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Calunga and the legacy of an African language in Brazil

Byrd, Steven, 1973-

Calunga and the legacy of an African language in Brazil [electronic resource] / Steven Byrd. - Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (288 p.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Historical overview -- Linguistic overview -- Linguistic description -- sociolinguistic and sociohistorical considerations of Calunga -- The Calunga lexicon -- Calunga grammar.

9780826350886 0826350887


African languages--Influence on Portuguese.
Portuguese language--African influences.--Brazil
Portuguese language--Dialects--Foreign elements--African.--Brazil
Portuguese language--Dialects--Brazli--Minas Gerais.


Brazil--Civilization--African influences.


Electronic books.

PC5447.M56 / B97 2010

469.7/98151