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Calunga and the legacy of an African language in Brazil / Steven Byrd.

Although millions of slaves were forcibly transported from Africa to Brazil, the languages the slaves brought with them remain little known. Most studies have focused on African contributions to Brazilian Portuguese rather than on the African languages themselves. This book is unusual in focusing on...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Byrd, Steven, 1973-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Portuguese language > Dialects > Brazil > Minas Gerais.
Portuguese language > Dialects > Brazil > Foreign elements > African.
Portuguese language > Brazil > African influences.
African languages > Influence on Portuguese.
Brazil > Civilization > African influences.
Civilization > African influences
Portuguese language > Dialects
Brazil
Brazil > Minas Gerais

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