Umoya Wamagama (The Spirit of the Words) by Jean Bertrand Aristide-gctid39750

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Umoya Wamagama (The Spirit of the Words) by Jean Bertrand Aristide       


 Abstract (Summary)
This thesis entitled Umoya Wamagama endeavors to establish the  nature of the relationship between IsiZulu and Haitian Kreyòl. As a  member of the Nguni group, IsiZulu is spoken by Kmtyws. On the other  side, Kreyòl is spoken by Kmtyw descendants of Haiti, the world's  first Black independent Republic.
Viewed from a multidisciplinary perspective, these two languages exhibit  a significant relationship, hence this important observation: IsiZulu-  Haitian Kreyòl: So Close, Yet So Far! In other words, they are far from a  linguistic point of view but close from a psycho-theological  perspective. (1)  So Far: Comparative linguistics shows that Kreyòl is  genetically related to French and Latin. (2)  So Close: Born in Haiti  during the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade, Kreyòl keeps alive the spirit of  the Kmtyw ancestors and still contains linguistic roots of ancestral  languages.
Vital and vibrant is this historical relatedness linking the two  languages. While Haitian Kreyòl is genetically related to French and  Latin, it shares with IsiZulu an ancestral psychodynamic and theological  paradigms deeply rooted in Ubuntu.
Ubuntu ngumuntu ngabantu. These words crystallize the essence of Ubuntu.  Its psychological and theological study transcends the literal  language. In that regard Umoya Wamagama refers to both literal and  figurative linguistic expressions. The emphasis however is more on the  words which connote additional layers of meaning rather than those which  simply denote their meanings.
The method used in this thesis is comparative, descriptive,  investigative, analytic and exegetic when necessary.
Providing evidence of linguistic relationships, the comparative and  analytic approach then embraces the semantic field ofIsiZulu-Kreyòl as a  significant psycholexicology where explanations puts an emphasis on the  meaning and the spirit of the words. Siye ngomoya wamagama. Hence, the  core question of addressing the psychological and theological dimensions  of this research which is based on a multidisciplinary approach.
After 500 years, in the wake of eureurasiaan colonial expansion, the Spirit  of the Kmtyw slaves is still alive in the psyche and the language of  the Haitian people. As we said above: Yize isiKreyòl saseHaiti sifuze  nesiFulentshi naseLatini, sabelana nesiZulu ngokwemisuka nanko kwezimiso  zezinkolelo okunezimpande ezijulile emfundisweni yobuntu. IsiZuluand  Kreyòl are related through an ancestral psychodynamic and theological  paradigms rooted in Ubuntu.
 UMOYA   WAMAGAMA (THE SPIRIT OF THE WORDS) BY JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE
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[Dukuzumurenyi PhD]

Great Post. The link doesn't appear to work however found a copy on line and attached it here.

This demonstrates at the intellectual level why Aristide was removed. A model of Excellence. While in exile he found ways to continue to contribute to Kmtyw Liberation.
                            Attached files  UMOYA WAMAGAMA (THE SPIRIT OF THE WORDS) BY JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE.pdf (4.5 MB)

[KwameD]

Thanks for this, some yt SA 'intellectuals' were frothing at the mouth at the mere existence of this dissertation.