Swahili makes history as first African language recognized by Twitter- Thanks Larry Madowo and Kenya at Large

Swahili makes history as first African language recognized by Twitter- Thanks Larry Madowo and Kenya at Large

Wakenya kila kitu chenu mpaka kiswahili mnasema ni chenu lakini ukitaka kujua nani mwenye kiswahili chake hupati shida ukimuweka mkenya changanya na mganda ongeza na miongo halafu muweke na mtanzania utapata jibu

Sehemu marehemu anapoitwa mwenda zake na mke kuitwa bibi unasema ndipo kilipozaliwa kiswahili hivi ni vichekesho

Hata hivyo tunashukuru kwa kusaidiana na Waziri wetu Makamba kukifanya Kiswahili kitambulike huko twitter huu ndio ushirikiano sasa wa EAC
 
LightYagami said:
Lugha ya Taifa(National language) ni Kiswahili
Official language ni English na Swahili
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sasa kama kiswahili ni lugha "yenyu" ya taifa, kwanini wengi "wenyu" huwa mnadhihaki kiswahili na kukitukuza kingereza?.

nimeshuhudua mara nyingi hapa jamiiforum mkijivunia kumudu kuzungumza kingereza na kujisikia fahari kana kwamba ni lugha yenu ya asili.

acha nikuchekeshe kidogo:
wakenya huwa "mnajitia" kumudu kingereza, halafu mkiwa kwenye matatizo mnazungumza kiswahili na kinawajia "automatically" bila kujua.

mfano ni pale mkenya anapopata ajari. akiwa katika harakati za kujiokoa katika ajari, huongea kiswahili.kingereza kinatoweka.

mkenya anapokabiliana na askari hasahasa askari wa barabarani. mkenya huongea kiswahili ili kutetea haki yake.kingereza kinatoweka.

mkenya anapokuwa na hasira. hapa ndio sisemi...kingereza kinasahaulika, "atabonga" kiswahili mpaka hasira zake zimuishe.kingereza kinatoweka.

mkenya anapodai haki yake pale anapohisi kadhurumiwa. hapa kingereza cha mkenya kinatoweka ghafla. atadai haki yake kwa kiswahili.

msicheze na kiswahili... hii lugha ina nguvu sana.
 
tuusan said:
Wazungu washafahm nyie ni mbwa koko kisw kinazungumzwa kwa ufasaha Tz...viazi vinalimwa kwa wingi Mbeya ila chips zinalika zaidi Dar, if you kno what I mean
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I know what you mean. Wanaume wa dar wanapenda chips sana. 😀 Duh!
 
kadoda11 said:
sasa kama kiswahili ni lugha "yenyu" ya taifa, kwanini wengi "wenyu" huwa mnadhihaki kiswahili na kukitukuza kingereza?.

nimeshuhudua mara nyingi hapa jamiiforum mkijivunia kumudu kuzungumza kingereza na kujisikia fahari. nacho.

acha nikuchekeshe kidogo:
wakenya huwa "mnajitia" kumudu kingereza, halafu mkiwa kwenye matatizo mnazungumza kiswahili na kinawajia "automatically" bila kujua.

mfano ni pale mkenya anapopata ajari. akiwa katika harakati za kujiokoa katika ajari, huongea kiswahili.kingereza kinatoweka.

mkenya anapokabiliana na askari hasahasa askari wa barabarani. mkenya huongea kiswahili ili kutetea haki yake.kingereza kinatoweka.

mkenya anapokuwa na hasira. hapa ndio sisemi...kingereza kinasahaulika, "atabonga" kiswahili mpaka hasira zake zimuishe.kingereza kinatoweka.

mkenya anapodai haki yake pale anapohisi kadhurumiwa. hapa kingereza cha mkenya kinatoweka ghafla. atadai haki yake kwa kiswahili.

msicheze na kiswahili... hii lugha ina nguvu sana.
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Mkenya wa kawaida anajua kuzungumza kiswahili zaidi ya kingereza.
 
