I love my languages because they are my identity. I am half coloured and half Xhosa. I love my languages because they were given to me by my parents. They are my priority because if I am not the one to love them who is going to? My languages are my pride. I don’t want anyone to speak badly about them. I feel heartbroken when someone speaks badly about these languages. I am proud of my languages and they are part of my roots. My languages make me strong. IsiXhosa is my ma se language and Afrikaans is my pa se language.

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