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哈利路亚歌手
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您对古勒人的语言及文化了解多深？
古勒语混合了西非及欧洲方言，它是南卡罗来纳州及乔治亚州诸岛上的奴隶后裔所使用的语言。大部分的古勒字汇都源自于英文，但它的文法及发音则来自于不同的西非语系，如：埃维语、门德语、伊布语、特维语及约鲁巴语。而古勒语中的某些非洲单字后来则成为英文单字，如：cooter(乌龟)、goober
(花生)、gumbo
(秋葵)及juke(自动唱机("jukebox"的字根之一)。
岛上的稻米由奴隶负责耕种。而看管农园的工作则交由领班负责，美国本土上的人很少会到农园来造访。因为这些农园被外界隔离开来，所以欧美文化对它造成的影响并不大，因而能够保留大部分的非洲文化。
学习古勒文化的最佳方式就是，聆听哈利路亚歌手，他们是一群来自波福的歌唱团体，试图透过歌声来保存古勒语及古勒常规。歌手所演唱的常规农园歌曲可回溯至1600年代，他们的演唱风格结合了歌唱及说故事，歌曲内容主要在陈述古勒文化的独特历史，及它对现今文化所带来的影响。
哈利路亚歌手成立于1990年，他们会在世界各地的演唱会及电视节目上表演。假如您曾看过「阿甘正传」，那么，您一定看过也听过这些哈利路亚歌手。
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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