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There are a number of important things in this episode of People Fixing the World such as the psychological impact of colonialism, the attempted deculturalization and extermination of Aboriginal Australians, the connections between language and cultural identity, and finally the process of language revitalization. I take some inspiration…
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People Fixing the World - Bringing dead languages back to life - BBC Sounds
How do you revive a language with no living speakers?
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Roots of the Current Revival
The current African cultural revival in North America is a testimony to the enduring strength of African cultures, with roots lying in the basic human right and desire of African North Americans to know who they are and to be themselves in their own distinctive ways…. Much of this consciousness is translated…
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“Danmyé is a traditional martial art with roots in Africa that manifested itself in Martinique in the times of slavery and flourished in one form or another until the 1960s when, faced with social, religious and administrative interdictions, it nearly vanished from the face of the island—surviving only as an element of folklore. …At a…
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Fate of West African Languages
As a general rule, West African languages imported during the period of enslavement did not survive whole in Caribbean countries. Among the Maroon communities in Western Jamaica and the Saramacca groups in Suriname there have been claims for the survival of what is referred to as Kramanti or Koromantie. There is…
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I grew up hearing and speaking Kromanti because my grandfather taught my father to speak it who subsequently taught me. Unfortunately I forgot a lot since not living in Jamaica but I understand fluently. At least my St Thomas dialect of Kromanti in the East of Jamaica.
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“The aftermath of the Haitian revolution also gave rise to black cabildos throughout Cuba and Puerto Rico. Cabildos were homogeneous African ethnic groups that, like Spanish guilds or associations, operated as mutual aid societies or lodges. Thinking that increased factionalism among enslaved Africans would reduce the danger faced by outnumbered…
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