Questão 2556068

AS QUESTÕES DE 25 A 48 REFEREM-SE À LÍNGUA INGLESA

Read the article and answer questions 45, 46, 47 and 48.

Why I stopped mispronouncing my Igbo name

1 In Nigeria, the language spoken by one of the largest

ethnic groups, the Igbo, is in danger of dying out – which is

odd because the population is growing. In the past this

didn’t worry Nkem Ifejika, who is himself Igbo but never

5 learned the language.

When he is in Nigeria, he says his parents are Igbo. He

might throw in that he partly grew up in the United

Kingdom. In Britain, He says he’s Nigerian, though he often

adds explainers about having been educated at British

10 schools and lived outside Nigeria since he was 12 years old.

Nkem Ifejika can speak English, French among others.

However, he can’t speak the language of his ancestors. Igbo

is a tonal language, so the words with the wrong stresses and

tones either change their meaning, or worse, become

15 unintelligible. In Igboland, as it’s informally known, names

have meaning and history. Nkemakonam means “may I not

lack what is mine”, while Ifejika means “what I have is

greater”. By mispronouncing his names, he was throwing

away generation of history, and disregarding his parents’

20 careful choice.

His indefatigable and proudly wife, who is also Igbo,

helped him out when they met. Now he knows how to

pronounce his name properly, with the correct tones and

with pride.

Fonte: BBC NewsWorld Service

According to the article, Nkem Ifejika ___________, except: