African roots in Latin America: Palenque (Colombia) | Armin Schwegler | TEDxUCIrvine

[@raiseup1453]

I am congolese of the Mukongo ethnicity, i need to go there to meet my long lost cousins in Colombia

[@frenchnaty]

I am also Mukongo and I am going next year, I feel so excited already

[@gacemaouene2189]

I'll be joining u guys ba kongolais ya mayombe

[@SholaMind21]

Me too!! (Half)

[@Berlinquilla]

You will pleasantly surprised with how much people of the Caribbean coast of Colombia love Congolese music. Soukous music rocks!

[@lalys0227]

YOU NEED TO, WE OWE YOU A LOT OF OUR CULTURE, NOT ONLY THE PALENQUEROS AND THE AFROCOLOMBIAN PEOPLE, BUT THE COLOMBIAN PEOPLE , IN GENERAL, TOO. WE OWE THE AFRICAN CULTURE AT LEAST 10 RHYTHMS AND DANCES, FOOD, CLOTHES, HISTORIES AND MORE.

[@AlisonRyce]

This video made me cry tears of joy for those people. 🙌🏾 I was born in the Caribbean and I've studied my family's history for over a decade. I've successfully traced my mother's maternal line to the early 1860s but couldn't find anything earlier than that. When the paper trail ran cold, I turned to DNA. Through DNA, I found a distant cousin from Togo. We spoke for 4 hours where he told me that his people migrated to the coastal region of Togo in the 1500s. His family always spoke about a distant ancestor that disappeared from the family & they never heard from her again. She was taken away in the 1800s. He told me that hearing my voice gave him reassurance that she survived the middle passage and her legacy lived on through me. I cried so hard that day because I was happy to reconnect with my long-lost family member. My dream is to meet him and walk the path my ancestors walked. I just have to make it there one day. ❤

[@caro8712]

Alison Ryce come on over sister.

[@hisexcellencypresidentofre4118]

Wow Alison, what a story. Hope you find what you looking for. I feel for u man..

[@frankamye4251]

I'm from Cameroon. Going back there helps me to reconnect with my roots and to start my healing process. I strongly hope the same for you too. Thanks for sharing your wonderful story. Keep it up!

[@stephaniejohnson9967]

I pray that you do. BEAUTIFUL story.❤

[@byee5056]

This is honestly soo beautiful I am also wanting to trace back my heritage I am from Nigerian (the Yoruba tribe) I love my tribe but they did a lot of travelling. They also mixed a lot with white people and other tribes. I am am also likely to come from Togo 🇹🇬/ Benin 🇧🇯 because many west Africans have some sort of DNA tracing back to those two countries . The problem is our history is really whitewash. Can u give me any tips on researching my history? 🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️

[@frenchnaty]

As a Congolese who grew up in Europe, I am planning to go to Palenque next spring to meet my people. I feel so emotional after watching this video and even more excited about my trip. thank you so much.

[@Berlinquilla]

You will be surprised with how much we Colombian Caribbeans love Congolese music, we listen and dance to soukous since decades. We love it!

[@patriciopanzo9902]

As now i decidede my brother. I want to Travels to Palengue

[@keidronmiller7273]

Beautiful

[@mizzpoetrics]

@AnadaBajan Yout I totally agree! Most of my DNA is split between Congo & Nigeria - so these are my people as well!

[@mizzpoetrics]

@AnadaBajan Yout Aww, regardless - I love all my African cousins, no matter where they are in the world!

[@semakimbidima2987]

I’m Mulari, we speak Lari which is broken Kikongo mainly in southern Brazzaville, Congo. I would love to visit Colombia and help out in Palenque ! We need to be united and stand strong, much love from London❤️

[@bobbye.wright4424]

Right on family

[@fastingislife3766]

Sema Kimbidima we are the Israelites that were scattered throughout the earth. Even the native Americans are our long lost brothers who migrated here thousands of years ago Read Deuteronomy 28:15-68 Joel 3

[@semakimbidima2987]

Fasting Is Life Jesus loves you and died for you on the cross ✝️ you don’t need to believe in the Old Testatment laws. Just believe and your seat in heaven will be for sure. God bless

[@fastingislife3766]

Sema Kimbidima Jesus is Lucifer 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️ You were taught a lie. The messiah was not a Greek. Jesus is Zeus’s name. Christianity is Satan’s religion. What did the messiah say in Matthew 24?? “Many shall come in my name saying I am Christ (Christian) and shall deceive many” 🤔🤷🏾‍♂️

[@fastingislife3766]

Sema Kimbidima nobody goes to heaven, the kingdom will be right here in earth.

[@AuthorLHollingsworth]

Diaspora Africans are all over the world, and it's sad that so much has been stolen from us. We must learn from each other. Love the video.

[@randyeduo]

WE WILL REGAIN DOUBLE OUR LOST. IT HAS BEEN PROMISED TO US

[@aicirtapsmmas82]

@@randyeduo As long as we fulfill OUR side of the deal. Our enslavement was due to our breaking of that deal.

[@barryr.irvinga.k.a.deansto9426]

...we have been "largely" Christianized so we reject our original culture and religion. that rejection is why many don't understand that Latin Americans and African Americans are West African cousins. The only White Spanish people were in Spain. the rest of the Spanish population have African Roots...

[@Monke_boi13]

@@aicirtapsmmas82 yes I like how u two speaking in codes 🔥🔥

[@aicirtapsmmas82]

@@Monke_boi13 NO code here. Straight real talk. Time to stop blaming and take resposibility. The Descendants of Slaves had a God long before the transatlantic trade. They wanted to be like the rest of the world instead of His "Peculiar Treasure ". Hence why we pay.

