i cant believe diz waz in Guyana, i live there all my life an i didn'y know about da language until now, My Grandmother, Grandmother came from the Iob tribe in Africa to Guyana and i now a little a my slavery history. I'm 13 yrs old an i would like to she da story in diz video wit my children in the near futur
Not likely. The reason for the Eastern Ijo influence in Berbice Dutch Creole was the fact that very early in the history of the colony of Berbice, up to about 1660, Africans of Eastern Ijo origin were predominant. At that time, there would have been less than 200 African slaves or so. The Dutch lost control of the slave trading areas in in South Eastern Nigeria in the 1660s, and the vast majority of Africans who came to the colony of Berbice came from elsewhere in Africa.
The Eastern Ijo influence in Dutch Creole comes from the 'founder's principle', i.e. whoever is there first sets the foundation and those who come after are forced to fit in and conform. Less than 200 hundred Eastern Ijos seemed to have had more influence on the linguistic history of Berbice than the tens of thousands of Africans from elsewhere in Africa who came after.
MANY MANY Thanks Prof. My mothers relatives are from Berbice/Courentyne. As you know in Guyana we weren't thought to ask these things. (Wish I'd asked my G.Grandmother when she was still alive)
On a lighter note ... I have to pick one so I'm rooting for Ghana in the 2010 World Cup while eating FooFoo.
@Kevin31368 , hello, kevin, do u like fufu?, how did u know abt that food?... am an ashanti guy and lives in amsterdam get in contact so we can watch the world cup together.
The Dutch lost control of the slave trading areas in in South Eastern Nigeria in the 1660s, and the vast majority of Africans who came to the colony of Berbice came from elsewhere in Africa.
u know O.o I speak Dutch like 24/7 but I didn't heard Dutch O.o if you want Dutch you have to go to Suriname O.o but anyway I have to ask u make one of the slaves from Benin to Suriname and there language... want to learn more about it :D thanks :D
@tavieboy18 it's not supposed to be dutch it's a dutch creole so takes some elements from dutch and other languages, whereas the dutch they speak in surinam is proper dutch just with a different accent as far as I know.
i cant believe diz waz in Guyana, i live there all my life an i didn'y know about da language until now, My Grandmother, Grandmother came from the Iob tribe in Africa to Guyana and i now a little a my slavery history. I'm 13 yrs old an i would like to she da story in diz video wit my children in the near futur
gtnia 1 year ago
"You see how you bubbies ge stan up"
LOL
I think she was trying to say there was an attractive man in the room!
ZingZee123456789 1 year ago
Do-da-tey
Is that in any way related to the word "dotish"?? My Grandmother is guyanese and she uses that word frequently
ZingZee123456789 1 year ago
Thanks Professor. Can you comment if the majority of Black Berbicians originated from southern Nigeria?
Kevin31368 2 years ago
Not likely. The reason for the Eastern Ijo influence in Berbice Dutch Creole was the fact that very early in the history of the colony of Berbice, up to about 1660, Africans of Eastern Ijo origin were predominant. At that time, there would have been less than 200 African slaves or so. The Dutch lost control of the slave trading areas in in South Eastern Nigeria in the 1660s, and the vast majority of Africans who came to the colony of Berbice came from elsewhere in Africa.
jamaicanlanguageunit 2 years ago
Interesting! This Dutch Creole would most likely be spoken in Suriname I suppose?! Right!!
chsn09 2 years ago
The Eastern Ijo influence in Dutch Creole comes from the 'founder's principle', i.e. whoever is there first sets the foundation and those who come after are forced to fit in and conform. Less than 200 hundred Eastern Ijos seemed to have had more influence on the linguistic history of Berbice than the tens of thousands of Africans from elsewhere in Africa who came after.
jamaicanlanguageunit 2 years ago
MANY MANY Thanks Prof. My mothers relatives are from Berbice/Courentyne. As you know in Guyana we weren't thought to ask these things. (Wish I'd asked my G.Grandmother when she was still alive)
On a lighter note ... I have to pick one so I'm rooting for Ghana in the 2010 World Cup while eating FooFoo.
Kevin31368 2 years ago
@Kevin31368 , hello, kevin, do u like fufu?, how did u know abt that food?... am an ashanti guy and lives in amsterdam get in contact so we can watch the world cup together.
brownford 1 year ago
The Dutch lost control of the slave trading areas in in South Eastern Nigeria in the 1660s, and the vast majority of Africans who came to the colony of Berbice came from elsewhere in Africa.
jamaicanlanguageunit 2 years ago
u know O.o I speak Dutch like 24/7 but I didn't heard Dutch O.o if you want Dutch you have to go to Suriname O.o but anyway I have to ask u make one of the slaves from Benin to Suriname and there language... want to learn more about it :D thanks :D
tavieboy18 2 years ago
@tavieboy18 it's not supposed to be dutch it's a dutch creole so takes some elements from dutch and other languages, whereas the dutch they speak in surinam is proper dutch just with a different accent as far as I know.
XxXmizzshottaXxX 1 year ago
Thanks for the history lesson.
karakaraman01 2 years ago