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Africa: When language reflects life

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, D.R. of Congo, Language

Language does reflect life [1]as Miquel observes: Of course, many people here in Côte d'Ivoire keep insisting that the word for pen is “bic” instead of “stylo” or to grab a “Lotus” (a local brand) instead of a “tissus”…