Open AccessRole of Kiswahili in Furthering an Afrocentric Ethos
Author(s) -
John Mũkonzi Mũsyoki
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
connections
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2563-6715
DOI - 10.29173/connections15
Subject(s) - ethos , context (archaeology) , agency (philosophy) , globality , identity (music) , sociology , decolonization , gender studies , linguistics , political science , aesthetics , social science , geography , politics , philosophy , globalization , archaeology , law
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.