Popular Yoruba actress, Shola Kosoko-Abina has taken to social media to reveal that her daughter, Oluwasindara speaks her mother tongue, Yoruba language fluently.
Admonishing parents to teach their children their mother tongue, the daughter of veteran actor, Prince Jide Kosoko stated that according to research, a child can speak 3 languages fluently from their tender age.
The mother of three asked that kids be encouraged to speak their mother tongue because it is their heritage and identity.
Sharing a video of her daughter, Shindara singing heartily in Yoruba language, Shola Kosoko wrote;
“My daughter Oluwasindara can easily express herself fluently in the Yoruba language.
To our parents and guardians, do you allow your children to learn how to speak their mother tongue or you still refer to it as vernacular?
Research has it that children can learn 3 languages fluently from their tender ages.
Please let’s encourage them to speak in their mother tongue.
It is their heritage.
It is their identify.
God bless our children.”
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