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Toy Dolls that Speak African Languages

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria, Arts & Culture, Language

Myweku writes about the introduction of Rooti Dolls [1], by Chris and Ada Ngoforo, a Nigerian couple:

The 12 Rooti dolls are programmed to speak in several African languages. Amongst them, there’s Nina, a “vibrant girl” with Nigerian parents, who “loves watching Nollywood” and can interact in the Nigerian languages of Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa […]