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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 26 Mar 2016

    Can language unite a nation? Could #Swahili become a world language? http://bbc.in/1q62YEx  @BBCNHExtrapic.twitter.com/x8QoAa0HAA

    12:31 AM - 26 Mar 2016
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      1. Maurice Oduor‏ @MauriceJOduor 26 Mar 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica @Semkae @BBCNHExtra Kiswahili can become the dominant language in Central, East and Southern Africa.

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      1. MugumyaA‏ @amugumya1 26 Mar 2016
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        @BBCAfrica @BBCNHExtra #Swahili is one of the most spoken... Am too learning it

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      1. Analimbey, A. Chris‏ @analimbeychris 26 Mar 2016
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        @BBCAfrica @BBCNHExtra Certainly not. Unless in a different world.

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      1. dichanashon‏ @dichanashon1 26 Mar 2016
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        @BBCAfrica @BBCNHExtra yes

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      1. Dr William Itule‏ @itule2 26 Mar 2016
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        @BBCAfrica @KiiyaJK @BBCNHExtra it has already done that and Tanzania is a living evidence

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      1. Anthony Prince‏ @iamprincenkunga 26 Mar 2016
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        @BBCAfrica @BBCNHExtra Hell not!

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      1. Niyi Akande‏ @NiyiAkande3 26 Mar 2016
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        @BBCAfrica @BBCNHExtra Swahili? What of Yoruba Language?

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      2. jogga singh teidy‏ @jogtweet 26 Mar 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica @BBCNHExtra @OUPAcademic @nytimes @timesofindia @nusuk @ndtv @UKLabour @LabourStudents No Sanskrit is world language. world

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      3. jogga singh teidy‏ @jogtweet 26 Mar 2016
        Replying to @jogtweet

        @BBCAfrica @BBCNHExtra @OUPAcademic @nytimes @timesofindia @nusuk @ndtv @UKLabour @LabourStudents language has to be collection of

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      4. jogga singh teidy‏ @jogtweet 26 Mar 2016
        Replying to @jogtweet

        @BBCAfrica @BBCNHExtra @OUPAcademic @nytimes @timesofindia @nusuk @ndtv @UKLabour @LabourStudents languages a people meet.

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      5. jogga singh teidy‏ @jogtweet 26 Mar 2016
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        @BBCAfrica @BBCNHExtra @OUPAcademic @nytimes @timesofindia @nusuk @ndtv @UKLabour @LabourStudents clever kids, they look bored.

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      6. jogga singh teidy‏ @jogtweet 26 Mar 2016
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        @BBCAfrica @BBCNHExtra @OUPAcademic @nytimes @timesofindia @nusuk @ndtv @UKLabour @LabourStudents @UN4Youth they could rule the world they

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      7. jogga singh teidy‏ @jogtweet 26 Mar 2016
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        @BBCAfrica @BBCNHExtra @OUPAcademic @nytimes @timesofindia @nusuk @ndtv @UKLabour @LabourStudents @UN4Youth @CNNAfrica @SikhYouthUK_ to...

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      2. Ronald Mambo‏ @ronald_mambo 26 Mar 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica @BBCNHExtra is this research BBC Swahili program?

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      2. New Leaders‏ @CoachDumi1 26 Mar 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        .@ali_naka @BBCAfrica @BBCFarayi. #KiSwahili must be taught in every African primary school as a compulsory language. It's a no-brainer.

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      3. Gert PoegenPoel‏ @katlimen 26 Mar 2016
        Replying to @CoachDumi1

        @CoachDumi1 @ali_naka @BBCAfrica @BBCFarayi In your dreams

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      4. New Leaders‏ @CoachDumi1 26 Mar 2016
        Replying to @katlimen

        .@katlimen @ali_naka @BBCAfrica @BBCFarayi. It's still a good dream to have & to work on achieving.

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