Why do somali parents in the West choose to not teach their kids somali

[johnsepei5]

The hooyo matalos are growing,is this a trend among somali parents to abandon the somali language?

 

[Yaraye]

I wish they did. I wasn't taught per say, but i was surrounded in an environment where i had to use somali on a day to day basis, so my somali is pretty good. However, since i started college my somali has been decreasing still many fobs are impressed by my somali they can't believe i was born in the west sometimes i do wish i was seriously taught tho

 

[johnsepei5]

I wish they did. I wasn't taught per say, but i was surrounded in an environment where i had to use somali on a day to day basis, so my somali is pretty good. However, since i started college my somali has been decreasing still many fobs are impressed by my somali they can't believe i was born in the west sometimes i do wish i was seriously taught tho

Theres honestly nothing more worse than not knowing your mother tongue

 

[Barni]

Most just expect u to pick up the language just by listening to them speak it.

 

[empressjamila]

It’s bc of limited exposure to the language. If you only hear Somali a couple hours a day at home and never hear it elsewhere or have no real need for the language elsewhere you won’t be fluent.

From what I’ve seen it’s the western born that went back home for a period of time or those that live in a big Somali community that can actually speak Somali. The rest can barely string a sentence together

 

[Keep it a boqol]

They too busy trying to get the bag and work. Not everyone can have a stay at home mom