Identity and Language Attitudes Among Liberian Refugees in Oru Camp, Ogun State, Nigeria

Abstract

The concern of this study is to investigate the language attitudes of Liberian refugees in Oru camp with respect to their indigenous languages and the language of the host community, Yoruba. This is with a view to ascertaining their identity patterns. A significant majority of teenagers and young adults positively evaluated their Indigenous languages while the full adults expressed a high evaluation. The teenagers highly evaluated Yoruba and correspondingly had a high proficiency in it. The young and full adults negatively regarded Yoruba. Refugees need to identify with their host community for purposes of inclusion and the benefits of diversity.

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