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brush

(57,941 posts) Tue Aug 17, 2021, 04:50 PM Aug 2021

Interesting video of a language, Tut, created by enslaved Africans to communicate in code...

among themselves without inslavers knowing what they were saying. I know a few things about Black history but this is new to me. There is of course Creole in Louisiana and Gullah in South Carolina that have survived but this one faded away. Here'a a link to the video and the full story. To get to the video you have to scroll down in the story. It's worth it.

https://www.theroot.com/tut-a-language-used-by-enslaved-africans-is-resurfaci-1847501997

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Thank you! Behind the Aegis Aug 2021 #1

You're welcome. Please do. brush Aug 2021 #3

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Behind the Aegis

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1. Thank you!

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Fri Aug 20, 2021, 01:52 PM

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I am going to repost this in the "Languages and Linguistics" group. This type of story is vitally important on so many levels. I am embarrassed to say, this is the first I have ever heard of this language and its history. Thank you again for posting this article!

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3. You're welcome. Please do.

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Fri Aug 20, 2021, 02:02 PM

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