Were you afraid that other audiences wouldn't be able to follow a story in another language, particularly an African language?

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Unless brought up on a farm, few whites speak an African language.

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Meanwhile, a film version of Bizet's opera Carmen - translated into the South African language Xhosa - has received a warm reception at the festival.

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One was in Afrikaans, a South African language derived from Dutch.

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At universities African-language departments are closing.

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These ceremonies also feature a language of African derivation, likewise named Kromanti, and rare medicinal preparations.

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China Daily, China's biggest English-language newspaper, has launched an African edition - the latest of several Chinese media initiatives in Africa.

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They bear testimony to the transformation of an essentially oral southern African culture, through the assimilation of the Portuguese language and its repercussion on both Portugal and Brazil.

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The word is also the title of a South African film that is among the five Oscar nominees for best foreign language film.

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The regional language reflects Kenya's demographic blend, with Arabic touches mixed with African dialects.

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