[@naanamora3282]

I had tears in my eyes listening to the talk. I’m from Ghana in Africa and the slaves were shipped from the holding castles out of Africa from Ghana too. I salute their bravery and steadfastness and will endeavour to visit next time I’m in Colombia. Thanks for sharing

[@saidtoney5527]

Naana Mora It makes me almost tear up hearing how people on the continent miss us too. I am in the USA and I look forward to traveling to W. Africa to see where my ancestors come from.

[@jamesoppongyeboah3782]

Naana l also come from GHANA living in Spain, many of us did not know that slavery was very very disaster and catastrophe for we Áfricans image. Ohhh

[@DanielJeffcoat-tt8wn]

Naana Mora you need to study the Gullah Geechee in South Carolina and Georgia in the U.S.A.

[@bobbye.wright4424]

They werent slaves they were enslaved

[@geelleguure8808]

Don’t cry man, your ancestors sell your people to white man. White man was not about to capture people in the African shores. No slavery took place in East Africa why in the west Africa. First correct your dark history and restore your dignity. Recollect the history of slavery. We don’t have any books or pieces of notes in Africa how this people happen. Build museums and libraries and parks to memorize the dark history of slavery. Raise the subject to national level. Send research teams to follow where these Africans ended. Visit everywhere they live in the Americas. Even visit to tiny villages and collect their stories and compile books, photographs and artifacts. Bring back some of those people back to their homeland.

[@Berlinquilla]

Twelve million people! Good Lord! Those numbers brought me to tears. What an amazing job, Mr Schwegler. As a Colombian African descendent i am, I thank you! Oh my beloved country, one day I will be back to you once and for all

[@carlosss891]

Are afro colombians mostly in cartagena,cali,barraquilla or choco?

[@Berlinquilla]

@@carlosss891 yes, in the Caribbean and Pacific Coast of Colombia mainly.

[@MarAzul2012]

We could literally be cousins, my father is Kikongo from Angola so amazing and wonderful 💖💖

[@erichardric4795]

I have never heard of an African Columbian before now. I look at you and maybe your cousin here and the women in the video and I really think I need an African Columbian woman in my life now😉😍😍😍

[@antowalk2743]

@@Berlinquilla you are a beautiful people i feel drawn to you all

[@diasporaman5419]

My Gosh African people.....our story is the greatest

[@YouGotOptions2]

and oldest

[@scrollupdate8752]

@@YouGotOptions2 from the beginning . We are hard ,like the hardest weeds you can ever get rid of. We suffer. But survive . Truth.

[@sydneyhoward3754]

@@YouGotOptions2 and the ONLY Story

[@DorothyDandridge]

We are such a resilient people to have survived a terrible history of slavery and produce cultures that is admired and copied around the world. I notice the dances the Palenqero women were doing shows how much they influenced the larger Latin American music and culture

[@DorothyDandridge]

And most Resilient

[@jamalsiler]

I am a African-American from America I love all my brothers and sisters all over the world from the African diaspora it's time for us to wake up and reunite and understand the power that we have we were split up and talk other languages on purpose they stole our language and made us learn other languages purposely to keep us separate we are the majority on this Earth not the minority that's more of us everyone from the African diaspora we need to wake up and reunite and understand the power that we got peace love to all of my African brothers and sisters all over the world

[@lauraj2821]

Proud Afro-Colombian

[@kamalruffin258]

I never knew that Columbians knew, let alone respected that African Heritage!

[@effulgent.8]

Love you Sis. 👑💝

[@Berlinquilla]

@@kamalruffin258 we love our African roots, Africa is in everything within our culture. We also love Congolese music, soukous is very popular in the Caribbean coast of Colombia.

[@bacoleone5756]

Gorgeous too!!!

[@nvnoego]

Even thou you say afro Colombian in my heart your Colombian first and I know you would stand with me if we were in a room with African Americans for instance. BTW this becomes OUR history and should be taught in school

[@gagumatsebula7607]

Siyabonga Babe Schwegler ngemsebenti lomuhle loncomekako. I am moved, beyond words. Those people are our brothers and sisters.

[@erichardric4795]

Those people are so beautiful, I'm glad they embrace their culture and are no longer ashamed!

[@erichardric4795]

@dandilyonz cassandra I thought the man said they stopped speaking their own language for a while because of ridicule from the native Columbians?

[@holdupnow2326]

@@erichardric4795 right he said when he was there half of the population stopped speaking their language.

[@nsalaza]

This was INCREDIBLE! My parents are Colombian and I am in constant awe of the deep richness of Colombian history and culture every single time I look into it! Professor Schwegler is an incredible human being!

[@joannlewis3559]

The Most High - said - your identity will soon be revealed, all will be astounded. 400+ years - freedom will ring for all his people across the 🌎.

[@CutieOli]

Jo Ann Lewis tell it sis

[@CutieOli]

All praises

[@jovangonzalez4841]

Das Right

[@awareyah6146]

EARS TO HEAR is this verse I dropped look for this comment that says Lmfaoooo OWWW it’s the very last comment but DEFINITELY look for this comment by ONEKBABY Shalom QUEEN

[@patrickcarrillo5988]

Where did you get that quote. Your identity will soon be revealed?

[@erikaharrison4558]

Unusual people? How about unique people instead!

[@loribrown9204]

He also refers to them as “different and special “ He is very respectful of these people

[@birdyelke775]

Exactly!!!

[@caro8712]

Antonio Perales del Hierro 😂🤣🤣😂

[@ignatiusmaziofa2393]

after this whole video that's what stood out to you? he has used many many words to show respect and love to them and to judge him by one word is not fair

[@savana699]

@@ignatiusmaziofa2393 History has made many people severe to White people's narrativa. Overall this Is a decente White man.

