The Language of Languages Quotes

“If you know all the languages of the world and you don't know your mother tongue or the language of your culture, that is enslavement.

But if you know your mother tongue or the languages of your culture, and add all the other languges to it, that is empowerment.

In reality it is impossible for any person to know all the languages in their own country, let alone the world. This is where the art of translation comes in.”
― Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, The Language of Languages

“The cultural environment is what carries the way, a people’s way, into the world. The way is what tells people who they are. And the way is also what leads people into their collective homestead. To alienate a people from their way is to deprive the people of the power to connect with the world and their base.”
― Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, The Language of Languages