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By Special Correspondent, Canada
The objectives of making the Swahili language a valuable product in and outside country by the Fifth Phase Government, led by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, His Excellency Dr John Pombe Magufuli, so that to simplify communication among the users of the language and market it around the world, continue to bear fruit.
The good news comes after the leadership of the Government of Canada recently wrote a letter to Queen Elizabeth of England over the latter’s resolution of recognizing the Swahili language.
The letter was written by Ms. Janet Austin, the Governor of the Columbia Province, which is located within Victoria in Canada and is among the populated provinces in that country.
The letter written by Janet on May 29, 2019 has outlined Canada’s main goal of reaching the decision of recognizing the value of the language for peoples from the Commonwealth Countries.
The letter, which was presented to Queen Elizabeth, has clarified that Canada’s aim has not only been to recognize Swahili, but also has been to honor the language so that it can be used by the inhabitants of the province.
The letter also details that the move comes after Canada has recognized the importance of the Swahili Language that would simplify communications among the residents of Columbia.
It explains that the decision was a result of cultural interactions, the promotion of international understanding and the unity among the residents of the province.
Besides recognizing Swahili as a language growing rapidly and which is for now spoken by many people around the globe, the letter details about a guideline of allocating a special day of the Swahili language within the community in the province.
"Every June 22 of every year will be the day of celebrating the Swahili language as this is a plan of cherishing of our heritage and supporting the contribution of the Columbia Province to its people," said the letter in part.
The letter also pointed out that the province’s move of deciding that was for the honor of the nations, whose peoples speak Swahili including East Africa and South Africa.
The nations that speak the Swahili Language are Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mozambique, Malawi, Somalia, and Angola.
The decision by the Columbia Province in Canada comes a few days after President Dr John Pombe Magufuli wounded up his state visit to the countries of South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe, where, among other things, entered into agreements with the nations and also he emphasized on the use of Swahili in those countries.
While in South Africa on May 27, this year, at Pretoria’s State House, Dr Magufuli reached agreements with his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, on the Swahili language to start being taught in the country.
In their private meeting, President Magufuli gave a present of Swahili books to his host including a Swahili -English dictionary.
It should be remembered that last year, South Africa authorized the Swahili language to be taught in South African schools.
The resolution of the teaching of the Swahili language in the schools has been programmed to begin next year hence opening up opportunities for teachers from the East African region, where the language originated from and where it is widely spoken.
Besides South Africa, President Magufuli also convinced the President of Namibia, Hage Geingob and the President Zimbabwe, Emerson Mnangagwa to use Kiswahili.
While in Namibia, Dr. Magufuli asked the government of that country to introduce the Swahili language in the education system.
"If the Swahili language is introduced in SADC countries, it will be a very good thing not only for joining SADC, but also joining the whole continent of Africa," said Dr. Magufuli.
Dr. Magufuli, said Swahili is among 10 languages speken by many people in the world and that in Africa the language is spoken in 14 nations out of which, six are within SADC.
The Swahili is among the languages growing and spreading rapidly in different countries in the world.
On the African continent, Swahili is evaluated to take the second position of being spoken by many people in different nations.
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The objectives of making the Swahili language a valuable product in and outside country by the Fifth Phase Government, led by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, His Excellency Dr John Pombe Magufuli, so that to simplify communication among the users of the language and market it around the world, continue to bear fruit.
The good news comes after the leadership of the Government of Canada recently wrote a letter to Queen Elizabeth of England over the latter’s resolution of recognizing the Swahili language.
The letter was written by Ms. Janet Austin, the Governor of the Columbia Province, which is located within Victoria in Canada and is among the populated provinces in that country.
The letter written by Janet on May 29, 2019 has outlined Canada’s main goal of reaching the decision of recognizing the value of the language for peoples from the Commonwealth Countries.
The letter, which was presented to Queen Elizabeth, has clarified that Canada’s aim has not only been to recognize Swahili, but also has been to honor the language so that it can be used by the inhabitants of the province.
The letter also details that the move comes after Canada has recognized the importance of the Swahili Language that would simplify communications among the residents of Columbia.
It explains that the decision was a result of cultural interactions, the promotion of international understanding and the unity among the residents of the province.
Besides recognizing Swahili as a language growing rapidly and which is for now spoken by many people around the globe, the letter details about a guideline of allocating a special day of the Swahili language within the community in the province.
"Every June 22 of every year will be the day of celebrating the Swahili language as this is a plan of cherishing of our heritage and supporting the contribution of the Columbia Province to its people," said the letter in part.
The letter also pointed out that the province’s move of deciding that was for the honor of the nations, whose peoples speak Swahili including East Africa and South Africa.
The nations that speak the Swahili Language are Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mozambique, Malawi, Somalia, and Angola.
The decision by the Columbia Province in Canada comes a few days after President Dr John Pombe Magufuli wounded up his state visit to the countries of South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe, where, among other things, entered into agreements with the nations and also he emphasized on the use of Swahili in those countries.
While in South Africa on May 27, this year, at Pretoria’s State House, Dr Magufuli reached agreements with his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, on the Swahili language to start being taught in the country.
In their private meeting, President Magufuli gave a present of Swahili books to his host including a Swahili -English dictionary.
It should be remembered that last year, South Africa authorized the Swahili language to be taught in South African schools.
The resolution of the teaching of the Swahili language in the schools has been programmed to begin next year hence opening up opportunities for teachers from the East African region, where the language originated from and where it is widely spoken.
Besides South Africa, President Magufuli also convinced the President of Namibia, Hage Geingob and the President Zimbabwe, Emerson Mnangagwa to use Kiswahili.
While in Namibia, Dr. Magufuli asked the government of that country to introduce the Swahili language in the education system.
"If the Swahili language is introduced in SADC countries, it will be a very good thing not only for joining SADC, but also joining the whole continent of Africa," said Dr. Magufuli.
Dr. Magufuli, said Swahili is among 10 languages speken by many people in the world and that in Africa the language is spoken in 14 nations out of which, six are within SADC.
The Swahili is among the languages growing and spreading rapidly in different countries in the world.
On the African continent, Swahili is evaluated to take the second position of being spoken by many people in different nations.
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