[@topdispatch8487]

I am Congolese, this is a great video. This profesor has a great heart. Our people were forced at gun point onto ships to the unknown , they were traumatized, killed , intimidated forced into isolation but now they can chose to travel back home .

[@mizzpoetrics]

Yet many of the descendants of the enslavers want us to believe that all of our ancestors sold us into slavery! I side eye them everytime! 😒

[@albertolandaveri6096]

I met Professor Schwegler some years ago, and let me tell you that he is not just a great scholar but also a great person.

[@lamueldagon7618]

I can believe it,he has a lot of passion.

[@PositiveContinentNews]

This is wonderful. I'm West African American. I can here tone variations in languages, especially African languages. They are definitely speaking a variation of Bantu languages, especially from Kongo regions. I grew up listening to Soukous, Ndombolo, & Rumba. I can hear the similarity in languages. Peace be unto to us all!

[@anamariafrancoquintero]

Hay un lugar en el cielo para este gran científico que también tiene un gran corazón. Como colombiana me conmueve hasta la raíz. Gracias. There's a place in heaven for this great scientist who also has a big heart. As a colombian it moves me to the bone. Thank you.

[@yahyahkongo2062]

Watching and listening to this, I am in tears as a Kongo native...no words to express the pain my people went through for so long to the point we have been stolen our history & identity. Truth is coming out irreversibly...

[@overviewthem]

Anywhere our people were they struggled against the unjust captivity of slavery in the Americas. Always wanted to know about the people of colour in Central and South America and finally felt please to see this revelation which in my mind is the beginning of a connection with mixed spirits (involving the various ethnicity) of my ancestors to reunite with the motherland Africa. Thanks for the video and great job involved in making the connections. One love from Jamaica💖.

[@adrienmboa9005]

As a Kongolese person I'm proud of my people we never give up!!

[@janaithomas1302]

This is so fascinating, this should be taught in all history classrooms.

[@lisabreen5567]

Agreed

[@pacificndondo7793]

Im Congolese. These people are 100% congolese. Just hear their drum and lyrics is exactly Kikongo. ” Nioka” is snake ” ngombe” is exactly Cow. In almost all the languages in Congo, the DRC, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, zambia, southafrica and all the East African countries.

[@bircruz555]

Nioka (snake) touts extensive cognates in the Afro-Asiatic Super-Family of languages, including ancient Egyptian (Ang [Ankh]), Ethiopian (Nekhas, Nehas), Arabic (Hanesh) and Hebrew (Nachas), among others. The snake shaped words also denoting "biting (snake bite)," as in Nekese (Eth.) and again Nachas (Heb.).

[@gibsonseko6606]

@@sangularnamibe8572 grt

[@suleimanomipidan8012]

Quite emotional for me from start to finish: the stigma of slavery, the stigma of not being able to tell where you came from and at last this humanely noble Professor was able to help reconstruct that lost history. Many thanks also to Nasar Pour the Iranian Geneticist, who also help to do the DNA test in tracing the origins of the Palenqueros from Africa. I really look forward to visiting these people one day soon!

[@zoraidacastro5403]

OH WOW yes!!!DNA yesssss WOW a study it would be!!!

[@AbrahamRomney]

Great to see this lecture from my old professor! His Spanish dialectology class was one of my favorite classes in graduate school.

[@mercylynekuin4863]

I love Africa ..I love my people all over the world....Africans being all over the world tells me alot of what is in the Bible ..

[@aicirtapsmmas82]

Yes and when you read the Bible with that knowledge it opens up your understanding and squashes the lies being preached in shrines for centuries. THE PEOPLE are waking up!!!

[@andamlakandfitret6561]

We will once more powerfull again the time is coming. What goes up must come down.

[@ColRusSer]

I am from Colombia; now living in the Bay Area, US. My grandmother was from Cartagena and this is the first time I hear the breakdown of the DNA so concisely. I am getting goose pimples as I listen and and am indescribably moved; I, too, carry some of this DNA. Thank you, Professor!

[@petcharles1971]

I commend the speaker for taking time to research and preserve the history. Unfortunately, if the US is a model, if any wealth is found anywhere near where those people are, they will be killed, their villages will be destroyed, the Colombian government would pass laws that expropriate the property and those people will not be given a penny.

[@henryjohnson280]

Why are these people so incapable of defending themselves?

[@littlegothgirl8869]

@@henryjohnson280 you are missing the point.

[@savana699]

I thought of this immediately after listening to this video for the first time. In fact, I said it is perhaps the beginning of the end of their 'happy hide out'. Prayers for Palenque that there is nothing underneath the land. For the first time, I have read a story from Colombia that has no narcotrafficking...

[@lovelydae7455]

Idk there are tribes everywhere But they do get mistreated. So u never know

[@dymitrio15]

What strange things do you English speakers say, you are not Colombian and you would not understand what San Basilio palenque means for Colombia, we are proud of San Basilio de palenque.

[@TheZuluman7]

They are definitely Bantu speakers in my Chewa/ Nyanja language snake is njoka ,Cattle - n'gombe.Thanks professor Schwegler for giving the Palenque people their pride and such a priceless history you are a hero

[@greatfortunemamhova4480]

Wow, thats wonderful to here.l am Shona(Zimbabwe) and snake is nyoka and cattle is mombe or n'ombe. l think we should have an Inter Bantu Language

[@wakawakaqueen]

In almost all Bantu languages south of the Sahara, the words for snake : Nyoka, njoka, nioka are the same. This applies also to the word for Human: Mtu, umuntu, Bantu etc. Ngombe for cow is also found in many Bantu languages. It’s good that many countries in this region have now started teaching Swahili in schools. In 20 years from now, Africans south of the Sahara will be communicating in Swahili language with each other. A huge step towards decolonization of the mind!

