African colonial borders redrawn based on languages

[Coolpirate69]

This map reimagines the nations of Africa and focuses on the local languages to define borders. Interesting thought experiment.

 

[balanbalis]

They split up the Afar triangle and made them take over Eritrea

 

[Zak12]

Why did they erase Eritrea? I'm 99% certain that Kebessa are bigger than Afars in Eritrea.

 

[Ashraf]

Why did they erase Eritrea? I'm 99% certain that Kebessa are bigger than Afars in Eritrea.

Kebessa?

 

[Homerlilian2.0]

I got a question @Shimbiris was there ever a United concept for a Somali especially since all big 4 clans trace their lineage to samaale before the 20th century.

 

[Xabeshi]

Kebessa?

Another name for Tigrigna

 

[DivineMartial]

@Nilotic You guys still speak Arabic at least in juba city no? Though not "official" but as a lingua franca to communicate amongst the diverse masses

 

[Nilotic]

@Nilotic You guys still speak Arabic at least in juba city no? Though not "official" but as a lingua franca to communicate amongst the diverse masses

It's called Juba Arabic because it's a simplified version of Arabic that was developed in Juba, however, it is spoken all over South Sudan.

Personally, I think if we're going to continue speaking Arabic... it should be the one already spoken in the North. I don't like bastardizations.

Even though I think we should phase it out, Arabic is a beautiful language with a rich cultural tradition; my father was proficient in formal Arabic and could read classical Arabic texts.

 

[NidarNidar]

I got a question @Shimbiris was there ever a United concept for a Somali especially since all big 4 clans trace their lineage to samaale before the 20th century.

Our identity goes back 2,500 years, rendilles carry a camel culture, most likely introduced by the T Somalis around 500 BCE when the region was drying up and it's helped these Rendilles thrive in North Kenya while wrecked havok amongst camel herdsers.

Why are camels less affected?​

1. Partial resistance
   • Camels can be infected by trypanosomes, especially Trypanosoma evansi (causes surra) and T. brucei, but the symptoms are less severe.
   • Some camels carry the parasites without showing obvious disease—they're more tolerant.
2. Thicker skin
   • Camels may have tougher skin, which makes it a bit harder for tsetse flies to bite and feed on them compared to cattle.
3. Desert environment
   • Camels are usually found in arid and semi-arid areas where tsetse flies are less common, reducing their exposure.

 

[AbrahamFreedom]

The official and only language of Somalia/Djibouti should have been English. It's really too bad. It was a missed opportunity for the British during colonial times.

Has anyone noticed the Nigerians and Ghanians in the west can't speak their tribal languages? All they can speak is pidgin English, not even proper English

 

[Burqad]

It's called Juba Arabic because it's a simplified version of Arabic that was developed in Juba, however, it is spoken all over South Sudan.

Personally, I think if we're going to continue speaking Arabic... it should be the one already spoken in the North. I don't like bastardizations.

Even though I think we should phase it out, Arabic is a beautiful language with a rich cultural tradition; my father was proficient in formal Arabic and could read classical Arabic texts.

A neutral language is needed. Would Nuers speak Dinka or Dinkas speak Nuer?

 

[Nilotic]

A neutral language is needed. Would Nuers speak Dinka or Dinkas speak Nuer?

There's zero chance of those extremely proud Nilotic ethnic groups making that kind of concession. We need either:

English; it's an extremely useful language for academia and for global trade

Formal Arabic; a variation of the language is already spoken by most of the population

Swahili; a language ideal for full spectrum regional integration.