The Role of Kiswahili in Furthering an Afrocentric Ethos

Authors

  • John Mũkonzi Mũsyoki Mr

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/connections15

Keywords:

Kiswahili, Afrocentric, Decolonization, African Agency

Abstract

This paper examines how Kiswahili as a major African language promotes African agency. The theoretical framework of the inquiry situates language at the centre of the attempt to promote an Afrocentric ethos within the context of decolonization while speaking to the dominant national identity in Africa. The arguments that shape and propel this paper invite us to consider how linguistic reclamation can help us subvert the dominant perception of the position of the African within the growing discourse of globality.

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Published

2020-11-05

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Connections: A Journal of Language, Media and Culture

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