[@urbanaafricana]

Let me guess, you don't live south of the Sahara, or you would know that we like to communicate in all the African languages. Kiswahili is the national language in my country, but I don't expect South Sudanese to speak Kiswahili. Why would you want to do the white thing all over again and force people to speak one language? Africans have always been multi-lingual and will continue to do so until the end of time....

[@yukinat1]

Am a Bantu of kikuyu tribe in Kenya and we snake nyoka cow ng'ombe a person Mundu I feel so connected to this people oh I've cried my all 😭😭

[@sematagi9291]

This is so interesting. I'm from the Pacific, Samoa and snake in our language is gata (pronounced Ng), while people is Tagata...

[@stayalert7060]

Yes most Bantu languages but especially the Bakongos because they suffered from slavery a lot. Kongo Central in DR Congo was where most slaves were taken from as that was the poor people of the Kongo kingdom. I'm afro Colombian and I've met many Bantu tribes and even those of the same ethnic group in Angola and they've told me especially Kongo Central in DR Congo. You others may speak Bantu languages but you're not the same as the Bakongo!

[@Charlie-ed5ul]

Not in South Africa they not.

[@muurisoras5878]

Good job. But mostly am happy to see these people kept their culture & language

[@adaorahi]

Yesss

[@caro8712]

Carolynska S did you watch the video before commenting? These people are in Colombia 🇨🇴!

[@chrisymawere8144]

Wasn't going to watch this when I saw it but I'm grateful I left it playing. This is so touching!

[@anitaminton6094]

We have been robbed of our history... I thank God for people like him..WE TOO HAVE A HISTORY!!!!

[@thecraplordsell4575]

Eber Yahuan AND WHAT IS THAT???

[@ndonuetakwi3463]

All is always about us Africa. everything started here. Respect Cameroon

[@fastingislife3766]

Ndonue Takwi we are the Israelites that were scattered throughout the earth. Even the native Americans are our long lost brothers who migrated here thousands of years ago Read Deuteronomy 28:15-68 Joel 3

[@ndipgaston1643]

237 forever

[@lovelydae7455]

God bless Amazonia!

[@fastingislife3766]

Bad Reboot fake natives

[@autumnsmom1117]

I was privileged to meet some Palenque when I visited Cartagena, Colombia, SA in 1993. Now many of my questions are answered.

[@Kabaselefh]

I was born in DR Congo presently living in Canada 🇨🇦 for the past 12 years, I am deeply touched by this story, these are our people.

[@thecraplordsell4575]

Don Oldwell where do you live in Canada???

[@ephraimkanyandula7437]

They came from all of Africa. Africa is one and they are all children of Africa

[@annetteedwards8078]

No! Children of ISRAEL the real JEWS!!!!

[@annetteedwards8078]

@sleekz Squeeze thank you!! I'm was born in JAMAICA and now reside in Canada and I know my thru nationality, that we are the lost tribe of Judah that were scattered throughout the earth , but now there's an awakening . I leaning a few Bantu words kembo matondo Tata Yama Zulu.😂😂😂what do you think?

[@eloimouanga4118]

Brilliant expoé. I am from the republic of Congo, leaving now in USA. I speak Kikongo and i can see similarities between Palinke language words and Kikongo's : a word like ñoka in Palinké which is nioka meaning serpent. And i could the word Loango in their song which was a kingdom in southern Congo. Even their drum beat is the same as that of the kongo people. Thank you very for your research and support for this tribe. I very much want to get in touch with them.

[@libardolucumi]

What a beautiful TED talk about the cultural richness of my country. Colombia. Some extra data, once I was told by a Cartagenero acquiantance that Palenqueros mourn when a baby is born and have a party when someone dies. Why? they were aware of the hardships of life once it begins, they used to be slaves and life as a slave was suffering so death was welcomed as liberation. Palenqueros know a thing or two about life that we don´t.

[@Berlinquilla]

libardolucumi that funeral ritual is called Lumbalú. In Palenque when someone dies they celebrate that ritual which consists mainly in singing and dancing because the person's suffering is over.

[@dvalle1100]

libardolucumi as the saying goes "Give me liberty or give me death"

[@joannjoseph1607]

@Peggy Wiley That is what my brother says Peggy!

[@adriannieves1495]

I’m Caribbean and Central American, I know just looking at my family. Some look Spanish, some look indigenous american, and some look African. And some look mixed of all of them. Me being of the mixed looking ones. I know as I have 4 tribes of West African decent in my blood plus 5 indigenous American tribes as well with some Spanish. Beautiful to see the truth being revealed

[@mbz007]

The Palenque people never looked for you, you looked for them. They never told you they were poor though, you defined their state from your personal perspective. They chose to preserve their culture, language despite the duress out there to integrate with the rest of society..that is resilience. You did well speaking the language, it shows your heart is pure and you respect them. The importance of this study is that you are able to trace the exact spot of origin of the Palenque people. Many other race especially white race living in North America don't even know where exactly they are from.

[@bonginkosiemanuel5463]

Africa is connected in a manner that can never be understood if not studied. In South Africa a Snake is "Nyoka" in the Zulu language.

[@jmatoyle]

And in Swahili it's the same, nyoka. Which means that as Africans we are more connected than we are able to understand.

[@ruthgikundi3748]

In my first language(mothertoungue) it's called njoka...am a merian from kenya

[@bieddruhuggyfalsaperla5447]

All Bantu languages

[@noisyval]

The similarity is astounding. I'm from the Bangante ppl of Western province of Cameroon and snake in our language is called "Nyo"

[@mercylynekuin4863]

Amazing....am learning something great...am joining the dots...amazing!!!

