Why diaspora Somali youth can’t speak Somali

[TheMadMullah]

So I have been doing a mini research on why Somali diaspora youth can’t speak Somali despite their age arab/Kurd speak fluently.

my research is not fully concluded but I can already see a pattern on why they fail. myself as a trilingual I can confirm the following after lengthy study, interviews and follow ups:

1: majority of the youth I encounted can’t speak one language fluently even in the host countries they were born/raised in. They might not have accents like an immigrant but they have very limited vocabulary and majority could hardly write an essay of more than 2 pages. Now it is scientifically proven that having a solid first language helps your ability of learning.

2. A substantial number of them have not gone beyond high school and for those who have gone to high school 1/3 have failed to finish with required points. So education plays a major role here.

 

[Odkac WRLD]

2. A substantial number of them have not gone beyond high school and for those who have gone to high school 1/3 have failed to finish with required points. So education plays a major role here.

Now I’m can’t say this is outright wrong, but where did you get these stats from?

 

[TheMadMullah]

Now I’m can’t say this is outright wrong, but where did you get these stats from?

I have done it myself through a project connect to my former uni... majority of the participants were Somali youth between 14-25 years in Oslo, Gothenburg, Copenhagen and Stockholm

 

[KobeBryant]

This nigga did “mini research”

 

[Jacki]

So I have been doing a mini research on why Somali diaspora youth can’t speak Somali despite their age arab/Kurd speak fluently.

my research is not fully concluded but I can already see a pattern on why they fail. myself as a trilingual I can confirm the following after lengthy study, interviews and follow ups:

1: majority of the youth I encounted can’t speak one language fluently even in the host countries they were born/raised in. They might not have accents like an immigrant but they have very limited vocabulary and majority could hardly write an essay of more than 2 pages. Now it is scientifically proven that having a solid first language helps your ability of learning.

2. A substantial number of them have not gone beyond high school and for those who have gone to high school 1/3 have failed to finish with required points. So education plays a major role here.

The second point is completely baseless in my opinion. The first might have some merit to an extent.

 

[Basic]

I have done it myself through a project connect to my former uni... majority of the participants were Somali youth between 14-25 years in Oslo, Gothenburg, Copenhagen and Stockholm

Suugo science

 

[Odkac WRLD]

I have done it myself through a project connect to my former uni... majority of the participants were Somali youth between 14-25 years in Oslo, Gothenburg, Copenhagen and Stockholm

So we could say that’s these results are only applicable to youth from those cities, right?

 

[Maverick 2.0]

They can't speak their language well because their parents never taught them.

 

[TheMadMullah]

So we could say that’s these results are only applicable to youth from those cities, right?

For now yes but I won’t be surprised extending to others also... for instance in uk and even North America they hardly speak proper English but more like street slang or at best furbished street slang

 

[Odkac WRLD]

For now yes but I won’t be surprised extending to others also... for instance in uk and even North America they hardly speak proper English but more like street slang or at best furbished street slang

Idk a lot of these kids just pick up words from popular- or madow culture.

I can say for US, and Canada as well, a good amount of these kids will use madow lingo but actually are bright individuals.

Maybe the case is the same in UK and the others.

 

[Mercury]

So I have been doing a mini research on why Somali diaspora youth can’t speak Somali despite their age arab/Kurd speak fluently.

my research is not fully concluded but I can already see a pattern on why they fail. myself as a trilingual I can confirm the following after lengthy study, interviews and follow ups:

1: majority of the youth I encounted can’t speak one language fluently even in the host countries they were born/raised in. They might not have accents like an immigrant but they have very limited vocabulary and majority could hardly write an essay of more than 2 pages. Now it is scientifically proven that having a solid first language helps your ability of learning.

2. A substantial number of them have not gone beyond high school and for those who have gone to high school 1/3 have failed to finish with required points. So education plays a major role here.

I have a theory

Arab parents speaking arabic and kids respond back in Arabic

Somali parents speaking Somali and kids respond back in a mix of somali and Swedish if they live there

 

[CaliTedesse]

I mean just looking at Somalia and the state we are in makes me believe this.

 

[Mercury]

Also think about it Arabs got shows movies in Arabic

what do we have silly indian movies dubbed in somali

 

[Khayrre]

I automatically look down on somalis that don't know the language.

 

[Xasusi]

Don't overrate the importance of knowing Somali.

 

[Xasusi]

I automatically look down on somalis that don't know the language.

Why, what if they exceed you in other aspects of life?

 

[Khayrre]

Why, what if they exceed you in other aspects of life?

They don't.

Oh and I do speak 5 more languages plus Somali, 6. Blame ur parents kid.

 

[Xasusi]

They don't.

Oh and I do speak 5 more languages plus Somali, 6. Blame ur parents kid.

I wasn't speaking about myself mate. Easy there on the projections.

I doubt a guy who types in patois exceed anyone in anything. You hate yourself.

 

[SOULSEARCHING]

We all have autism... that's my explanation

 

[Moe]

Well either it is the parents don't care ( which i don't believe it most somali parents do care about their language ) or the person don't want to learn af somali bc they are start with S ends with ing.

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