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Takriban watu milioni mia tatu sitini na tano hutumia Kiingereza kama lugha ya mama

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Wengine zaidi ya bilioni mbili husoma na kutumia Kiingeereza

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kama lugha ya pili au ya tatu

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Kama wewe ni mzungumzaji wa Kiingereza

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unayosema yanaeleweka kwa watu takriban bilioni mbili unusu

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Kutakuwa na haja gani kusomea lugha yeyote ingine ya kigeni?

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Si itakuwa tu kupoteza mda?

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Nelson Mandela alikashifiwa vikali

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na waafrika kusini kwa kuongea Afrikaans

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Alijibu hivi,

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"Unapomuongelesha mtu kwa lugha anayoifahamu

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hilo halisahau.

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Unapomuongelesha mtu kwa lugha ya mama

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hilo huenda moyoni mwake."

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Hivyo jambo ni hili:

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Ukitaka kumshawishi mtu

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lenga moyo wake uongeapo.

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Mapapa wanajua hili.

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John Paul wa pili afahamu lugha kumi vyema

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na kadhaa zingine alizijua kimsingi.

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Popote alipoenda, alisalimia wenyeji

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akitumia yale maneno aliyojua kwa lugha zao asili;

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na hapo ndipo umaarufu wake ulipotokea.

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Walio na akina mama wakwe wa ugenini

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au akina mama wakwe wa ugenini watarajiwa, wanalijua hili, pia.

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Wanaweza kuongea Kiingereza wakiwa na wapenzi wao,

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lakini wakitaka kuwa na maelewano na mama wa msichana,

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vijana hujitolea kujifunza lugha za kushangaza,

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hata Kiholanzi.

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(Vicheko)

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Na hili husaidia.

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Kwa nini?

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Kwa vile, lugha zetu asili huambatana kwa karibu na

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utu wetu na kujitambulisha kwetu.

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Historia yetu yote imeota mizizi,

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na kulowa ndani ya lugha zetu asili.

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Kuna makumbusho na hisia zilizounganika na maneno, muonekano,

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hata kwa sarufi tulizokua nazo.

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Hivyo, unapojifunza lugha ya mwengine,

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unajifahamisha kuwa una nia halisi

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kwa maisha yao, kwa utu wao.

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Ni mama mkwe yupi hatafurahia?

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Unaposikia lugha yako unaskia kuungika.

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Unaposafiri,

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na umekuwa ukiongea lugha ya kigeni kwa siku au wiki kadhaa,

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wakati unapoabiri ndege

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na msaidizi kwa ndege akusalimie kwa lugha yako asili,

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unafahamu basi unaenda nyumbani.

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Kama lugha asili zingekuwa na harufu,

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nadhani zingenukia kama kuki,

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na kama supu ya kuku ya kurariji,

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na kama marashi ya nyanya -

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labda kidogo kama kifukuzi nondo.

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Hii inaweza kuwa sababu lugha zilizotungwa,

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kama Esperanto, hazijasambaa kama ilivyotarajiwa.

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Ziwe zimetungwa kiujanja namna gani,

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na rahisi kushika,

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hakuna nchi yeyote imewahi pitisha lugha ya kutungwa kama lugha asili.

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Wala kama lugha ya kigeni kufunzwa

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kwa mkabala mkubwa, kwa kipindi kirefu,

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ingawa hilo limejaribiwa.

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Lakini, licha ya matatizo yanayokumba lugha asili -

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kama makosa ya kutataniisha,

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tofauti ya uandishi na matamko,

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wakati mwengine ugumu wa fasaha -

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lakini licha ya hayo yote,

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tunaona bora kujifunza lugha zilizochipuka katikati ya watu.

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Lugha zilizotungwa hulenga akili.

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Lugha asili zina mnuso wa kuki.

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Kwa Nelson Mandela, kujifunza Afrikaans ilikuwa inalenga "kutambua adui."

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Alisema, "Unahitaji kujua lugha yao, na shauku zao,

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na matarajio, na uoga wao, kama unataka kuwashinda."

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Alifanya hilo. Lilifaulu.

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Lakini si wakati wote maadui wanapohusika, ama?

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Hii inafaa kutumika kwa uhusiano wote wa kibinaadamu.

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Na siwezi sema kuwa akina mama wakwe ni maadui -

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ki ufafanuzi.

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Takriban miaka saba au nane zilizopita,

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nilikuwa nasafiri Poland na familia yangu.

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Maduka yalikuwa karibu kufungwa na tulihitaji kununua chakula.

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Mwishowe, tulipata duka kubwa upande wa pili wa barabara.

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Njia pekee tungefikia duka hilo kabla kufungwa ilikuwa kugeuza gari pasipo pa kugeuka.

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Hivyo ndivyo nilivyofanya.

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Hilo lilikuwa hatari.

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Ilikuwa haramu kwa kweli.

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Nilipoegesha gari, hata kabla niziime injini -

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- niliskia sauti ya kubisha.

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Hivyo nikateremsha dirisha, na jozi mbili za macho zikatokea.

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Kila jozi la macho lilikuwa la polisi.

