O Black conscience day is celebrated today, November 20th. The date reinforces and remembers the struggle of black people against the racism, as well as celebrating Afro-descendant cultures.
The Brazilian people, as well as their customs and cultural aspects, are made up of a multiethnic training process, according to Amarolina Ribeiro in this article. In this construction, there are the influences of African peoples on Brazilian culture and regionalities.
Many words that are used among Brazilians came from dialects of African people.
"This linguistic background helped to build Brazilian identity, influencing the creation and use of words related to cuisine, religion, music, dance, flora and fauna on a daily basis. Furthermore, this miscegenation between continents has further enriched the diversity of Brazil, which is a country with a unique and vibrant language."
Sylvia Johnson, Director of Methodology at Preply
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10 words of African origin that are used in everyday life
Check out ten words of African origin that are used in everyday life, highlighted by Preply, a language platform:
Bucket
The term originates from the Banta region of Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Central Africa. There, the word "kisambu" means "basket" or a "large basket". Here it refers to the large material transport compartment used, for example, in trucks.
Dengo
From the Quicongo language, the term of Bantu origin means a request for comfort, affection with someone you like, as it is used in the Portuguese language.
Toothless
The word came about due to an ethnic group that lived in the province of Benguela. There, there was a community with the custom of pulling out the upper teeth of its members.
Youngest
Of Quimbundu etymology, the word "kazuli" means the "last of the family" or "the youngest member".
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Corn meal
African people gave rise to the word, of Bantu origin Quimbundo, which translated is "flour", whether corn or ground rice. Brazilian cuisine uses the ingredient extensively in dishes from different regions.
Quitute
The term that refers to a small portion of food is of Angolan influence, originating from the Quimbundu language ("Kitutu").
Kid
The Quimbundu dialect gave rise, with the word "boy", the term widely used here. The meaning is "little son" or simply "boy".
Muvuca
The term arose from the word of Bantu origin and the Quicongo language, "mvúka", which means a crowd of people making a lot of noise.
Nap
The word has roots in the African term "koxila", which means sleeping lightly, for a short time. The original languages are Quicongo or Quimbundu.
Grouchy
The word used when you want to say that a person is bad-tempered, who grumbles a lot, has Quicongo origins. The source term is "nzizi", which means "house fly". In this sense, represent something that irritates, bothers, like a person who is grumpy.
Black conscience day
O Black conscience day It is celebrated on November 20th. The official definition of the date took place through the Law No. 12,519, November 10, 2011.
The date is a reference to death by Zumbi dos Palmares, a leader from Alagoas who died in 1695 and became a symbol of resistance to slavery in Brazil.
In the 1970s, the date of Zumbi's death was discovered by members of the Unified Black Movement against Racial Discrimination. November 20th has established itself as a date to celebrate and remember the struggle of black people against oppression in Brazil, according to This article.
