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ABSTRACT

Language undoubtedly remains the vehicle for effective communication and transmission of reality. Consequently, philosophy requires the medium of language to effectively transmit its reality. Therefore, the quest for an African language as an effective tool for conveying the thoughts of Africans cannot be toiled with since the success of a true African philosophy is largely dependent on the use of an African language in doing philosophy. However, the quest for an African language is an issue of long debate as some philosophers and scholars of other disciplines observed that one of the major problems of African philosophy is the multiplicity of languages in Africa continent. While some others hold strongly that despite the difficulties involved in the use of an African language, due to the numerous languages in Africa; efforts should be made in ensuring an African language is developed and employed in doing African philosophy. Therefore, it is to this end, that this paper is aimed at exploring the quest for an African language. The paper employs the descriptive, hermeneutical and analytic methods.