Today, Fulani will flood Kano for the above conference today. The two day conference will start tomorrow. It will be attended by hundreds of Fulfulde political leaders, intellectuals and artists from different parts of the wold.
The lead paper discussing the burning issues associated with the Fulani will be presented by our father, HRH the Lamido of Adamawa, Alhaji Barkindo Aliyu Mustapha.
If my readers will remember, when the news broke last year that the Emir of Kano will marry the daughter of the Lamido of Adamawa, I expressed the hope that the marriage will bring back Fulfulde language to the Palace of Kano. Alhamdulillah.This hope has been realised. The Emir of Kano, HRH, Muhammadu Sanusi II, will present his paper in FULFULDE!
This is an proof that whoever is willing to learn Fulfulde can do so, much easier by taking a Fulani wife, as I suggested in my 2000 article, Fulani and Their Problems in Nigeria (1).
I have made considerable progress in reviving my Fulfulde since I took the promise before the audiance of BUK Fulfulde Day in 2001. I am presenting my poem Duroo6e at the conference in a song that, for the first time, will be accompanied by an instrument - the Fulani flute. My late father must forgive me for this. I do not know if he would have approved of the introduction of the flute. To me, the flute is part of the Fulfulde tradition. I will post the live performace of the song - and the mp3 audio as well - on youtube for general access of my readers, in sha Allah.
Kano tumbin giwa. Surely. It is leading the revival of Fulfulde as it is doing for Hausa, its sister language. Mun gode da zumunci. Allah ya bar mu tare har abada.
Dr. Aliyu U. Tilde
28 March, 2016
28 March, 2016
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