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The Effects of Colonisation on Endangered Indigenous African Languages in Africa
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Author(s): Oluwole Olumide Durodolu (University of South Africa, South Africa)and Samuel Maredi Mojapelo (Department of Information Science, University of South Africa, South Africa)
Copyright: 2024
Pages: 16
Source title:
Evaluating Indigenous African Tradition for Cultural Reconstruction and Mind Decolonization
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Oluwole Olumide Durodolu (Department of Information Science, University of South Africa, South Africa), Collence T. Chisita (Department of Information Science, University of South Africa, South Africa), Ngoako Solomon Marutha (Department of Information Science, University of South Africa, South Africa)and Olumuyiwa Olusesan Familusi (University of Ibadan, Nigeria)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8827-0.ch002
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Abstract
The effects of colonization on indigenous African languages were profound and far-reaching. When European powers colonized Africa, they imposed their own languages on the indigenous populations and discouraged the use of native African languages. This had a number of negative consequences for African languages and their speakers: many African languages were suppressed or even banned by the colonial authorities. This led to the loss of many languages and the extinction of some of them. The colonial authorities often invested little in the development of African languages, such as creating written scripts, grammar rules, dictionaries, and educational materials. This meant that many African languages remained underdeveloped and were unable to keep pace with the modern world.
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