[@PalenqueRecords]

Palenque records best music from Palenque

[@yukinat1]

Am Kenyan and this really broke heart but at the same time happy to know we are spiritually connected especially the Bantus Proud Bantu🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@lissettdeleonmeisel4486]

Thank for your generosity and interest in our territory

[@MusiqTruth]

This research and presentation was done with so much respect for the people.

[@akissfromnature9534]

Deut. 28: 64 And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other;

[@mercylynekuin4863]

Thank you...people who know the truth

[@lindastaves5042]

@Hansen Says Take A Seat take a seat

[@JustMe-pt1xd]

A Kiss From Nature Yes that is the truth

[@willie417]

@Hansen Says Take A Seat if the bible was from Europe maybe, but it's not

[@bacoleone5756]

@Hansen Says Take A Seat lmao.... The lies!!!

[@DorothyDandridge]

We are such a resilient people to have survived a terrible history of slavery and produce cultures that is admired and copied around the world. I notice the dances the Palenqero women were doing shows how much they influenced the larger Latin American music and culture

[@indimateta]

I'm from the Kongo Kingdom, from the part now considered Angola. So here I am crying, while standing in the middle of a street in Lisbon - Portugal writing this comment...

[@abdulrahmankhatib8595]

That is Bantu language. The word ng'ombe and nyoka have the same meaning in Swahili. Swahili is a well spoken language in drc

[@djkoz1]

Bantu people are Israelites. FACTS!!

[@thecraplordsell4575]

Elliyah lol no their not, skin of bronze like furnace. Watch a video of bronze burning in a furnace lol stop believing the hype.

[@romenhome5138]

@@stayalert7060 so you are afro colombian?

[@angeladrianalva4133]

@@djkoz1 හචැචළෝආ. 😉😒👠👑💍💄📣🔦💡🖋️🖋️✒️🖋️✒️✒️

[@louisnforna8101]

In grassfield Cameroon, ngombe means shepherd

[@carlosss891]

Ngombe ( cow) nioka (snake), is also same in swahili language.

[@melaninbotswana2474]

It also means cow in kalanga language from botswana

[@melaninbotswana2474]

They call a snake nioka in Botswana we call a snake noga we are the bantu people

[@jacan4eva]

Letlhogonolo Moirapula Indeed. The words are similar among this wide geography in Africa because these languages are in the Bantu language family. Vast majority of languages starting below Cameroon in the west and Somalia in the east all the way to tip of Africa are Bantu.

[@ahmosethemelanite9325]

@mj-I know a little Swahili-Ngombe in Swahili is also cow,Snake in NYOKA in Swahili..wow

[@Beaa4431]

In zimbabwe mombe n'ombe cow, nyoka snake Bantu

[@martarodriguez2186]

I am really impressed with this TEDTalk, it is definitely worth it and inspiring! My warmest congratulations to Dr. Armin Schwegler for showing the world the most human aspect of linguistics and for transmitting his enthusiasm and motivation! Un discurso emocionante que permite apreciar el valor humano de proyectos interdisciplinarios y que motiva a los estudiantes a adentrarse en el camino de la investigación, ¡excelente!

[@streetlawz3313]

I have tears on my eyes now because of seeing this... I am full of joy... I love you guys from a liberian 🇱🇷 brother

[@rachelmenendez9486]

I Pray that some day, the Diaspora in 🇺🇸, will be able to know exactly where we are from in Africa. 🙏🙏🙏😢😢😢

[@seanmikaeel90s50]

We are from many Nations and tribes from West Africa and south west

[@rachelmenendez9486]

@@seanmikaeel90s50 Thank you. Your input encourages and excites me in concerns to our future. ❤

[@telenovelasclubtv9665]

Mayombe 😍 it's our home! In my village! I'm so happy to see and know this information. Love you my brothers.

[@trr7128]

( Ba) Yombe are part of the many ethnies that made the great Kingdom of Kongo; the same people may be found in today's Angola. The Lari tribe also are the same people in Congo Brazzalville, DRC and perhaps in Angola. The fact is that these countries have (as we know it, artificial borders ; remember Berlin 1885 !!!). I don't have to be a scientist or some kinda anthropologist but I confirm all that you said to be true based merely upon my observation. I lived in Kinshasa, DRC (West), where I had friends from Yombe region, "Brazzavillois" (people from the City of Brazzalville) neighboring Congo and Angola. Note: Ngombe means cow in few languages; Nioka or Nyoka (Inzoka in Rwanda!) means snake. We can easily draw some conclusions. Thanks for sharing!!

[@alvine4233]

Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for taking the time and the interest to answer the question.

[@randyeduo]

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE DOCUMENTARIES I HAVE EVER WATCH

[@mortexdreammusictv5020]

Soon as i saw the title i knew they are my Family 🇦🇴🇦🇴🇦🇴🇦🇴🇦🇴 AMAZING WORK BROTHER 👌🏾 VERY TOUCHING 😟😔😤✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿 LIVING IN EUROPE 🙏🏿

[@c.fiddler6686]

Beautiful story, very moving indeed. Thanks for bringing your research to the Americas, North and South. This is such an incredible resource.

[@MissUnderstoodasAlways]

This speaker should be a part of history

[@thesixthsnakecanceradventu5862]

i stopped everything i was during just to listen to this talk,a good one...

[@tomdude826]

I have been fascinated with Palenquero since first coming in contact with it while teaching ESL in Colombia, Their festival de tambores is amazing. I am currently working towards an MA in Spanish. I would really like to learn more about the language and the people. I may have to look into UCI's PHD program to possible focus research on the topic. Amazing history, people, and language.

[@EzekielRamadan]

Armin Schwegler, you are officially my hero!

[@WaxDat8800]

Eber Yahuan facts!

