La Fem Afrique. Women of Africa.
The Old English wifman meant "female human" (werman meant "male human". Man or mann had a gender neutral meaning of "human", corresponding to Modern English "one" or "someone". However in around 1000 AD "man" started to be used more to refer to "male human"..., and in the late 1200s began to inevitably displace and eradicate the original word "werman"). The medial labial consonants coalesced to create the modern form "woman"; the initial element, which meant "female," underwent semantic narrowing to the sense of a married woman ("wife").
Nnamdi Chukwuka
AFRICA IS A CONTINENT.
Africa is a continent and not a country. She is big and beautiful. Natural and attractive. Warm for tanning and cool for toning. Colourful culture, vast tradition Attraction for tourists, scares terrorists. Hospitality well known. Hostility never known. Africa is a continent and not a country She is wide, naturally beautiful. A continent not defiled A virgin, a lovely sight She spreads the gospel, destroys the gossip. Full of grace for her land is green. Fifty-four children, friendly and lovely. Their friendship is never a fiend. She loves and does not loathe. Africa is a continent and not a countr. She is a real mother and does not murder. A continental hero, never a horror. One of the largest full of pride. A tutor, never torture. An inspiration, never conspires. A boaster of humility, a historical legacy. Once punished for her beauty. Wealth was stolen, pushed into slavery. A hardworking model. Soft hearted and forgave without apology. Intelligent, outspoken, highly talented. Her children scattered abroad. To make the world a better place.
Nnedi Obasi
Thank you to Nnamdi Chukwuka & Nnedi Obasi for the text and photograph.
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