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Can someone tell South Africa Esperanto is the best for her

af paksu, 16. jan. 2010

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paksu (Vise profilen) 16. jan. 2010 03.30.40

I was shocked when i came across this info.

The Republic of South Africa has eleven official languages and prides itself on its diversity. This website is concerned with the languages (official and non-official) spoken in South Africa. Use the hyperlinks below to get more information on specific languages or language issues.

Just wonder, how much money and time wasted to translate the language into 11 kinds in the parliement meeting.

If the leaders of this country is wise enough to maintain all the languages and use Esperanto as the common language, life will be better, i am sure. senkulpa.gif

http://www.cyberserv.co.za/users/~jako/lang/

LyzTyphone (Vise profilen) 16. jan. 2010 03.56.34

It's the same in EU, I think. Somebody needs to advocate it. Too bad I can't speek Afrikaan...

Yes, I think when the Esperanto start, it will do so in a conutry already very diverse in languages. I know China is out of the list since Han ethnics (to which I belong) has little respect to other ethnic minority like Tibetan or Uighurs.

How is it in Malaysia? I know you have about 3 language groups (Malay, Chinese, Indian). How is the language status there?

paksu (Vise profilen) 16. jan. 2010 04.35.41

How is it in Malaysia? I know you have about 3 language groups (Malay, Chinese, Indian). How is the language status their?
Malaysia has 214 tribes in the east and west. The 3 major tribes as mentioned was created by the former colonised country, i.e Britain.

Most languages are being assimialted into the so called Malay tribe. That is the reason, i am , as one promoting Esperanto to be the common language in the country to save the minority tribal languages being assiminated.

Hard work though.

andogigi (Vise profilen) 16. jan. 2010 04.42.17

Some really good points concerning South Africa and Malaysia. I would love to hear from some of our Indian friends about the problems they encounter on the subcontinent. I've never been there and I can only imagine what it must be like with so many, different languages.

ceigered (Vise profilen) 16. jan. 2010 10.17.35

From my understanding, many South Africans won't care about Esperanto, simply because English is more useful to them (or so might be the mindset). As far as many are concerned, they can learn English in school, get a good job etc, and that attitude is unlikely to change for many. So, I think a question that may need to be asked is whether Esperanto would help or just be unnecessary pressure from a 3rd party? Especially since Esperanto is largely a European thing by numbers.

Very interesting proposal though, I've known about the language situation down there for a bit, particularly how Afrikaans was once proposed as a requirement to enter university and how that caused massive public outrage, particularly with many blacks who were having to learn English as their second language (for the English and Afrikaans speakers it wouldn't have been so bad because English has been quite popular historically and Afrikaans is an extremely easy relative of English). Then things got out of hand, as all trivial things do when we humans get involved :-/

paksu (Vise profilen) 16. jan. 2010 12.13.56

ceigered:From my understanding, many South Africans won't care about Esperanto, simply because English is more useful to them (or so might be the mindset). As far as many are concerned, they can learn English in school, get a good job etc, and that attitude is unlikely to change for many. So, I think a question that may need to be asked is whether Esperanto would help or just be unnecessary pressure from a 3rd party? Especially since Esperanto is largely a European thing by numbers.
From the site here, i found out that there are many ppl from south africa but not active.

It is a political thing though, it is however coming from the people to understand it--the language carry no personal despite it has the european and should more vocab will be added into esperanto and will be the world.

But the SA is too busy fighting for political richness instead of the people's future.

I read about it in CRI the chinese esperanto radio that SA has esperanto club.

LyzTyphone (Vise profilen) 16. jan. 2010 14.15.59

naturally, they do have their own Esperanto club. I kind of wonder wether we are fortunate enough to have someone from there give us the true image of E-M in Africa.

Er... what is political richness? I know there was an outcry about SA Gov. not doing what they should to open up the market. Wonder how much things have changed during this Recession. Are they still holding onto that protectionist policy, patronizing black population?

ceigered (Vise profilen) 16. jan. 2010 15.35.49

paksu:the language carry no personal despite it has the european and should more vocab will be added into esperanto and will be the world.
This sentence is slightly broken, but I think I understand and agree with you ("ĉu vi volis diri "la lingvo ne estas posedata (aŭ ne estas nur de iu ajn persono/grupo), malgraŭ ke ĝi havas eŭropajn vortojn - se pli da vortoj estus aligitaj en Esperanto, ĝi estus internacia", jes?)

@ LyzTyphone: I think he means that they are fighting for politics to be better/more diverse etc, and not for the future of the nation. Sounds like my country/all countries! rideto.gif

gyrus (Vise profilen) 20. jan. 2010 21.39.20

No, I need a future career in interpreting! XD

paksu (Vise profilen) 21. jan. 2010 03.25.36

gyrus:No, I need a future career in interpreting! XD
You can translate the work of Oscar Wilde's work into Esperanto. rido.gif

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