Eri-Canadians talk about bilingualism

Meseret.ca has an interesting discussion about the importance of young Eritreans (who grew up in the diaspora) to learn the native language of their parents (they talk mostly of Tigrigna). The issues they talk about are pretty interesting…

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July 13, 2010 Tags: meseret Posted in: Eritrea, Tigrigna

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