Kiswahili kinachofunzwa shuleni kenya ni kiswahili fasaha.....ila Sheng ni Lugha ya mtaa, nikama pidgin ya Nigeria but bado wanajua English
 
pingli-nywee said:
Huu ndio wakati mwafaka wa serikali ya Kenya na wizara ya elimu kufanya jitahada za kweli za kukikuza kiswahili. Inaudhi sana kwamba kampuni kubwa kubwa kama Safaricom na stesheni za Tv. ndizo zinazoongoza kwenye shughuli ya kuchafua lugha. Utasikia Bamba 100 na Safaricom mara dosika, kwachua na Ntv, Jimbambe na Safaricom. Utumizi wa maneno kama hayo bila ya kuashiria kwamba sio kiswahili sanifu ni kuwakanganya wanafunzi bure.
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Serikali yetu inapaswa kuchukua msimamo mkali kukuza kiswahili. Safaricom na kampuni zingine zipigwe marufuku kuweka adverts za sheng kabisa. Kwa runinga pia wasoma habari wa kiswahili na vipindi vya kiswahili vinapaswa kupewa mda mwingi kuliko kiingereza. Kiingereza sasa ata mtu ambaye ajaenda shuleni anakielewa manake kimejaa kila pahali kwa media na social media. Kiswahili ni lugha yetu sisi wakenya na naskia vibaya hatuipi ile sifaa na nafasi inayo faa.
 
kadoda11 said:
sasa kama kiswahili ni lugha "yenyu" ya taifa, kwanini wengi "wenyu" huwa mnadhihaki kiswahili na kukitukuza kingereza?.

nimeshuhudua mara nyingi hapa jamiiforum mkijivunia kumudu kuzungumza kingereza na kujisikia fahari kana kwamba ni lugha yenu ya asili.

acha nikuchekeshe kidogo:
wakenya huwa "mnajitia" kumudu kingereza, halafu mkiwa kwenye matatizo mnazungumza kiswahili na kinawajia "automatically" bila kujua.

mfano ni pale mkenya anapopata ajari. akiwa katika harakati za kujiokoa katika ajari, huongea kiswahili.kingereza kinatoweka.

mkenya anapokabiliana na askari hasahasa askari wa barabarani. mkenya huongea kiswahili ili kutetea haki yake.kingereza kinatoweka.

mkenya anapokuwa na hasira. hapa ndio sisemi...kingereza kinasahaulika, "atabonga" kiswahili mpaka hasira zake zimuishe.kingereza kinatoweka.

mkenya anapodai haki yake pale anapohisi kadhurumiwa. hapa kingereza cha mkenya kinatoweka ghafla. atadai haki yake kwa kiswahili.

msicheze na kiswahili... hii lugha ina nguvu sana.
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Hatudhihaki Kiswahili, huwa tunachekelea wale Wabongo wanaojaribu kutype Kiingereza alafu wanabaki wamekiharibu ndio maana sisi huwaambia wabaki tu kwa Kiswahili sio kwamba tunakidhihaki bali tunawaeleza watumia lugha wanayoielewa ndio waeleweke. Hamna haja ya kung'ang'ana na lugha huelewi wakati unaweza eleweka kwa lugha nyengine.
 
COLLOH-MZII RELOADED said:
CNN)After years of hashtags and outcries, Twitter now recognizes Swahili, one of East Africa's most common languages.

And that's poa sana -- or as Twitter would tell you, pretty awesome.

The social media platform now offers translation for the language spoken by tens of millions in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and some parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo.



It's unclear when Twitter started recognizing Swahili. Before that, it described Swahili tweets as Indonesian and translated them into a mumbo jumbo (or mambo, in Swahili) of incoherent words.

The recognition comes after a campaign by Kenyans on social media, who regularly used hashtags [HASHTAG]#SwahiliIsNotIndonesian[/HASHTAG] and [HASHTAG]#TwitterRecognizeSwahili[/HASHTAG] on the social media platform to demand recognition.

The social media platform is popular among Africans, who use it to amplify their concerns and create online communities. Africans on Twitter also use it to celebrate their cultures, air their grievances or just share a good joke.

Kenyans are among the most active social media users in Africa.

"We discuss life, love, politics, philosophy, and all else one would expect," says Mark Kaigwa, founder of the African digital strategy consultancy Nendo.

They also use the network to crowd-fund for campaigns and highlight the positive side of Africa.
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So I marvel at the way KOT promote a cause...One hashtag can start a movement...Men I remember the CNN hotbed of terrorism hashtag...Literally got international recognition..


I think it was [HASHTAG]#Someonetellcnn[/HASHTAG]

Kiswahili kitukuzwe...bravo
 
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