THE LOSS OF NIGERIAN INDIGENIOUS LANGUAGES AND CULTURE
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Disappearance of native languages of different ethnic groups is analysed in the article, that conduces to the decline of national culture of Nigeria. It becomes firmly established that the change of position of nigerian languages and cultures would be instrumental in progress for the decision of tasks of national development of Nigeria in a present century.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.32620/gch.2019.3.04
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