African Language History
What was the name of the new language that the Africans create?
Creole
In what fields did Gullah develop?
Rice fields
What were the Africans able to do At Sunday markets?
The Africans were able to socialize
What does the word "Nyam" mean in Twi and in English?
Meat in Twi and eat in English
In what centuries did the Haitian Creole language emerge?
The 17th and 18th centuries.
What was the main reason why the Africans speak their language despite the consequences?
Because the Africans loved their language
Why did the African slaves speak different languages?
Because they were from different ethnic groups and societies
Negerhollands Creole emerged around 1700 on the Virgins islands of?
Saint Thomas and Saint John
Why did the Europeans dislike the African language?
Because they could not understand it understand.
Grammar and forms of speech of many Caribbean creoles are based on elements found in the speech of peoples such as?
The Yoruba, The Ewe, The Twi and many others.
What are three of the four examples listed for the African Language?
Atlantic Creole, Gullah, Negerhollands, Haitian Creole French
Apart from the Europeans not understanding the African language and disliking it, why did the planters prevent the enslaved Africans from speaking their language?
They wanted the Africans to adapt to their culture.
What was the Creole language made up of?
French, Spanish, English and African elements.
Atlantic Creole is a term used in North America to describe a cultural group of Americans who have ancestral roots in?
Africa, Europe and sometimes the Caribbean.
Three reasons why it was difficult for enslaved Africans to practice their African language?
Because laws were made against it which prohibited them from speaking it, the Africans were also from different ethnic groups and areas, The Africans also fear the punishments if they were caught speaking their language.