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Do Burundians identifiy themselves with kirundi in Australia?

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National language competition Source: SBS

Burundian living in Australia are fighting hard to keep kirundi language as spoken as english, but on one hand, there is fear among some parents, that the mother-tongue will be forgotten down the line while on the other hand some community leaders are stepping up on new technics to keep the mother language alive at all times.



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