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哈利路亞歌手
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您對古勒人的語言及文化瞭解多深？
古勒語混合了西非及歐洲方言，它是南卡羅來納州及喬治亞州諸島上的奴隸後裔所使用的語言。大部分的古勒字彙都源自於英文，但它的文法及發音則來自於不同的西非語系，如：埃維語、門德語、伊布語、特維語及約魯巴語。而古勒語中的某些非洲單字後來則成為英文單字，如：cooter(烏龜)、goober
(花生)、gumbo
(秋葵)及juke(自動唱機("jukebox"的字根之一)。
島上的稻米由奴隸負責耕種。而看管農園的工作則交由領班負責，美國本土上的人很少會到農園來造訪。因為這些農園被外界隔離開來，所以歐美文化對它造成的影響並不大，因而能夠保留大部分的非洲文化。
學習古勒文化的最佳方式就是，聆聽哈利路亞歌手，他們是一群來自波福的歌唱團體，試圖透過歌聲來保存古勒語及古勒傳統。歌手所演唱的傳統農園歌曲可回溯至1600年代，他們的演唱風格結合了歌唱及說故事，歌曲內容主要在陳述古勒文化的獨特歷史，及它對現今文化所帶來的影響。
哈利路亞歌手成立於1990年，他們會在世界各地的演唱會及電視節目上表演。假如您曾看過「阿甘正傳」，那麼，您一定看過也聽過這些哈利路亞歌手。
How much do you know about the Gullah language and culture?
The Gullah language is a blend of West African and European dialects. It is a language spoken by the descendants of slaves on the barrier islands of South Carolina and Georgia. Most of the Gullah vocabulary is of English origin, but grammar and pronunciation come from a number of West African languages, such as Ewe, Madinka, Igbo, Twi and Yoruba. Some of the African words in Gullah have become English words, such as cooter ("tortoise"), goober ("peanut"), gumbo ("okra"), and juke (as in "jukebox").
The slaves grew rice on the islands. The plantations were overseen by a foreman and rarely visited by people from the mainland. Because these plantations were isolated, they were much less influenced by Euro-American culture, and they retained much of their African culture.
A great way to learn about the Gullah culture is to listen to the Hallelujah Singers, a vocal group from Beaufort, South Carolina, that seeks to preserve the Gullah language and heritage through music. The singers perform traditional plantation songs dating back to the 1600s. Their style combines singing and storytelling to tell the unique history of the Gullah culture and the influence it has on today's culture.
Founded in 1990, the Hallelujah Singers have performed in concerts worldwide and on TV. If you saw the movie "Forrest Gump," then you saw and heard the Hallelujah Singers.
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