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Sasa, siwezi jigamba naelewa lugha ya Polish vyema

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kwa nyakati nzuri,

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lakini nyakati zilizopita niliweza kuendeleza mazungumzo.

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Lakini kwa mazingara yale, na dhamiri ya hatia,

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jicho kwa jicho na polisi, wakiwa na sare halisi,

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kila neno la Polish nililokuwa nikijua liliniponyoka.

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Na bado, sikufikiria hata kwa mda,

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kujaribu kusuluhisha tatizo nikitumia Kiingereza.

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Kiingereza nadhani kingenipatia upeo wa juu kilugha,

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lakini labda ingefanya polisi kuwa na wasiwasi.

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Hivyo, niliaminisha kubaki na lugha ya Polish.

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Kivipi?

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Ile kona yangu finyu ya lugha ya Polish ilikuwa imezima

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isipokuwa jambo moja.

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Kulikuwa na jambo moja nililokuwa nimelirudia mara nyingi

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hata ningeweza kulikariri nikiwa usingizini.

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Lilikuwa ni shairi la watoto,

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lililohusu chura mgonjwa.

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(Vicheko)

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Hilo ndilo nililokuwa nalo.

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Najua lilikuwa jambo la ajabu kufanya, lakini nilitoa kelele:

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(Polish) "Chura mmoja alisikia udhaifu

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hivyo akaenda kwa daktari na akasema ni mgonjwa.

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Daktari akavalia miwani yake kwa sababu alikuwa kazeeka."

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Niliwatazama polisi.

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Na walikuwa wakiniangalia kwa mshangao.

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(Vicheko)

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Nakumbuka kama mmoja wao alikuna kichwa.

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Alafu wote wakatabasamu.

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Wakatabasamu.

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Na hilo, kwa upande wake, likaniweka hali shwari,

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shwari hadi maneno machache husika yaliyopotea

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yangeweza kurudi akilini mwangu.

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Ningeweza kugugumiza sentensi chache kama,

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"Pole sana, nilikuwa nahitaji chakula, sitawahi kurudia hilo tena."

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Waliniachilia bila adhabu.

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Nilipokuwa nakimbia ndani ya duka, waliita, "maneno kwa lugha ya Polish!"

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"Uwe na safari njema!"

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Si lengo langu kuwashurutisha kujifunza lugha za kigeni

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ndio msafiri pande zote za dunia, mvunje sheria na muepuke bila adhabu.

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Lakini tukio hili linaonyesha vile maneno machache,

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ingawa rahisi au ya kijinga, maneno machache tu,

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yanawezaenda moja kwa moja ndani ya moyo na kuuyeyusha.

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Ijapo kuwa, kulikuwa na wimbo mbadala wa ule wa chura mgonjwa.

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Lilikuwa jambo moja nililolijua vyema sana:

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wimbo wa kunywa.

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(Kicheko)

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Labda hilo halingenipatia tabasamu

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labda safari hadi kituo cha polisi

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kwa uchunguzi wa damu.

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Si lazima ujifunze lugha nyingi,

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na si lazima uzijue kwa undani.

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Ujuzi kidogo unaweza kuwa wa manufaa makubwa.

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Maneno kumi yanalengayo moyoni yanaweza kuwa na athari kubwa

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kuliko maneno alfu moja yalengayo akili.

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Unaweza kuchagua kutumia Kiingereza na kukutana katikati.

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Lakini pia unaweza chagua kuwa yule mtu avukaye kigezo kilicho katikati

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na kukutana na swahiba wako au mpinzani wako, yeyote yule,

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kutana nao kwa maskani yao.

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Kuongea lugha ya mwengine haikufanyi kuwa dhaifu,

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inadhibitisha una nguvu.

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Ni yule aliye na ujasiri, na afanyaye juhudi za kuvuka vigezo

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anayeibuka mshindi mwishowe.

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Usiogope kufanya makosa. Makosa yanadhihirisha ubinadamu.

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Na kando na haya, kuna la ziada:

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Ukifanya makosa huko nje,

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unatoa fursa kwa wenzako kukusaidia, kukujia na kukutana nawe.

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Na kwa njia hii, utangamano utakaokuwa umeanzisha utakuwa wenye nguvu.

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Hivyo, wataka kueleweka

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au wataka kutangamana?

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Jameni tuendelee kujifunza na kukitumia Kiingereza.

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Ndivyo tutangamane na walio na lugha tofauti za kiasilia, kama tunavyofanya hapa TEDx.

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Kiingereza ni kigezo muhimu cha kueneza ujuzi,

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kwa mikutano ya kimataifa ya kujadili shida za kimataifa

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Juu ya yote, Kiingereza ni barabara kuu kufikia mioyo milioni mia tatu sitini na tano.

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Kwa watu mia tatu sitini na tano, lugha ya Kiingereza yanukia kuki.

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Lakini mbona ukomee hapo?

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Mbona usiongeze jitihada

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na kujifunza angalau lugha moja geni?

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Kuna ladha kadhaa za kuki.

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Twendeni na tuonje moja mpya.

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Asante.

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(Makofi)

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(Makofi)