Why are African languages Termed ‘Vernacular’? | Isaya Yunge | TEDxOysterbay

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The world vernacular languages itself reveals the symptoms of the colonial project. African languages were downgraded to ‘’the vernacular’’ a term more suitable for a regional dialect than a nation’s language, with its own history, politics, literature and science and technology.

In today’s technology-driven economies, the gap between the haves and have-not will widen, with no known path towards closing it. Africa’s innovators need to think globally and act locally by developing AI-driven automation and voice command that uses Africa’s local languages. Tackling this challenge will require a combination of clear-eyed analysis of Africa’s culture, linguistic heritage, and philosophical examination of what matters in our lives, a task for both our minds and our hearts. Africa’s languages are Ubuntu for a world in which humans not only coexist alongside AI but thrive with it. Isaya Yunge is an unshakable optimist, futurist, and visionary thinker with a passion for digital innovation, entrepreneurship and technology.

Named by Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 as a promising change-maker in the continent and received “The Queens Young Leaders Award 2018” from Her Majesty, The Queen Elizabeth II, for his work using technology to impact communities and lives with sustainable digital solutions.

At only 17, he was selected as a Unicef Africa Youth Ambassador and spoke at the G8 Summit for child rights advocacy and activism.

Isaya Yunge is trained in Sustainable Business Models by the Swedish Institute, Leading Change by Cambridge University, and he is also an alumnus of the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program.

He is the founder and CEO of Goodsam Technologies and he recently Co-founded Smart Kaya LLC, Africa’s first hands–free smart speaker that’s designed to fit anywhere around your home with a mission of turning every house in Africa into a smart home. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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