Louisiana creole = French + Native American + African(Bambara, Wolof, Fon)
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=lou

Gullah/Geechee = English + African(Mandinka, Wolof, Bambara, Fula, Mende, Vai, Akan, Ewe, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Kongo, Umbundu, Kimbundu)
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=gul

Afro-Seminole = Similar to Gullah, but less English, and no Mende influence.
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=afs

Very interesting stuff.

I like your posts. You and I seem to be on the same level in terms of our appreciation
for western black history.

I am definitely going to follow your handle.

No mention of Sierra Leone Krio ?

*Kails*:
Very interesting stuff.

I like your posts. You and I seem to be on the same level in terms of our appreciation
for western black history.

I am definitely going to follow your handle.

Thanks. There just doesn't seem to be enough focus on the anthropological study the true historical and cultural aspects of the diaspora, particularly the African American ethnicity. I like you have grown tired of the constant "race politic" hustlers that AA/black scholars tend to spawn and the unrealistic afro/blackcentrist romanticist ie "street scholars" who seriously think they are or have a connection to Egyptians, Moors, Hebrew Israelites, Nubians, Asiatics, Olmecs etc etc. Instead of taking time to learn and appreciate their true roots.

But, back to the topic. My maternal grand father is a native Louisiana creole speaker, and even uses a few phrases from it in his regular English that I know.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXId-5dYJjE

^^^^Here's some wondrous zydeco music(Afro-creole music) sung in creole. Notice the African influence of the style of beadwork and suit construction in the mardi gras costumes. For those that don't know, the Uptown style suit reflect Niger-Delta influences while the Downtown style suit reflect BaKongo influences.

ifyalways: No mention of Sierra Leone Krio ?

Really?


Nah, j/p lol But, while Sierra Leone Krio does have influence from Gullah spoken by the freed slaves from America that repatriated to Africa, it was not ever spoken by any AAs in America.

Although linguist agree that Sierra Leone Krio is almost non-disnerable to the untrained ear from AA Afro-Seminole creole.

English: Where did those women hear that you didn’t want to go to John’s house with us?

ASC: duh wisseh de ooman-dem bin yeddy she humuh nuh oin wan’ fuh go tuh John house wit we?

Krio: nuh usie de ooman – dem bin yerry she una no bin wan’ foh go nuh John ho’se wit we?

Nice thread Goop

I love this song

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu-kzTtrlFg