Indigenous Languages and Oral Traditions’ Preservation.

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Day in day out we look out for what to write ✍️ here on the Steemit platform as the rewards only comes when you write be it a post or a comment and that is the reason why today I wish to participate in the contest organised here in this community by @goodybest which goes with the title Indigenous Languages and Oral Traditions’ Preservation.

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This is a very nice contest and I will like to share my thought in it via the tips given below. I want to believe you also will love reading through my blog till the end to see my Indigenous language. Without further ado let's get started.

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What is your indigenous language, is it your country's official language and can your kids speak the language?

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I'm a Nigerian and Nigeria is a country in West Africa. Nigeria is known as the giant of Africa because of the number of population both in human and land mass. Nigeria is made up of several languages but among all these languages three are selected to be the official language of the country.

Here in Nigeria the three major tribes or languages are the Igbo, Hausa and the Yorubas. These languages are based on the three geographical zones of the country i.e East, North and West respectively. I'm privilege to come from the Eastern part of the country.

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This means that I'm an Igbo person by tribe. I speak Igbo language which is one among the three official languages in the country. Though I'm not yet married hence I don't have kids but my siblings also speak the Igbo language fluently.

So since I speak the Igbo language and I believe that when I get married my kids also will speak the language because I will often teach them how to speak it as well or since we will be staying in the East where the general language there is Igbo then I believe they will learn it as well as they continue to play with their pairs.

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What are some of your country's traditions and how do you preserve them orally?

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One of the traditions of my country is marriage. We have the traditional type of marriage which is the first and the most acceptable marriage type in the country as it is done before the white wedding. So before a man weds his wife in the church he or she must do the traditional rites of the woman.

These involves the purchase of the marriage items such as palm win, other drinks wrapper and many other things. The man comes to the house and then gets a list after he may have declared his intention of wanting to marry the girl. In Igbo land, the man comes with some elders of his family and the elder uses a parable such as "we saw a ripe fruit in your compound and we are here to plug it".

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The family will then respon as well and then bring out their daughters for the man to confirm which is the fruit he saw. In so doing, the have been able to pass down the tradition to the newly about to wed couples and they will also do that when their children comes of age.

So these traditions keeps on going from generation to generation and many learn from it. It is always beautiful to see the wedding of an African man especially an Igbo Nigerian man. You will want to marry once you witness it.

I want to finally invite @josepha @msharif and @solaymann to join the contest here in this community today and share their opinion as well.

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Hola amigo. Me parece muy interesante que resaltes como tradición el aspecto de la boda, que se nota que lleva un conjunto de rituales muy propio de ustedes, como eso de ir acompañado de gente mayor para pedir a la novia, o el que se te entregue una lista, es una tradición muy particular.

Esos tres idiomas de tu país que se hablan en tres zonas distinta como la norte, este y oeste hacen ver la riqueza que tienen y mantienen en su nación.
Le deseo buena suerte en el concurso.

You are right sir, marriage is one of the strongest culture in Nigeria whereby before a man wed his woman, he must perform all the traditional ryt or else the couple's family member and people outside the family will not be satisfy with the marriage irrespective of the tribe in Nigeria. I wish you the best of luck in your entry sir


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 27 days ago 

Wow, I just learned for the first time that you're an Igbo man. I know how much you people cherish your language and tradition and it's a must to pass it on to the next generation. Thanks for sharing with us.

 27 days ago 

Aww 🥰, I'm an Igbo man oooo. Full blooded one.

 27 days ago 

Haha, a proud one for that, look at you saying I know I will live in the East, I know that you people can't forget the road that will lead you home, no matter where you are.

But which state, in particular, are you from?

 27 days ago 

Ebonyi State

 27 days ago 

Okay 👍 enjoy yourself!

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