Did you use the word 'several'? Sure? The truth of matter is, very few people can read their local languages. I remember the last time I was in my local church we struggled finding some one to do the readings, because they were in Luganda. I hope with your statement you have excluded Luganda, otherwise the situation is the total opposite here in Buganda. -- Kind regards; KTM +256752602550||+256782062708 "Mother of God-Pray for us sinners"
On Tue, 2013-02-26 at 19:14 +0100, Christopher Nambale wrote: > Kiggs well said. > > > I think several people find it easier to read their local languages > than they do English. It should be noted that there is a generation of > people that were in school before independence who were taught how to > read and write in their mother tongues. Since this generation is > probably out of formal employment and have moved back to their places > of birth, I would imagine that they rarely use English, meaning > that they are more comfortable using vernacular. I also seem to > remember that the education ministry was going to encourage the use of > Ugandan languages in UPE. Indeed, a quick search on Google finds such > discussions in The New Vision, > > > http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/459/615142 > > > > perhaps some of these kids may find an Acholi speaking Firefox easier > to use. > > > C. Nambale > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 8 > Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:27:54 +0300 > From: "Peter C. Ndikuwera" <[email protected]> > To: Uganda Linux User Group <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] FireFox now in Acholi > Message-ID: > > <cakgsryfpufnkdgpsygyqmdy9pokg_c3lxgaeal-ljhcbn4p...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > But Kiggs, > > If you gave that boy a tablet in his local language, how many websites > in > his local language would he be able to access? I think that's the > question > here.... > > And I also don't agree with the whole "don't criticize" argument. > We're all > free to have opinions on the useful/less-ness of this project. Having > participated in open source development of small and large projects, I > think such arguments/discussions are what help most open source > projects > get rid of cruft as well as modules that no-one will ever maintain > because > they were one person's love-child. > > P. > > -- > Evolution (n): A hypothetical process whereby infinitely improbable > events > occur with alarming frequency, order arises from chaos, and no one is > given > credit. > > > On 25 February 2013 13:37, Kiggundu Mukasa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > That is why Bukedde sells NO newspapers in Uganda let alone Rupini, > Etop > > and the rest. > > > > Because literacy is Uganda is defined by English. > > > > If content is in local languages, the local language speakers will > find it > > easier to understand and navigate. You do not need a Phd. to > understand > > this. > > You just have to listen to this young man to understand what is the > > problem with teachers who do not speak english like the queen trying > to > > teach english to the masses > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bX8gS0eXHU > > Notice the translation of the village boy into English ? its not > from > > French! > > > > If you gave that young man a tablet in English or in his language, > which > > one do you think he will use easier? > > > > Kiggundu > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any > way. _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
