I love this essay better than the first one I commented on. It immediately identifies that the attempt to find language for sex in indigenous languages is done through English transliteration, and then links it to structural forces. Good analysis.

How different African languages sound...

2008 called, it wants its uninspired and ignorant tweets about African Languages back.

Hilarious

While exploring African languages and their etymologies is fun(!), we should not conflate homophones and false friends with words that have historical relation. The construction of “chicken”, for eg, is more onomatopoeic, and also similar in Igbo and a bunch of Bantu languages.

Yes, you know what you want but do you know what you have to do to get it? Sabaweli is an isiXhosa word that denotes a desire used in the context of things or experiences one cannot currently have. #sbwl #africanlanguages #africanproducts

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My Yoruba ass wondering how bimbo is a slur ☠️

Some linguistic fact: Due to the community’s high incidence of hereditary deafness, they developed Adamorobe Sign Language, one of only two indigenous sign languages in Ghana alongside Ghanaian Sign Language. It has distinct features & is recognized by Ethnologue as stable.

A beautiful day to hang out! Alɔnte is the Gã word for cat. Paired with “bowtie”, it becomes the humorous colloquial name for a bowtie. So named because it mimics the shape of a cat’s whiskers. Check out more designs on our website! #afronalia #africanlanguages #ga #alonte #cat

Calling a Hausa-speaking person in your country a “foreign beggar” so you can justify xenophobia that specifically targets poor people of minoritized ethnicities. There’s something wrong with you people

A comfy shirt for a hearty laugh! Akoo Te Borɔfo is a Twi/Fante saying that translates directly to "The parrot understands English". The design is a humorous take on the late George Darko's song of the same name. #afronalia #africanlanguages #twi #parrot #tshirt

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