Phillip Nine Mafunga

I was born in Harare Zimbabwe

Phillip Nine Mafunga

I was born in Harare Zimbabwe

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The Colour Of My Speech

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I will pronounce all words the way I see them
In my accent, will I speak all foreign words!
Some, I will pronounce in the vernacular
Those who dominate us, do the same!
That's just how I sound in speech, normally.
And I don't see it as a way to exercise my freedom
It's just how loud the Africa in me is!
10 April 2021

Phillip Nine Mafunga

Saturday, April 10, 2021

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Deluke Muwanigwa 10 April 2021

Thats true. I alsi pronounce english in a shona way because that's my mother tongue. I feel though that we Zimbos over try. Our english sounds better than the english...if only we put such effort in governance issues. Shonglish is perfect to get by. Good poem mukoma.

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