THE POWER OF POETRY: REVITALIZING THE BURJI LANGUAGE
By Tego Wolasa Music has long been a powerful tool for language learning, immersing learners in the natural rhythm and flow of speech. However, the use of musical instruments (“ghinaa”) often presents a religious obstacle, particularly within Islam. Fortunately, poetry offers a viable solution. By removing musical instrumentation, music essentially transforms into poetry. As long […]
Primary School Burji Language Books Now Available in Kenyan Schools
A Triumph for the Burji! In a significant milestone for the Burji community, the Burji language has found its place in Kenyan schools through the introduction of primary school books. This remarkable achievement is the culmination of a journey that began with the launch of the Burji Language Course at the Buruuj Training Institute. The […]
ONLINE BURJI LANGUAGE CLASSES OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED BY BURUUJ TRAINING INSTITUTE
By Burji Online Correspondent BTI today made history by launching the first-ever online Burji language classes. Speaking during the launch, Dr. Abdibisher, A senior tutor at the Institute, challenged the learners to treat themselves as collaborators in the growth and development of the language. “Unlike ordinary Burji language speakers, you will be learning the institutionalized […]
BURUUJ TRAINING INSTITUTE SET TO TEACH BURJI LANGUAGE ONLINE
By Tego Wolasa On 11th July 2021, Gabriella Marchant reported that Kaurna and Ngarrindjeri, two aboriginal languages, were making a comeback after total extinction. Interestingly, the Kaurna language was last widely spoken in the early 1860s, and the last known speaker of the language, Ivaritji, died in 1929. Ivaritji, The Last Kaurna Speaker Source: WikipediaLuckily, […]
THE BURJI LANGUAGE IS NOT DISAPPEARING ANYTIME SOON
by Tego Wolasa Ethnologue puts the number of languages in the world today at 7,117. They say that 40% or 2800 of them are endangered and often with less than 1000 speakers. According to UNESCO, the number of endangered languages is 2,473 while 200 have become extinct over the last three generations. Some languages, such […]
DIPLOMA IN BURJI LANGUAGE
By Sode Degu Sode I bet most of you do not know that there is a college offering training in the Burji language. Or do you? Well, Dilla College of Teacher Education in Ethiopia offers Burji language and literature at the diploma level. Started six years ago in 2014, the college offers English, Amharic, Gede’uffa, […]
MEALS OF THE DAY IN BURJI LANGUAGE
By Tego Wolasa These are the three meals in Burjate. Break fast – Buud’o Lunch – baal/orrateek baal Dinner –Gaalo/ Yeding ite Drop your feedback in the comment section. Subsribe to the website for future automatic update.
KNOWING YOUR LANGUAGE IS EMPOWERMENT
“If you know all the languages of the world and you don’t know your mother tongue, that is mental, it is enslavement, self-enslavement. But if you know your mother tongue and add all the other languages of the world, that is empowerment.’’ [Ngugiw Thion’go]