Cafundó was at first thought to be an African language, but a later study (1996) by Carlos Vogt and Peter Fry showed that its grammatical and morphological structure are those of Brazilian Portuguese, specifically the rural hinterland Southeastern variety, caipira. Whereas its lexicon is heavily drawn from some Bantu language(s). It is therefore not a creole language, as it is sometimes considered. In contrast to Vogt and Fry (1996), Álvarez López and Jon-And (2017) suggests that when speakers code-switch from Cafundó Portuguese to Cupópia, they produce something different from a contemporary regional variety of Portuguese with a number of African-derived words.[2] Rather, the passages in which Cupópia is used comprise specific grammatical features, suggesting that the variety has its own grammar.
The name cafundó means "a remote place" or "a hard-to-reach place", referring to the quilombo of Cafundó. The Brazilian filmCafundó also takes its name from the same location.
Speakersedit
The speaker community is very small (40 people in 1978). They live in a rural area, 150 km from the city of São Paulo, and are mostly of African descent. They also speak Portuguese, and use cafundó as a "secret" home language.
Referencesedit
^Cafundó at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^Álvarez López, Laura; Jon-and, Anna (2017-06-17). "Afro-Brazilian Cupópia". Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages. 32 (1): 75–103. doi:10.1075/jpcl.32.1.03alv. ISSN 0920-9034.
Peter Fry and Carlos Vogt (1996) Cafundó, a África no Brasil: Linguagem e Sociedade. São Paulo, Companhia das Letras. ISBN85-7164-585-X.
Sílvio Vieira de Andrade Filho (2000) Um Estudo Sociolingüístico das Comunidades Negras do Cafundó, do Antigo Caxambu e de seus Arredores. Secretaria da Educação e Cultura of Sorocaba. Also Ph.D. diss., University of São Paulo. ISBN85-89017-01-X. .
Laura Álvarez López and Anna Jon-And (2017) 'Afro-Brazilian Cupópia: Lexical and morphosyntactic features of a lexically driven in-group code'. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 32:1 (75-103).
External linksedit
Web page on Cafundó (in Portuguese)
Explanation and examples of the Cafundó language (in Portuguese)
April 09, 2024
cafundó, language, this, article, about, afro, brazilian, language, variety, film, cafundó, film, cafundó, portuguese, pronunciation, kafũˈdɔ, cupópia, kuˈpɔpjɐ, argot, secret, language, spoken, brazilian, village, cafundó, são, paulo, suburb, salto, pirapora,. This article is about an Afro Brazilian language variety For the film see Cafundo film Cafundo Portuguese pronunciation kafũˈdɔ or Cupopia kuˈpɔpjɐ is an argot secret language spoken in the Brazilian village of Cafundo Sao Paulo now a suburb of Salto de Pirapora The language is structurally similar to Portuguese with many Bantu words in its lexicon CafundoCupopiaNative toBrazilRegionCafundo Sao PauloNative speakers 40 cited 1978 1 Language familyIndo European ItalicLatino FaliscanRomanceWesternIbero RomanceWest IberianGalician PortuguesePortugueseVernacular BrazilianCaipiraCafundoEarly formsOld Latin Classical Latin Vulgar Latin Galician Portuguese PortugueseLanguage codesISO 639 3 a href https iso639 3 sil org code ccd class extiw title iso639 3 ccd ccd a Glottologcafu1238Cafundo was at first thought to be an African language but a later study 1996 by Carlos Vogt and Peter Fry showed that its grammatical and morphological structure are those of Brazilian Portuguese specifically the rural hinterland Southeastern variety caipira Whereas its lexicon is heavily drawn from some Bantu language s It is therefore not a creole language as it is sometimes considered In contrast to Vogt and Fry 1996 Alvarez Lopez and Jon And 2017 suggests that when speakers code switch from Cafundo Portuguese to Cupopia they produce something different from a contemporary regional variety of Portuguese with a number of African derived words 2 Rather the passages in which Cupopia is used comprise specific grammatical features suggesting that the variety has its own grammar Contents 1 History 2 Speakers 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe name cafundo means a remote place or a hard to reach place referring to the quilombo of Cafundo The Brazilian film Cafundo also takes its name from the same location Speakers editThe speaker community is very small 40 people in 1978 They live in a rural area 150 km from the city of Sao Paulo and are mostly of African descent They also speak Portuguese and use cafundo as a secret home language References edit Cafundo at Ethnologue 18th ed 2015 subscription required Alvarez Lopez Laura Jon and Anna 2017 06 17 Afro Brazilian Cupopia Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 32 1 75 103 doi 10 1075 jpcl 32 1 03alv ISSN 0920 9034 Peter Fry and Carlos Vogt 1996 Cafundo a Africa no Brasil Linguagem e Sociedade Sao Paulo Companhia das Letras ISBN 85 7164 585 X Silvio Vieira de Andrade Filho 2000 Um Estudo Sociolinguistico das Comunidades Negras do Cafundo do Antigo Caxambu e de seus Arredores Secretaria da Educacao e Cultura of Sorocaba Also Ph D diss University of Sao Paulo ISBN 85 89017 01 X Available on line Laura Alvarez Lopez and Anna Jon And 2017 Afro Brazilian Cupopia Lexical and morphosyntactic features of a lexically driven in group code Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 32 1 75 103 External links editWeb page on Cafundo in Portuguese Explanation and examples of the Cafundo language in Portuguese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cafundo language amp oldid 1114123859, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
