African Languages

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Prisoners in Hong Kong who read no Chinese or English have few books to choose ...

South China Morning Post 24 Jun 2018

The 26-year-old activist was shocked to learn an African-language book had been repeatedly borrowed by the same inmate over the past six years. Ho then realised there were fewer than 10 books in African languages on the shelves. And that was just the tip of the iceberg. Book offerings in other languages, such... ....

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What language is spoken in Panama and where is it located?

Metro UK 24 Jun 2018

Getty) ... So what do you call someone from Panama, where is the country and what language do they speak? ... Getty) ... Advertisement ... West African culture is another important component ... Getty) ... Others believe that the first settlers arrived in Panama in August, when butterflies abound, and that the name means ‘many butterflies’ in an indigenous language ... The language spoken in Panama is Spanish, the same language spoken by its two neighbours ... ....

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South Africans must fight scourge of racism

Independent online (SA) 24 Jun 2018

Young South Africans like Vilakazi energise and invigorate both mind and action - empowering and advancing our society ... Of course, millions more South Africans quietly fit the profile of what Sowetan editor Aggrey Klaaste called community builders ... Take the EFF’s Floyd Shivambu and Julius Malema, who for some bizarre reason feel hopelessly threatened by South Africans of Indian origin....

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Let’s build the nation together, Mr Malema

Independent online (SA) 24 Jun 2018

Indians had all sorts of resources Africans didn’t have ... When a politician stands up in public and resorts to the language of hate to stoke up racial tensions, he must know he’s playing a dangerous game ... For instance, no one can deny that while all people of colour were oppressed, African people bore the brunt of the hurt, misery and atrocities under apartheid ... It is prevalent everywhere - among Indians, coloureds, whites and Africans....

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Lifeline: The vulnerable should be accepted on basis of proportionality – PD

The Malta Independent 24 Jun 2018

“The language used by Italy’s Interior Minister, and the veiled threat by ... The only solution to the dilemma lies in instigating asylum and return procedures in north African countries through heavy EU financial and human resource support,” PD said....

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Spoiler alert: New words entering the Oxford English Dictionary

The Oklahoman 24 Jun 2018

The Oxford English Dictionary is the ultimate catalog of the English language, containing detailed information about the history, pronunciation and meaning of more than 855,000 words ... Spoiler alert ... Others included in a news release are. ... • "Shakshuka," a trendy North African or Israeli food that is becoming popular in the U.S ... ....

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Cotter: A memorial to the lingering horror of lynching

Times Free Press 24 Jun 2018

David Walker, his wife, and their four children were lynched in Hickman, Kentucky, in 1908 after Walker was accused of using inappropriate language with a white woman ... Conceived as a single immense installation, it's dedicated to more than 4,000 African-Americans who were lynched by white Americans and evokes their deaths in a language of stripped-down abstract sculpture....

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University of Montana pushes evolution in language and culture education

Billings Gazette 24 Jun 2018

Once a week, UM students headed to Paxson Elementary to help children practice Spanish after school and learn new vocabulary as part of the school's dual language program. UM students raved about the "service program," an opportunity to use Spanish in the real world, said Requena, assistant professor in the department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures ... "So you can do language and business....

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Brazos Valley African American Museum hosting member campaign to increase community support

The Bryan Eagle 24 Jun 2018

The Brazos Valley African American Museum is hoping to gain 500 new members in just 45 days through its summer membership campaign, "Do the Right Thing .". "It's the right thing to continue to share what we have here at the Brazos Valley African American Museum, we want people to think about giving back to the community," said Crystal Carter, director of the museum....

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Teen uses sign language to help blind, deaf passenger on flight

The Claremore Daily Progress 24 Jun 2018

CALABASAS, CA (KCAL/KCBS/CNN) – A California teenager who knows American Sign Language stepped up to help a blind and deaf man feel more comfortable during their flight ... The 15-year-old had been studying sign language for less than a year, but she still volunteered to help another passenger, named Tim Cook, who is blind and deaf and was traveling alone on the flight ... "English is already a hard language for me,” she said....

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Punjabi University in Patiala makes 10 lakh yearly by verifying degrees

The Times of India 24 Jun 2018

PATIALA. Punjabi University in Patiala is witnessing a heavy flow of applications from its former students, who are in the process of moving abroad, especially to Canada which has recently opened its doors for Punjabis. The applications are being received for verification of their documents like passing certificates and degrees ... Read more City news in English and other languages. RELATED ... HDFC LTD ... KETTO ... African wild dogs make a comeback....

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Setting the tone for a sensational World Cup #KuzobaLit

Independent online (SA) 24 Jun 2018

#KUZOBALIT is SABC1’s campaign theme for the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia ... The former Kaizer Chiefs coach’s switching from one language to another is a marvel to the ear and a breath of fresh air for a channel that’s dominated by English, even though its majority audience is black ... The Orlando Pirates assistant coach is the third generation in the Sono dynasty - a name that is synonymous with South African soccer....

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The Dick Whittingtons of our times

The Malta Independent 24 Jun 2018

We are told about the black African invasion ... We have absolutely nothing to learn from black African culture, I am sorry to say ... It narrated the story of a black African laughing at the ‘educated savages’ who want to ‘civilise’ him – he tells them he prefers the Congo to civilisation ... The intelligent black African prefers being somebody in Africa than a slave in Europe ... We need an Africa for Africans....

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