Author: Lazarus M. Miti
ISBN No: 978-1-919932-78-1
Cost: 85.50
In this book Lazarus Miti examines the role of indigenous African Languages in the social, political and economic development of Africa in general and of ten Southern African countries in particular. The ten countries are those in which the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) has a mandate to operate. They are Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. He states that all these countries use ex-colonial languages (English, French or Portuguese) as their official languages. Partly because their language policies favour these foreign languages, the indigenous languages of these countries have not been developed sufficiently enough for them to serve their speakers in both formal and informal domains. Miti argues that neglecting the indigenous languages is contributing to the slow pace at which African states are developing socially, politically and economically. He thus advocates for the promotion and use of the indigenous languages of Africa to enhance development in general.
ISBN No: 978-1-919932-78-1
Cost: 85.50
In this book Lazarus Miti examines the role of indigenous African Languages in the social, political and economic development of Africa in general and of ten Southern African countries in particular. The ten countries are those in which the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) has a mandate to operate. They are Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. He states that all these countries use ex-colonial languages (English, French or Portuguese) as their official languages. Partly because their language policies favour these foreign languages, the indigenous languages of these countries have not been developed sufficiently enough for them to serve their speakers in both formal and informal domains. Miti argues that neglecting the indigenous languages is contributing to the slow pace at which African states are developing socially, politically and economically. He thus advocates for the promotion and use of the indigenous languages of Africa to enhance development in general.
