The vanishing grammar and correct language in Tanzania

Number one there is a psychological twang. Most of us think when we speak Swahili and add an English word then we , subsequently, sound more intelligent. Wrong. Thinking if you chat in a foreign language you are cleverer. Just travel around the globe. Folks from other countries are proud of their mother tongues. They do not need to add another “alien” word to sound intelligent or superior. In-fact they belittle other languages. Decades back, when I was living and travelling around Latin America, I was impressed at how these folks wanted you, the foreigner, the gringo (or gringa, for female) to learn their idioms. They made you work harder to understand them. We do the REVERSE. We belittle our selves at the expense of our guests. A good , unnecessary, example of inferiority complex. Kiswahili is far superior , an established language and growing like trees in the lush Congo forest.

The vanishing grammar and correct language in Tanzania

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