Some people think that language is independent of the people who speak it. It is just instrument or device on which people communicate. The truth of the matter is the language and the people who speak it are one and the same. It is their identity. If they loose their language , they will definitely loose their identity. So, preserving one's language is like preserving your identity. It passed through generations. Why do we ignore and submit it to futile. I personally want to keep, develop, and transfer my language Yem to my descendants, the next generation.
What can be done about that?
What can be done about that?
- teaching Yem language at home to children helps in preserving the language
- providing course in Yem language at least in Elementary schools along with Oromiffa and Amharic
- community radio (FM) might be transmitted in Yem language
- church and mosque service can be provided in Yem language voluntarily
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