SV: {UAH} Luganda Dominance Frustrates Revival of Kooki Language

UAH folks,

I think I agree with Mw Semuwemba because language is a mode we all must use to be identified with and how we should be understood. This means, Baganda and Acoli folks must teach their children their language for their own understanding the world around first.

I recalled as child when starting to learn for baptism, we were taught in Acoli Luo language and even after being clearly confirmed we were given Holy Evangelism books and, or Holy Bibles books in Luo Acoli language. As we started our schoolings most of our educational books were in Acoli Luo languages which even included Arithmetic books.

On and on we continued to P3, P4 and to the third term of P5 when some education materials in English started to appear for our use from P6 onwards to Junior 1 way back in 1964. YES, it is good to use foreign languages, but I think, our own mother tongues should be our first foundations to build our educational studies for a wider futures.  Cheers Mw Semuwemba because our mother tongues must be the real keys in our learning!

 

Ocaya pOcure

Den fredag, 12 januari 2018 1:23 skrev Abbey Semuwemba <abbeysemuwemba@gmail.com>:

What's the aim of all this? Languages aren't fought that way. What's wrong with helping Luganda grow into Uganda's national language?

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On 11 Jan 2018 14:03, "Peter-Rhaina Gwokto" <kwotkaka@gmail.com> wrote:

Luganda Dominance Frustrates Revival of Kooki Language Top story

11 Jan 2018, 07:37 0 Comments 212 Views Kooki, Uganda Lifestyle Breaking news

Edward Bindhe

A Kooki official showing one of his latest books which clarifies on the relationship between Buganda and KookiLogin to license this image from 1$.

In short
ajj Ahmed Kiwanuka, the Kooki Chiefdom Prime Minister says the dominance by Luganda and the fact that there is no written literature about Rukooki have frustrated their efforts to revive the language.

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The dominance of Luganda and lack of literature has been singled out as the biggest obstacles to the revival of Lukooki language. In 2011, Kooki Chiefdom launched a campaign to revive Rukooki language and possibly phase out or minimise the use of Luganda by its subjects.

 
The chiefdom lined up several elders and linguistic experts to start formulating Lukooki literature to boost their efforts to revive the language. In 2014, President Yoweri Museveni donated Shillings 50 million to facilitate the efforts to revive the language.  He also pledged to sponsor the elders to undergo special training aimed at promoting Rukooki language. 



The Kooki Chief Kamuswaga, Apollo Sansa Kabumbuli also asked schools under his territory to start teaching children in Lukooki under the thematic curriculum instead of Luganda.  However, the efforts are yet to bare any tangible results. Apparently, majority of Kooki subjects speak Luganda, Runyakitara and Kinyarwanda. Hajj Ahmed Kiwanuka, the Kooki Chiefdom Prime Minister says the dominance by Luganda and the fact that there is no written literature about Rukooki have frustrated their efforts to revive the language.

 
 
He explains that they thought teaching Lukooki in lower primary would boost and promote the usage of the language at an early age; it hasn't produced the desired results. Hajj Kiwanuka says all primary schools have failed to teach in Lukooki due to lack of literature for reference.


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Kiwanuka also says they had expected that their radio station would be on air by now to promote their cultural norms, but Uganda Communication Commission refused to allocate them a frequency.


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Ruth Nabawanuka is one of those who were selected to promote the revival of Lukooki since she is one of those can speak the language fluently. She admits that reviving the language is still a big problem.


Nabawanuka, who learnt the language from her parents, says she is also trying to teach other work how to speak the language through speech.  According to Nabawanuka, she communicates to women in meetings in Lukooki with the help of her colleague, Noeline Naluuga.
 

Here is a short conversation in Luganda and Lukooki between Ruth Nabawanuka and Noeline Naluuge.

 
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Kooki chiefdom has secured a printing machine to print materials including examinations for schools for distribution in 11 sub counties. Kooki County is one of 18 counties that make up Buganda kingdom.
 
However, Kooki chiefdom enjoys a special status and cultural autonomy owing to an agreement signed in 1896, which placed the chiefdom under Buganda Kingdom. 

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