https://holdensafaris.com/the-peoples-of-africa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-peoples-of-africa Step Off the Beaten Path Wed, 10 Apr 2019 23:23:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.11 https://holdensafaris.com/the-peoples-of-africa/#comment-714 Wed, 10 Apr 2019 23:23:35 +0000 https://holdensafaris.com/?p=1532#comment-714 Speaking several languages is a gift. And being able to communicate, even with a few words, in the language of where you happen to be at the time, enriches the whole experience. Next time you take a safari, look up some simple phrases of greetings and pleasantries in the local language before you go. Using them will endear you to your hosts! Safari Jim

]]> https://holdensafaris.com/the-peoples-of-africa/#comment-675 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 16:50:44 +0000 https://holdensafaris.com/?p=1532#comment-675 Most migrant Africans in South Africa speak a number of languages. They start with their own of course, then English, then the other languages needed to work, trade etc. We know a gardiner who is from the Congo and speaks seven languages. Once you have asked where someone is from, ask how many languages they speak, you’ll be surprised, and there’s a differ even from the USA…

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