Govt harmonises orthographies of four local languages<br><br>MONDAY, 01 OCTOBER 2012 <br>Nigeria<br><br>TO advance the teaching and learning of indigenous languages and to preserve the nation’s culture and heritage, the standardised and harmonised orthographies of four local languages will be effectively used by teachers, researchers and students.<br>
<br>Minister of State for Education, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, disclosed this during the handover of the harmonised and standardised orthographies of four Nigerian and other related languages at the weekend.<br><br>According to him, orthography helps in the preservation of local languages by making them amenable to further improvement through research and documentation.<br>
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