Afro-Atlantic 002: Jamaica and the Akan
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Going to do a dissertation on the language when I find time.
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Looking foward to it.
Akan is classified as a two level tone language, which is to say, “the pitch at
which the syllables in a word are pronounced can make a difference in the word’s
meaning. (Stewart 2001: 63)” This adds a unique dimension to the significance of the
vowels, consonants and syllables of the language. Phonetically, vowels can be described in terms of the shape of the
tongue and lips when the vowel is being made. In the production of nasal vowels, air
passes through the nose. Therefore types of vowels will vary based upon the part of the
tongue that is closest to the roof of the mouth when the vowel is being made, the height
of the tongue in relation to the palate, lip position when the vowel is made, and whether
or not the vowel is oral or nasal...
which the syllables in a word are pronounced can make a difference in the word’s
meaning. (Stewart 2001: 63)” This adds a unique dimension to the significance of the
vowels, consonants and syllables of the language. Phonetically, vowels can be described in terms of the shape of the
tongue and lips when the vowel is being made. In the production of nasal vowels, air
passes through the nose. Therefore types of vowels will vary based upon the part of the
tongue that is closest to the roof of the mouth when the vowel is being made, the height
of the tongue in relation to the palate, lip position when the vowel is made, and whether
or not the vowel is oral or nasal...
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I swear you're white wtf lool
CEITEDMOFO
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Ettu of Jamaica
there's a very small community of Jamaicans of Yoruba descent that still keep some Yoruba religion
there's a very small community of Jamaicans of Yoruba descent that still keep some Yoruba religion
In this video, Bro. Kwame Aku of Ghana examines the Akan idea of God. , the general accord on the mainland of Africa is that God is "reality" or "presence," which makes it difficult to be skeptic inside an African setting (e.g., You can't exist and say existence doesn't exist). Brother. Aku utilizes the dialect that God is "Life" all in all: NOT that God "makes" life, however that it IS life or existence itself. This assumption is reverberated among the BaKongo of Central Africa and is advised to us by the late Dr. Fu-Kiau in Self-Healing Power and Therapy (pg 114). For the BaNtu of Central Africa, a name for God is Kalunga "the Completely-Complete-Being" (from a root - lunga "finish"). I paraphrase Fu-Kiau underneath:
"For the Bantu individuals, Kalunga is the wellspring of all inclusive power that got things going before, gets things going today, or more all, will get things going tomorrow. This with everything taken into account control is LIFE ITSELF. "
Kwame Aku expounds in this video that God is Nature and goes on further to clarify a greater amount of the Akan perspective. Quite a bit of this is reverberated all over Africa; including Km.t (Egypt). I say this to state that Africans and the Abrahamic religions have two very surprising ideas of God. Try not to let those clueless endeavor to persuade you generally. Our (African) idea of God is more in order to how science depicts the Universe.
"For the Bantu individuals, Kalunga is the wellspring of all inclusive power that got things going before, gets things going today, or more all, will get things going tomorrow. This with everything taken into account control is LIFE ITSELF. "
Kwame Aku expounds in this video that God is Nature and goes on further to clarify a greater amount of the Akan perspective. Quite a bit of this is reverberated all over Africa; including Km.t (Egypt). I say this to state that Africans and the Abrahamic religions have two very surprising ideas of God. Try not to let those clueless endeavor to persuade you generally. Our (African) idea of God is more in order to how science depicts the Universe.
Yea I've seen many AncestryDNA results and most Afro-Guyanese have Ghana/Ivorian Coast ancestry.
In this video the dude is like
47% Ivory Coast/Ghana
10% Nigerian
6% Senegalese
5% Cameron/Congo
2% North African
2% Mali
2%South East Bantu
1% Benin/Togo
The other girl is half Guyanese with a quarter Black American and quarter Jamaican.
Here's a breakdown of Anglo-Caribbeans/West Indian SSA DNA.Guyanese have the highest Ivory Coast/Ghanian ancestry more so than Jamaicans.and other West Indians.
The link is broken for posting purposes,just move the spreadsheet closer to the backspace.
I've been around many around my family in GT and they look like Jamaicans to its funny.
In this video the dude is like
47% Ivory Coast/Ghana
10% Nigerian
6% Senegalese
5% Cameron/Congo
2% North African
2% Mali
2%South East Bantu
1% Benin/Togo
The other girl is half Guyanese with a quarter Black American and quarter Jamaican.
Here's a breakdown of Anglo-Caribbeans/West Indian SSA DNA.Guyanese have the highest Ivory Coast/Ghanian ancestry more so than Jamaicans.and other West Indians.
The link is broken for posting purposes,just move the spreadsheet closer to the backspace.
https://docs.google.com/ spreadsheets/d/1_sjsM56m-0ewGu1RlWbg2MtEwhWJrcbc4sRnvpkUquU/edit#gid=1314789195
I've been around many around my family in GT and they look like Jamaicans to its funny.
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What gets me though is the fact that Jamaicans and people from Ghana personality wise are so different. Ghana people are more laid back and peaceful, whereas like Nigerians, Jamaicans are known to be the polar opposite
hell of a generalization
Good work OP
