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Tongue and Talk: Keeping Language Alive in Africa

Justice Baidoo explores endangered languages like Twi and Ashanti across Africa

In 鈥淭ongue and Talk: Keeping Language Alive in Africa,鈥 our presenter Justice Baidoo explores endangered languages like Twi and Ashanti across different African countries. In Ghana, Justice shows how he鈥檚 teaching these languages to his children and meets others across Africa who are also working to preserve their linguistic heritage. Hundreds of languages in small communities are under threat due to the dominance of French, English, and increasingly American English.

A Made in Manchester production

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50 minutes

On radio

Sat 9 Nov 2024 12:06GMT

Broadcasts

  • Sat 9 Nov 2024 12:06GMT
  • Sun 10 Nov 2024 03:06GMT
  • Sun 10 Nov 2024 14:06GMT
  • Sun 10 Nov 2024 17:06GMT
  • Wed 13 Nov 2024 10:06GMT
  • Thu 14 Nov 2024 00:06GMT