Posted on 08/17/2021 7:21:23 AM PDT by deport
Tut, a centuries-old forgotten language used by enslaved Black people, has found its way to social media.
In Tut, every letter in the English alphabet becomes a distinct sound. Tut, according to McIlwain's website, may have originated from the word "talk." It’s also been referred to as “Tutnese” and “King Tut.”
For a number of African Americans, learning Tut has built a connection to their ancestors and community. However, with the resurgence of Tut, some say the language should remain underground. When a user on Facebook shared the Tut alphabet, commenters called for the post to be taken down. “This should not be public. It’s for AFRICAN AMERICANS,” one commenter replied.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
—wonder if it translates into Ebonics?—
Their own national anthem, their own independence day, soon to be their own flag, and now their own language.
Ebonics II
“Is this kind of like Yiddish for the Jewish population worldwide?”
I think it may be more akin to pig latin. I would like to know what John McWhorter has to say about this.
Well, most of them are already slaves to the Democrat party, so its only fitting they recover their old language to be even better slaves to their masters.
From what I have seen of it, I think it is a site for divorced, 40+ women to seek attention validation.
is this the clicky language Starvin’ Marvi spoke in Southpark?
Ok, so who remembered the forgotten language? Maybe it was rediscovered in an ancient Kawanzaa burial site.
Just a reminder. Most Americans did not read before 1860. Virtually no slaves even knew English when they came here. They certainly did not see written English in Africa or where most of them came from in South America or the Caribbean. Maybe there were a few phonetic words here or there. But a black language of phonetic English words. No way.
Celebrating childish impulses and immature desires is what this sounds like to me.
“Just a reminder. Most Americans did not read before 1860.“
Please show your work.
BINGO
etlay emay essgay.
etlay emay essgay.
They still accepted X on government documents, even titles, as a signature when I was a kid.
Lay ‘em down and smackem jackem... shee,it
Golly
wow... that was quick
Not just that, but slaves did not interact with each other, they were isolated so they couldn’t come up with a common language.
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