miss cat,
According to P.D. Curtin, "Atlantic Slave Trade" (www.AfricanAmericans.com), of the French and English slave traders having identifiable origin, 14.5% came from the Bight of Benin, and 25.1% from the Bight of Biafra, both part of what is now Nigeria (Niger and Nigeria being where Hausa is ...
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- Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:01 pm
- Forum: Hoodoo Spells for Spirituality and Religion
- Topic: Basic Understanding of Traditional African American Hoodoo
- Replies: 430
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- Sun Nov 25, 2007 11:05 pm
- Forum: Hoodoo Spells for Spirituality and Religion
- Topic: Basic Understanding of Traditional African American Hoodoo
- Replies: 430
- Views: 133547
Re: Basic Understanding of Traditional African American Hoodoo
miss cat,
It has been suggested that hoodoo derives from the [still extant] Hausa word hu'du'ba, meaning "to exact retribution, stir up resentment."
Any thoughts?
Ann Wheeler
#1137
(Hausa is a minority language -- a tiny minority anguag) among the Africans brought to the USA as slaves, and other ...
It has been suggested that hoodoo derives from the [still extant] Hausa word hu'du'ba, meaning "to exact retribution, stir up resentment."
Any thoughts?
Ann Wheeler
#1137
(Hausa is a minority language -- a tiny minority anguag) among the Africans brought to the USA as slaves, and other ...
