THE ROLE OF LANGUAGE IN INTER-ETHNIC CRISIS: A CASE STUDY OF THE TIV AND JUKUN ETHNIC GROUPS
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https://doi.org/10.56666/ahyu.v2i.73Keywords:
Language, inter-ethnic crisis, ethnic consciousness, conflictAbstract
This paper examines the role of language in inter-ethnic crisis with a focus on the Tiv and Jukun ethnic crisis. The qualitative method which involves collection and analysis of primary data was employed to carry out the study. The study revealed that uses of inflammable terms like: “Atswake”, “Atswa”, “Adenkankan”, “Hondobeegai”, Tor mbaayie”, Mbasoonayalave” by members of the language (groups) in conflict contribute to crisis in the society. The work also uncovered that a lot still needs to be done to forestall ethnic crisis between the two speech communities and to eliminate the consequential effects this problem has been posing as it relates
to ethnic consciousness. Based on information from the study, the recommendation is that seminars and workshops on the need for peaceful co-existence between the Tiv and Jukun ethnic groups need to be organized from time to time
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