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Yo Hablo Español, Y También Ingles! 

By Nancy V

Ngazalelwa e-United States kodwa ngathuthela eMexico ngisemncane kakhulu. Njengoba umama nogogo nomkhulu, abasiza ekungikhuliseni, bakhuluma iSpanishi njengolimi lwabo lwendabuko, lokhu futhi kwaba ulimi lwami lwendabuko noma "lomama". Ngikhuluma, ngifunde, futhi ngibhale ngokushelelayo. Ulimi lwebele, ngokwencazelo, ulimi ochayeka kulo kusukela ekuzalweni kwakho. Lapho ngikhulela edolobheni elincane laseMexico ngangingakwazi nokusifunda isiTarahumara. Ulimi lwesiTarahumara luwulimi lwendabuko lwase-Mexico lomndeni wolimi lwase-Uto-Aztecan olukhulunywa abantu abacishe babe ngu-70,000 abantu baseTarahumara esifundeni saseChihuahua, okuyisifunda engakhulela kuso. Ngaphinde ngachayeka ngesiNgisi lapho abazala bami besivakashela bevela emazweni. Ngangilingisa futhi ngenze sengathi nami ngikhuluma isiNgisi ngokuphindaphinda ukukhuluma izinto ezinjengokuthi shua shua shua (ulimi lwami lokuzenzela), ngoba lokho kwakuzwakala njengesiNgisi kimi. Abakaze bangilungise, isenzo somusa ngiyakholwa.

Ngangineminyaka engu-11 lapho umama ekhipha mina nodadewethu omncane eSierra Madre yaseChihuahua esiyisa eColorado enemibalabala. Ngangimelene kakhulu nalokhu, ngoba ngangibakhumbula abangani bami nogogo nomkhulu, kodwa futhi ngangijabule ngokufunda isiNgisi nokubona indawo entsha. Sagibela ibhasi elinephunga elinamandla futhi ngemva kwamahora angu-16 safika eDenver, ikhaya lethu elisha.

Umama wasibuyisela emuva unyaka esikoleni ukuze sifunde ukukhuluma isiNgisi ngokushesha.

Ngemva konyaka ngosizo lukathisha omnandi, onomusa we-ESL (isiNgisi njengolimi lwesibili) kanye ne-aardvark ejabulisayo ye-PBS, mina nodadewethu sasikhuluma isiNgisi kahle. Uthisha we-ESL washikashikana nami kancane. Ngangilokhu ngingalibizi kahle uhlamvu v; ngokusobala kufanele wenze okuthile ngamazinyo nangomlomo ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze kungezwakali njengohlamvu b. Kuze kube yilolu suku ngikuthola kunzima ukusho kahle uhlamvu v, nakuba ngokuvamile nginenselele yokubhala igama lami, ngisheshe ngithi, “v, njengakuVictor,” ngiphefumule, ngikhumbula ngesisa uthisha wami we-ESL.

Angikwazi futhi, impilo yami, ngithi charcuterie, kodwa leyo ingxoxo ngesinye isikhathi.

Ngibonga kakhulu ngethuba lokukhuluma izilimi ezimbili ngokushelelayo. Ngisho nalapho ingqondo yami ivame ukudonsa kanzima ukushintsha isuka kwenye iye kwenye ingibangela ukuba ngikhulume isi-Spanglish, ifike kahle kakhulu. Ukuthola impumuzo umuntu esitolo noma ngocingo akuzwayo uma ngithi ngikhuluma iSpanishi kuwukuzizwisa okuhle ngempela. Ukuhlangana nomuntu ngolimi lwabo nakho kuwukuxhumana okuyingqayizivele. Okuningi kakhulu okuhambisana namasiko kuvela ekubuzeni umuntu ukuthi baqhuba kanjani ngolimi lwabo lwendabuko. Engikuthandayo ukuthi lowo muntu uzongibuza ngokushesha ukuthi ngivelaphi bese ingxoxo isuka lapho.

Ukukhuluma ngezinye izilimi ngaphandle kwesiNgisi e-United States akuhlangatshezwana nesasasa ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ngeke ngikwazi ukubala izikhathi abangani futhi bengihlezi etafuleni lesidlo sasemini sixoxa ngokuthi kwenzakalani ngezimpilo zethu engomeni yethu yokucula yeSpanishi ukuze sihlangatshezwe ngumuntu engingamazi, noma kwesinye isikhathi omunye nomunye. isisebenzi sithi “ungakhulumi leyombudane la, angikuzwa kahle, kuthiwani uma ukhuluma ngami?” Ngikholwe uma ngithi, impela asikhulumi ngawe. Cishe sisho okuthile ngezinwele zethu, noma ukudla esikujabulelayo ukukudla, inqwaba yezinto, kodwa hhayi nina. Okungenani kokuhlangenwe nakho kwami.

Sinelungelo lokukwazi ukuzwa izilimi eziningi lapha endaweni kamasipala waseDenver. Ngokwesibonelo, isiVietnam, isiTopiya, iSpanishi nesiNepali. Kuyajabulisa ukuthi abantu abanolimi olufanayo babuthane futhi bakhulume, futhi babe yibona ngokwabo. Ulimi lungenye yezindlela zokuveza ubuntu bethu nobuthina.

Ngakho-ke namuhla, ngikumema ukuthi uhlale unelukuluku lokwazi futhi ufune izindlela zokulondoloza lokho okuhlukile kuwe ngolimi lwakho lwebele. Kunezilimi ezingaphezu kuka-6,000 ezikhulunywa emhlabeni wonke; yiba nelukuluku, mngane wami. Kufanele sifunde ukuhlonipha izilimi zethu zomdabu zangempela. Ukwazi ulimi lwami lwendabuko kungilethela udumo nobuhlakani obuvela kokhokho bami. Ukwazi olunye lwezilimi zami zomdabu kungenye yezindlela zokuzazi ukuthi ngingubani ngempela nokuthi ngivelaphi. Izilimi zomdabu zingcwele futhi ziphethe ulwazi namandla okhokho bethu. Ukugcina ulimi lwethu lwendabuko kuwukugcina isiko nomlando.