the last 5 years or so I've focused much effort in the area of African languages & information technology (e.g., localization). (I also spent some years in the Chicago area - I don't miss the cold - and have some family there now.) It would be great to hear from other group members about their background, and interests in and work on/in African languages. Don Osborn Bisharat.net Quoting Vukoni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Habari zenyu wandugu kwenye mtandao huu, > > Nafurahi sana kusehelea kikundi hiki cha lugha za kiAfrika. Mimi ni > Mganda, lakini siku hizi nakaa Marikani. Nilikuwa mwandisi wa habari > nchini Uganda. Sasa, nafanya kazi kama mtaalamu wa mawasiliano hapa > Chicago. > > Natumai, ukumbi huu unanisaidia kuunga mikono na wazalendo wa Afrika > kote duniani ambao wanaojifunga kuokoa na kusitawisha lugha zetu. > > Mapambano yanaendelea! > > Vukoni Lupa-Lasaga > ps. the English introduction follows: > > I salute you all dear brothers and sisters on this network, > > Although my Kiswahili isn't what it could be if I was still living and > working in eastern Africa, I felt it was important that I try to > introduce myself in an African language on this forum. > > This group must be one of the best kept secrets in our corner of > cyperspace. But I'm glad to be finally on board. I am a Ugandan (by > birth and descent) and a Sudanese (by adoption). Back in Uganda, I was > a journalist. Now, I live and work in Chicago as a communications > specialist at the headquarters of an international service organization. > > I count my mother tongue Ma'di, native to Uganda and Sudan, among the > languages I speak and write fluently. Once upon a time, I was > articulate in Lugbara, a "cousin" of Ma'di. But the last time I tried > to make sustained conversation with teenagers in Arua, Uganda, where > the language reigns supreme, they pronounced my Lugbara a form of > "self-torture" and put me out my misery by switching to English. > > But I haven't give up on myself yet. I'm still proficient in the > colloquial Kiswahili spoken in Uganda and I'm making steady, if slow > progress, in learning standard Kiswahili. I also speak a creole form > of Arabic, versions of which are the lingua franca in urban Southern > Sudan and Nubian communities in Kenya and Uganda. > > My competence goes downhill with Acholi/Lango, Luganda, and Lingala. > Or does a smattering of IsiZulu/IsiXhosa, Sesotho/Setswana, Chishona, > Hausa, and Yoruba make me an African polyglot in the making? > > I hope, this forum will enable me to link up with fellow African > nationalists all over the world who are determined not only to save, > but to develop and promote our languages as versatile mediums of > modern communication, culture, education, technology, etc. > > The struggle continues! > > vukoni > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $4.98 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Q7_YsB/neXJAA/yQLSAA/TpIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