[@spillamen1]

Instead of dehumanizing the people by referring to them as slaves, why not just say africans

[@dashboy007]

Africa is a continent is it not? Why not refer to them by their true nationality? Is not Africa today comprised of 54 separate and distinct countries/nations? Is not the word "AFRICA" a Greek word? What was this so-called "African land mass called before it was renamed by the Greeks? People, please research the hidden history!

[@gt8569]

What? Are you kidding me? G🤔

[@dashboy007]

@@gt8569 ??

[@gt8569]

@@dashboy007 I don't have a question l understand fully what you stated. But, the other comment, no. SMH

[@dashboy007]

@@gt8569 Perhaps you are reading my questions without context. My questions are rhetorical. And they most certainly are not aimed at attacking you in any way.

[@noeytindol5529]

I didn't know that Columbia had African people until I started sponsoring one through Compassion International. I knew Brazil did but I'm so glad to learn more about this.

[@CristinaAvDv]

Colombia* not Columbia!

[@vickismith1060]

African People are all over the world ❤

[@traceyholland9882]

They took African people all over the world. There is even Afro-Germans, who came from Africa to Germany. What's even more surprising, is that Hilter did not bother them, during his ethnic cleansing campaign.

[@Eli08ish]

Anywhere Africans were taken as slaves has a population of their descendants. Every country in Latin America and the Caribbean had slaves.

[@mriitho]

Brazil is trying to erase its African heritage..

[@celluser7146]

It´s good for you to know than Colombia, as well as other American countries, such as Cuba, Peru, Brazil, etc., have made an important part of its own culture and heritage, this African influence in their food, their music, their clothes and even their way to see life...

[@adriannieves1495]

I’ve heard people speak similar language in Puerto Rico, some of my great grandmothers cousins spoke a language similar. Even though it was of the Garifuna tribe. It was Amazing man ✊🏾✊🏾

[@theculturalclassroom]

The ending always makes me emotional. Such a great talk! Thank you profe.

[@phillipmachemedze1434]

In the Shona language of Zimbabwe nyoka is snake and mombe is cattle. It's all Bantu

[@alphoj]

This was mighty powerful.

[@Melanated4ever]

Wow, thank you. Knowledge is power.

[@panamajack3174]

So powerful! This is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen out of humans. I am Panamanian and African(american). So this video means more than one can imagine in a very special way, cant stop crying actually. Thank you for such a priceless gift of "a map back home" you have provided for mis vecinos de Colombia. God bless you all.

[@aburrowes1262]

It's important to decolonize the language and vocabulary of the system and re-identify with appropriate language. For example, instead of calling the people "slaves" they were actually "enslaved Africans" because their identity is NOT the same as the role in which they were forced. Let us as academicians be more socially responsible with our word choices in the new age.

[@wakawakaqueen]

Well said!

[@janetmwangi3868]

The fact that they're Afrikans is enough. It doesn't matter what part. Afrika is a huge continent. We in Afrika love them and they should not be ashamed or give up their language. It's a rich language and they should be proud of it. The word for snake is also nyoka in Swahili that's spoken in East Afrika.

[@dvalle1100]

Thank you for bringing light to these people

[@homeboybeyondtheborders4935]

These are bantu in Kiswahili,ng'ombe means cattle,nyoka means snake and even here in Tanzania we have oral tradition that our brothers and sisters were shipped to south America rather than the north America.

[@cdannyjohnson2702]

Thank you Dr. Swegler for your work and the joy it has brought out of the nightmare that was slavery. I could not help but notice that out of the many "jumbo jets" from Africa, the survivors of "one village" are all that remain. So there was more than slavery taking its toll of lives. In the US where I live, Jim Crow followed slavery. What followed in Latin America? Or at least in Columbia?

[@jpcastanedav]

@CDannyJohnson there are still millions of people with African heritage, especially in the Pacific and Caribbean regions of Colombia. But most of them speak only Spanish. Racial mixing is also common, that's completely normal in some Latin American countries. You should come and visit!

[@sandiekhumlo3718]

This type of linguistic analysis need to take place all over Africa we use the same word for snake in south Africa(Zulu) and cow is nkomo I wander how the ngombe is pronounced, this type of research could show us how connected we are as bantu peoples

[@mlungisidlamini5543]

They always knew. They know their time is up so they display themselves as saviours. God look after my people everywere.

[@blackylyon1371]

Ameen

[@lamueldagon7618]

Totally with you there Mlungisi

[@dondee8214]

Mlungisi Dlamini The god you are asking for help came from Europe to you. Maybe you can start by worshiping the right god as this Jesus or allah god does not respond to Africans, hence our current state.

[@ambrosaotacula4730]

Thanks a lot for bringing this up. I am myself from Angola, born in Kongo region, and the words you mentioned really match with Kikongo which is a language I do speak.

[@camiloangola8592]

