What happens when government policy moves away from indigenous-language teaching?
In this Short, Prof. Mbah raises a deeper concern about the future of Igbo and other Nigerian languages — and asks how communities can build an “escape hatch” when schools and public policy are no longer enough to protect the mother tongue.
The question is no longer only what government will do. It is also what families, communities and cultural institutions must do for themselves.
Can Igbo survive if children are no longer learning it strongly at home and in school?
Watch the full Ndigbo VIVA conversation for the deeper discussion.
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