Soyinka says he is a writer for the theatre above all else, and he feels perfectly comfortable writing in both his native tribal language as well as in English.

索因卡表示，自己首先是一位作家，无论用本族语还是英语创作，他都心感舒适。

In 1923, he wrote an essay called " The Problem of Meaning in Primitive Languages" where he reflected on his experiences translating tribal languages to English.

1923年，他写了一篇题为《原始语言的意义问题》的文章，反思了自己将部落语言翻译成英语的经历。