Qualitative analysis reveals rapid extinction risks facing indigenous African languages, highlighting the urgent need for proactive language policies and long-term revitalization strategies.
Eli nqaku ligxile ekugrombonceni, ngeembono zelingwistiki, malunga nezizathu ezikhokelela ekutshabalaleni kolwimi ekungaba sisiXhosa, isiZulu, Xitsonga njalo njalo – oko kukuthi, iilwimi zomthonyama. IsiThako Sokufa Kolwimi sisetyenziswa njengesithako esigqwesayo ukubonisa ukuba iingxaki zokufa kolwimi kudala zikho. Nakubeni kunjalo, inqaku eli limi kwimbono ethi ufundonzulu ngokutshaba kolwimi ngumba omtsha nakubeni, ngokweengxaki, kudala ukho njengoko kubonakala nakwibali laseBhayibhileni nefuthe lobukoloniyali kumazwe ngamazwe aseAfrika. Ukuqhuba iingxoxobunzululwazi, kuboniswa ubungozi intlalo ejongene nabo xa kungekho nzame zaneleyo ezenziwayo ukukhusela nokusindisa iilwimi, ingakumbi iilwimi zomgquba. Ebuthunjini beengxoxobunzululwazi, kuya kuvela ngakumbi nangakumbi ukuba iipolisi zolwimi ziyaqulunqwa, kanti kolo qulunqo kukho ukufa okuncathamileyo okungakhokelela ekutshabeni kolwimi. Umsantsa ophawulekileyo, njengoko kuphengululwe uncwadi, nekuthi kuzanywe ukuba uvalwe, ngowokuba ufundonzulu ngokutshaba kolwimi lunqongophele eAfrika, nto leyo ikhwinisayo. Okona kuyinqontsonqa eyingxubakaxaka kukuba uphuhliso lolwimi luthatha ixesha elide kodwa ukufa kolwimi kuthatha ixesha nje elifutshane. Ekugqibeleni, eli nqaku livala umkhusane ngelithi, umba wophuhliso nokhuliso wolwimi kudingeka ukuba uthathelwe ingqalelo kuba asinto inokusuka yenziwe ize igqitywe ngexesha elifutshane. Iingcebiso malunga neengxoxobunzululwazi ezithe zanyuswa zibekwa ngendlela exoxayo nephendlayo ngethemba lokuba iingcali zolwimi ziza kuthabathisa apho eli nqaku liphele khona.
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