Africa/languages

Famous quotes containing the words africa and/or languages:

    “What is Africa to me:
    Copper sun or scarlet sea,
    Jungle star or jungle track,
    Strong bronzed men, or regal black
    Women from whose loins I sprang
    When the birds of Eden sang?”
    —Countee Cullen (1903–1946)

    “It is time for dead languages to be quiet.”
    —Natalie Clifford Barney (1876–1972)