ABSTRACT
The majority of the African languages are not used in the global development agenda, but rather the ex-colonial languages are privileged and used as official languages in most African countries. With increasing access to social media such as Facebook and Twitter come both opportunities and challenges for the (re)vitalisation of languages, particularly minority languages. Languages play instrumental roles in attaining a developmental agenda, particularly in this era when multilingualism and bilingual/multilingual code choices have become the norm. A language can be described as minority or majority based on factors including, but not limited to, the number of speakers, functionality, learning and teaching materials in the language, and the socio-economic importance of the language. The COD model identifies three crucial elements that condition the position of a language in society. The Ewe speakers have created the opportunity to use their language through the creation of such Ewe-focused groups, and have the desire to promote their language and culture.