Hay demasiados puntos en esta charla que son cuando menos descartables... Palenque sí recuerda su historia y bastante bien. Hace falta dar una vuelta por Palenque y hacer preguntas para que la gente misma diga que son angoleños/as, congoleses/as, africanos/as, pero ademas es que esa noción de identidad etnohistórica no se puede reducir hasta el punto de decir que nadie sabe o que todos lo saben. Palenque sí rememora historia. No hay pueblo que no lo haga. Que el historicismo europeo no sepa donde buscar, no es problema nuestro. Palenque nunca es ni fue un pueblo "pobre". Hagan el favor y revisen como están definiendo pobreza de paso... La canción que hizo Justo Valdez (Himno de Palenque) es un ejemplo de que la gente recuerda a Benkos Biohó (Biojó, Bioho) como fundador y guía del proceso militar y de resistencia cultural o sea de fuga y cimarronaje. Por nombrar el ejemplo uno de los ejemplos más recientes. Tanto el relato y la tradición oral como las descripciones de historiadores no palenqueros lo recuerdan como un príncipe guineano, especialmente del actual país de Guinea-Bissau... Muy lejos del Congo y de los Mayombe. Justamente el apellido que se le impuso (Biohó, Biojó, Bioho) haría referencia al grupo étnico de donde provenía: de los Bijogoes o Bijagoes (el nombre como muchos otros sufrió corrupción fonética y gráfica al ser adaptado a otro sistema linguístico). Apellido que existe y es relativamente común en el Pacífico sur colombiano. Schwegler hace cualquier cantidad de asunciones y/o presenta como hechos informaciones que pudo haber recibido de la gente sin ahondar mucho en razones ni en analizarlas para poder presentarlas de manera mínimamente imparcial. Su charla está cargada de un aire egocéntrico (casi todo gira en torno a lo que él hizo y él descubrió) y por demás de ciencia blanca académica de corte colonialista... El científico blanco estadounidense llegó a resolver el enigma que no permitía a los palenqueros y palenqueras ser felices ni hablar su lengua... Damas y caballeros qué gran mentira. A quien le interese una realidad más completa de Palenque que vaya, que se adentre y constate o contradiga, si es que cree tener la entereza y el respeto por la magia y el conocimiento de un pueblo tan antiguo y multifacético; entereza y respeto que Schwegler demostró no tener.

[@Luigi-lk4uf]

tristemente esta es la gente que habla por nosotros y se le cree mas a estos negrologos que si lo hubiera dicho nuestra misma gente. Sin olvidar que algunos datos son imparciales

[@cultureducation]

For those that don't understand what Camilo Angola is saying, I'll summarize in my own words because I agree with him. This man didn't tell Palenqueros where they came from; they already knew that, and know many of the words they sing. Also Benkos Biojo the founder of Palenke was a prince from Guinea-Bissau, known to be from the island of Bioko, far from the Yombe-Congo region, which this man didn't even mention at all. This man did not resolve an enigma for Palenqueros that they were so unhappy it prevented them from speaking their language. This white American scientist comes off very egocentric with almost everything he said is what he did and discovered, as if he has informed Palenqueros; it is the other way around, Palenqueros informed him. Those who are truly interested in a more complete reality should go to Palenke, and show the interest and respect Schwegler did not demonstrate having.

[@nelsonvinci5538]

Eu concordo plenamente com o seu comentário. Eu sou de Cabinda(Angola), e na nossa língua nativa nós dizemos: Mkongo, Ngoio , Mluango. Que descreve os 3 príncipes do Reino do Kongo que habitaram em Cabinda, na zona Norte, Centro e Sul, quando Cabinda ainda ocupava uma vasta área que englobava uma boa parte da RDC, Da República do Congo e no sul de Gabão. Regiões essas que falam línguas semelhantes as nossas. A nossa história deve ser escrita por nós e não por estranhos.

[@jacan4eva]

rootsnlivity What’s your source for Benkos Bioho coming from guinea-Bissau?

[@PatriciaGarcia-ip6ge]

This was the best Ted talk I have watched. The history,pride and freedom of these wonderful people us inspiring. And the speaker is knowledgeable, wonderful speaker and the work he put in to find out the history is amazing. I speak Spanish and I picked up Spanish words in there language. I am gonna assume that they escaped from Columbia and that is how they have a combination of the African and Spanish language. This is the kind of Ted talks we need. Thank You so much.

[@delcio2012]

I’m from Angola and they are my people too, Nkongo, Di Loango( Cabinda), Di Angola 🇦🇴

[@briptz7305]

Lol Loango is mostly ROC and was colonised by French but yeah same people of the kingdom. Hopefully you still speak kikongo/kiyombe or understand it at least. Angola is not Kongo peoples except NW Angola (Zaire province) rest of Angola are not Kongo peoples nor do they speak any form of the kikongo languages. Angola is Mbundus and even they'll make that clear. There are many different Kongo languages. Yombe is more in ROC compared to that of Cabinda and DRC but we still speak it in Cabinda as that's my clan. ✊

[@delcio2012]

Briptz 96 Hi, hope you’re well bro Kikongo is spoken in several cities in Angola, M’banza Kongo - Translated City of Kongo, Uige, Cabinda, Loanda, Bengo and parts of Kwanza Norte - small pockets of people.... Now , the kings of the Kongo Kingdom were in today angola , hence they put the name of Angola as Angola, because N’gola means King, and in the Latin A, means without... So Angola means, without kings .... Now the 3 countries were to be called Belgium Congo, French Congo in which you later changed to Zaire and back to Congo and Portuguese Congo( Angola)... But to make a distinction of the 3 Congo’s , they kept angola as Angola... Now, Kikongo and Kimbundu are like Portuguese and Spanish, and if you study the kings of Kongo and N’dongo, you will find that they were family, and that’s how the N’dongo were formed , from the bakongo.... Now the Bakongo or N’dongo have no similarities with the people who speak Lingala, very different....

[@briptz7305]

@@delcio2012 Absolutely no idea why you even mentioned Lingala when I'm talking of kiyombe which is a form of kikongo as it is of the Yombe people and has zero connections with Lingala. Loango is ROC. Bakongos didn't start in Mbanza Kongo. Angola is actually more Ambundu. My mum is from NW Angola and if you're truly Mukongo you would know that. Lol no idea why you are talking of Lingala. Cabinda is not Angola and never have been. Lol Lingala you know. Not my language. Do more research on Kongo languages please.

