Fulbe
Africa, a local association in The Gambia, at the weekend concluded a two-day
Pulaarr language writing workshop in Region One regional education directorate,
Kanifing.
The
aim of the training workshop was to promote and preserve African languages, and
also build capacity of members of the association in reading and writing
Pulaar.
Speaking
on the occasion, Ousman Sowe, president of Fulbe Africa, commended the
ministries of education for their efforts in promoting and introducing the
national languages in schools.
“This
is a great move to prevent the national languages from extinction,” he
said. “To be able to speak, read and
write your language is important.”
Mr
Sowe cited a UNESCO report which projected that some local languages in some
parts of Africa became extinct.
“So,
henceforth, there is a collective effort needed to preserve our national
languages, and this should not only be seen as a responsibility of the
ministries of education, but everyone else should put in an effort.”
Sowe
said at Fulbe Africa, they are commitment to organising local language training
activities, particularly in Pulaar.
While
commending the ministries of education for their support towards the success of
the training course, he urged people to maintain the standard autography of the
Fulbe language.
