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World Service,02 Jun 2002,30 mins

What is Your Mother Tongue?

Artbeat

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What happens to a language if no one writes in it? A look at the complex issue of communication and literature in a continent filled with 'borrowed languages'. Where does Africa stand on the debate over which languages to use for reading and writing in the digital age? Presenter: Gabriel Gbadamosi.

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