CHALLENGE 9
What is a nation without mother tongue? (Jack
Edwards)
My 9th
challenge was to speak the Yakutian language without switching to Russian
around people who do not understand it.
My native language is Yakutian or Sakha language, but I don’t speak it much recently as I don’t have people who know it in this city. That is why I thought it could be interesting to find out what would happen if I spoke it and pretended I did understand Russian. It was hard for me as I know how people looked at me when I started speaking Sakha in public places over the phone. Anyway, I went to market to buy some vegetables and honey. The people who sold fruits and vegetables turned out to be also non-Russian. They tried to speak Russian with me, but I kept speaking Yakutian. I felt uncomfortable and strange because I was worrying whether the guilt was written all over my face. I did not want them to realize that I got every single word they said and tried to not to laugh. Everyone was looking at us because I gesticulated a lot and I spoke louder and louder. The situation seemed to me ridiculous and I was embarrassed because of the amount of attention I suddenly received. But I just was smiling already. Somehow the seller managed to get what I needed. I thanked him and went home. Thanks to this challenge I learnt to feel more confident when I speak mother tongue and understood that not everyone dislikes it. It’s what makes me unique and I should be proud that I speak it.
My native language is Yakutian or Sakha language, but I don’t speak it much recently as I don’t have people who know it in this city. That is why I thought it could be interesting to find out what would happen if I spoke it and pretended I did understand Russian. It was hard for me as I know how people looked at me when I started speaking Sakha in public places over the phone. Anyway, I went to market to buy some vegetables and honey. The people who sold fruits and vegetables turned out to be also non-Russian. They tried to speak Russian with me, but I kept speaking Yakutian. I felt uncomfortable and strange because I was worrying whether the guilt was written all over my face. I did not want them to realize that I got every single word they said and tried to not to laugh. Everyone was looking at us because I gesticulated a lot and I spoke louder and louder. The situation seemed to me ridiculous and I was embarrassed because of the amount of attention I suddenly received. But I just was smiling already. Somehow the seller managed to get what I needed. I thanked him and went home. Thanks to this challenge I learnt to feel more confident when I speak mother tongue and understood that not everyone dislikes it. It’s what makes me unique and I should be proud that I speak it.
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