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    Calestous Juma‏Verified account @calestous 30 Apr 2015

    How the #language you speak changes your view of the world http://bit.ly/1Er6tbe  via @ScienceAlertpic.twitter.com/dvJRwnQAVE

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      2. Ọlálékàn.‏ @LekanFabilola 30 Apr 2015
        Replying to @calestous

        Sir, @calestous why don't any African language make this list? What must we do to make our languages relevant? 1. @ScienceAlert

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      3. Calestous Juma‏Verified account @calestous 30 Apr 2015
        Replying to @LekanFabilola

        @Maxiculture Have you ever seen a graph like that produced by Africans on their languagea? That would be a start @ScienceAlert

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      4. Ọlálékàn.‏ @LekanFabilola 30 Apr 2015
        Replying to @calestous

        @calestous I have not seen it Prof. But this graph cut across continents. If an Africa language is relevant, it shd make it @ScienceAlert

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      5. Calestous Juma‏Verified account @calestous 30 Apr 2015
        Replying to @LekanFabilola

        @Maxiculture If we don't make our own charts we should not expect others to do it for us. There is no entitlement. @ScienceAlert

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      6. Ọlálékàn.‏ @LekanFabilola 30 Apr 2015
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        @calestous I will work on something, and get back to you, if you dont mind prof. There is urgent need to WAKE up as Africans. @ScienceAlert

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      7. Calestous Juma‏Verified account @calestous 30 Apr 2015
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        @Maxiculture Please do and share. @ScienceAlert

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      2. Strange Bundle‏ @Strange_Bundle 30 Apr 2015
        Replying to @calestous

        @calestous ... might help fill the gap some perceive in how certain languages seem absent, or why their language isn't better represented.

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      3. Calestous Juma‏Verified account @calestous 30 Apr 2015
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        @Strange_Bundle If their languages are not there they should draw their own charts and put them out there. Simple.

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      4. Strange Bundle‏ @Strange_Bundle 30 Apr 2015
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        @calestous The metric I used to use was from the Guinness Book, that had popularity of native speakers vs. total speakers. Was enlightening.

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      5. Calestous Juma‏Verified account @calestous 30 Apr 2015
        Replying to @Strange_Bundle

        @Strange_Bundle I would tweet such information if I got it.

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      2. Ọlálékàn.‏ @LekanFabilola 30 Apr 2015
        Replying to @calestous

        @calestous for example Guinea has 830languages twice bigger that 230europeans languages, None has international appeal why? 2 @ScienceAlert

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      3. Strange Bundle‏ @Strange_Bundle 30 Apr 2015
        Replying to @LekanFabilola

        @Maxiculture Which of those languages would you say are the most prominent in the region, say in trade and in lingua franca status?

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      4. Ọlálékàn.‏ @LekanFabilola 30 Apr 2015
        Replying to @Strange_Bundle

        @Strange_Bundle Everyone of them has the capacity to be in that status. What we need is a strategic move to ensure they become relevant.

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      5. Strange Bundle‏ @Strange_Bundle 30 Apr 2015
        Replying to @LekanFabilola

        @Maxiculture There's a bit of magic involved, but if a language seems necessary, like for trade, it increases the demand to learn.

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      6. Ọlálékàn.‏ @LekanFabilola 30 Apr 2015
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        @Strange_Bundle I dont believe in magic-i believe in concerted efforts in the area of timely sensitisation and stunt aim to make them useful

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      7. Strange Bundle‏ @Strange_Bundle 30 Apr 2015
        Replying to @LekanFabilola

        @Maxiculture ...is the most popular in Africa they'll probably say Kiswahili (and perhaps Arabic). But any language can rise.

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      8. Ọlálékàn.‏ @LekanFabilola 30 Apr 2015
        Replying to @Strange_Bundle

        @Strange_Bundle yes. we actually need to work on our methodology in order to save our languages. God help us.

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      1. Strange Bundle‏ @Strange_Bundle 30 Apr 2015
        Replying to @calestous

        @calestous What this list needs is a stat on non-native speakers learning a given language. It's usually included in such statistics and...

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      1. Anna Colom‏ @Anna_Colom 30 Apr 2015
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        MT @calestous: How the #language you speak changes your view of the world http://bit.ly/1Er6tbe  via @ScienceAlert

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