Sankofa is not Sankɔfa, Ashé is not Àṣẹ: From Decoration to Liberation

Presenter: Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon

Throwing around mispronounced words like “Sankofa,” “Orisha” and “Ashé” in english conversations does not make one serious about our languages. In this no-nonsense seminar, Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon, master linguist, multi-award-winning scholar, and creator of Abibitumi.com, exposes the widespread superficial approach to learning our languages and why this mindset must end.

Many of us claim to embrace our heritage, yet never commit to actually learning our languages well enough to hold a meaningful conversation, let alone discuss deep topics in them. Instead, we sprinkle in a few mispronounced words as decoration—the “kente scarf on a 3-piece suit linguistic paradigm”—without ever mastering the languages themselves.

What You’ll Learn:

✔️ Why Sankɔfa is not “Sankofa” and why Àṣẹ is not “Ashé” and over 20 mispronounced words commonly misspoken in the so-called “conscious community”
✔️ The difference between surface-level word-dropping and actual language fluency
✔️ Why serious language learning is the missing key to fully restoring 𓌶𓂝𓏏𓁦 Mꜣꜥt ‘Maat’
✔️ How to move beyond linguistic aesthetics and commit to deep, meaningful learning
✔️ Practical strategies to achieve fluency and think in our languages

It’s time to stop playing with our languages and start taking them seriously. If you’re ready to move beyond surface-level symbolism and fully reclaim the power of our indigenous languages, this seminar is for you.

Friday, February 21, 2025

Duration 1:26:09

34 Slides

Registration link provided via email after purchase.