[@delcio2012]

Briptz 96 bro, I just told you that the N’dongo which is the correct classification and not M’bundu... Kikongo and N’dongo or Kimbundu as some call it, are the same language... You’re still attached to an European perspective, remove yourself from mental slavery... I’m trying to unify and you’re trying to be right ... No ones right .... Have a goodnight, please don’t reply again... Let’s just move on... Even better, you’re right 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 - Congratulations

[@briptz7305]

@@delcio2012 Brother I know kimbundu is related to Kikongo but they will deny it. Lol I've never seen Mbundus claim they are related to Bakongos but its okay. In NW Angola it's known they despise Bakongos. Not all of them but most. Not about being right or wrong. I was only confused as to why you mentioned Lingala cus that isn't my language. Anhhow regarding Mbundus, I just call people as they please. Mbundus that I've come across in Angola will not admit they came from Kongo or are related to Bakongos but it's all good. Unity in Angola is key but I respect people and call them as they please. Stay blessed bro. 🇦🇴

[@lee6523]

Armin Schwegler, thank you for coming to this planet, thank you for finding your passion, thank you for your life's work, thank you for the healing that you have brought. Thank you for being you .

[@trishaanderson7010]

They should implement this types of discussion to all students from K-12 😀.

[@latb2790]

I appriciate this great man, He speak about them with full of passion and Love. Such an amazing story..!!

[@phyllislogie]

That was so inspiring, it brought tears to my eyes. I envy the Palenque people because like so many others, I am still lost with little or no hope of ever being found!!

[@lamueldagon7618]

Don't worry you will be found.God knows who you are

[@jacksonk.swartz7487]

Thank you Mr. Schwegler. I am a Namibian and OtjiHerero speaking. I can relate to the research you have shared with us, because as a Bantu speaking African, I can understand the words "Nyoka" and "Ngombe" because they have the exact meaning and spelling like the language of Paleguere, meaning snake and Cattle/cow. This makes sense because the Bantu migration is said to have happened from Central Africa, to the Eastern Part of Africa, and then to the South and South-west of Africa. It was an eye-opener for a person like me, who never endured the brutality of slavery, to find former African slaves in diaspora who were able to preserve a language that I speak freely today on the African continent. More astonishing is also the fact, as Namibians we still have linguistics links between people who live in our former home in Central Africa. I much appreciate these revelations. Good luck with linking us further with our brothers and sisters in diaspora.

[@sev7397]

Migration actually happened from West Africa heading to central than east and south.

[@luwagasylvia3282]

Thanks sooooo much am Ugandan and this moved alot

[@mattrix3726]

That's my people. Mayombe is the Forest the people are MuYombe. I am from this region. The language is called Tchivili because we are Villi people from Loango, from Kongo. Some called kikongo a l'etat or ibinda or fiote

[@chipochiroorwa]

I'm from Zimbabwe and we call snakes nyoka and cattle... n'ombe/ mombe

[@marcuss150]

Everyone interested in viewing more about their story, you must watch the TV series, "La Esclava Blanca"! It is incredible! It is about Palenque, its people, the plantation many of them worked on, the hope of escape, and of course...the extreme hatred the people had for them. You will enjoy "almost" every minute of it...it can get quite emotionally and visibly rough. It is great to see this story unfold.

[@Skies133]

I saw it and loved it at first but why make the white girl the protagonist in what is essentially a story about Palenque? I love Colombia but Afro-Colombians need more representation. Regardless good novela to start with.

[@charlesgitau217]

The words like ngombe and nyoka means the same in kikuyu language of East Africa. Ngombe for cattle n nyoka for snake..

[@lenniefei6710]

Liar... those are Swahili words!

[@ahmosethemelanite9325]

@@lenniefei6710 -swahili is BANTU LANGUAGE..WHATS YOUR PEOBLEM?

[@lenniefei6710]

@@ahmosethemelanite9325 Right.Then it should be referred as such and not "Kikuyu!"

[@lenniefei6710]

@Heru Behudety Bantu is an entire ethnic group of people,kikuyu is a single ethnic group among Bantus

[@longinusukenta1086]

@@ahmosethemelanite9325 Don't mind him/her. Some people brainwashed bantus to make them believe that Swahili was arab. It couldn't be because it's spoken all over east, south and south east africa even in french speaking DRC. They also said that the malagasy language was from Borneo until I heard people from Madagascar speaking their language. It all sounded like Swahili to me.

[@405boy4]

This is the first time I've seen this before.. I love it too.. Stay strong My Palenquero brothers in Brazil and Colombia ✊✊

[@moooovies1234]

This is wonderful! 💖 I'm so happy they are learning their stories 😁 Can we have this done in North America?

[@clairefe1192]

Thank you so much for your studies and work @ArminSchweigler The presentation was great and I ended up crying.

[@rachelmenendez9486]

HalleluYAH, HalleluYAH, HalleluYAH from 🇺🇸 Thy Kingdom come, YAH'S will be Done!!!!! All Glory and Honor belongs to the MOST HIGH FATHER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏!!!!!!

[@withien7554]

It is hard as a Colombian to hear that a stranger went to teach our own about their origin. That is BS. Tha Palenqueros have always known their roots, their ancestry, their history. The might not have written it, but it is part of their culture, their daily lives, their pride. To imply that because he went to Palenque then suddenly they understood is insulting to a land that proclaims themselves to be a little bit of Africa outside of Africa. It almost feels like a white man is giving himself glory of a history and understanding that is not his.

[@stayalert7060]

Exactly 😂 many afro Colombians been saying this and told me slaves from Colombia mostly came from Congo and Angola in central Africa and it's not just Palenque that acknowledges this. Other slaves were from the Papel people in Guinea Bissau and Jolas in Senegal/Gambia. Every Afro Colombian knows they're mostly Bakongo even without DNA. If you've met Congolese/Angolans then you'll see the same people.