👋Welcome

Hi, Welcome to Enjoy it Vernacular (EVer) — where indigenous languages and cultures speak boldly, beautifully, and without apology. We are a patriotic voice for our languages, our people, and our way of life.

EVer is a Uganda-rooted, multilingual magazine and cultural platform dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and elevating indigenous and endangered languages, including Runyankore-Rukiga, Lukonzo, Luganda, Runyoro-Rutooro, Lusoga, Swahili, and all so-called vernacular languages.

But at EVer, “vernacular” means more than language. We honor:

Vernacular spoken. Vernacular lived. Vernacular eaten, worn, planted, walked.
Vernacular in land and sky, in customs and creativity — all that the world once called “raw” or “local” has a home here.

This is not a nostalgia project. It is a revival movement — rooted in nationalism, African dignity, ecological awareness, and youth-led cultural resistance. We speak. We write. We remember.

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Mission Statement

💪🏾Slogan

Raise the Word, Rise the World

🌍 Our Vision

A world where Indigenous languages rise again—spoken with pride, lived with purpose, and used to heal the Earth, connect generations, and light the path from the grassroots up.

💡 Our Mission

To awaken the power of Indigenous languages—publishing stories, ideas, and dreams that restore dignity, spark action, and root global change in local wisdom.

❤️ Core Values

  • God First
    We root our work in faith, honoring God as the source of wisdom, justice, and stewardship of Earth.

  • Linguistic Sovereignty
    Every language is a worldview. Preserving it protects memory, agency, and identity.

  • Grassroots Empowerment
    Change grows from the ground up. We uplift local storytellers and truth-bearers.

  • Ecological & Social Justice
    We use language as a tool for restoring the Earth and empowering communities.

  • Intergenerational Wisdom
    Elders remember, youth carry forward. We link both to keep wisdom alive.

  • Creative Freedom in Vernacular
    True expression belongs in the language people dream in—not just colonial tongues.

  • Cultural Integrity
    We resist distortion. Our work is rooted in authentic, community-driven values.

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✍️ Call for Submissions

We welcome:

  • Short stories that echo ancestral wisdom

  • Poetry that stings, sings, and soul-speaks

  • Essays that challenge, provoke, and celebrate

  • Proverbs, monologues, conversations, and oral histories

We welcome submissions in Runyankore-Rukiga, Luganda, Lusoga, and other indigenous languages — with or without translation. English submissions are accepted when the call includes them, but only when they carry vernacular weight.

🔖 Bonus:

Submissions exploring themes like environmental conservation, gender equality, liberty, ecological knowledge, mental health, culture preservation, free education, wealth creation, or the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are especially encouraged. It’s not a rule — but it’s a plus.

From the hills of Ankole to the ends of the world, from school clubs to diaspora collectives, we say: Speak it. Write it. Keep it alive.

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💌 Why Subscribe?

Because the internet doesn’t speak our languages — but we do.

  • Fresh stories in your inbox – Real language. Real East Africa. No scroll-hunting.

  • Youth voices in the mother tongue – This is where Runyankore, Luganda, Swahili and other East African languages thrive.

  • Cultural healing and pride – The platform is a salve for the memory, a drumbeat for the future.

  • Support independent, patriotic storytelling – Paid subscribers, donors or funders help us grow school clubs, pay local writers, and print community-based editions.


🛡️ Standing for Our Planet

We affirm and promote:

  • Patriotic values and traditional regional morals

  • Special themes (as stated above) as key pillars

  • One-man, one-woman identity in our editorial guidelines

  • Zero tolerance for hate speech or Western-imposed ideologies

  • The sovereignty of indigenous languages and heritage

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🔗 Stay in Touch

Email: enjoyitvernacular.magazine@gmail.com
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Enjoy it Vernacular is a literary and cultural platform celebrating indigenous languages through bold storytelling, poetry, essays, and audio. Rooted in resistance and revival, we amplify voices often silenced by history...

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A loud, proud home for everything so-called vernacular — fiction, poetry, essays, reviews and more. We don’t just teach the language — we live it. Reviving culture, healing the planet, reshaping language, one word at a time. Enjoy it — vernacular.