Colonial language partitions make intra-African philosophical exchange nearly impossible

Evidence

First, the lack of translation of Tempels’s other work has made him inaccessible to Englishspeaking Africans (of which I am one). In addition, the language divisions (Portuguese, French, and English) have made it nearly impossible for Africans to speak to each other about Tempels and other subjects of common interest. This issue is quite serious for Africans, like myself, who only know or are comfortable with one European language, English. It could be that, for political reasons, Africans are unmoved to learn any additional European languages, preferring rather to expand their understanding of the myriad of locally available languages that have immediate relevance to daily existence. — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 426

Categorization

• XREF: Resonates with the broader reading on Bantu philosophy and linguistic colonization already covered in this book.