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Tevai
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Date: February 04, 2020 01:56AM
babyloncansuckit Wrote:
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> You know, the oldest race on Earth, according to
> genetic science, is those guys in Africa that talk
> in clicks. It seems that the human race was born
> black. That’s something to be proud of.
When I was taking a course in history from the University of South Africa (UNISA), I encountered the word "Khoisan" for the first time in my life, and I didn't have the slightest idea who these people were--which made it very difficult to understand the point of that section of the course. I gradually learned who the Khoisan were, and that they spoke "click languages" (and that the clicks had migrated into other languages, like Xhosa--which begins with the "x" which is a click all by itself). There are also clicks in Zulu, and (I learned) in many other languages as well.
When I was there, in South Africa, I bought some introductory materials in Xhosa (including recordings), and got to the point where I can "click" three letters--but NOT if they are all in the same word!!
For anyone interested in this thread, here is a real gift from the You Tube gods:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c246fZ-7z1wIf you like this National Geographic video (which touches on many of the sub-themes in this thread), then go over to You Tube and search for "click languages." Many different video offerings will come up, most of which are meant as learning materials for people who want to learn either a click language--or just "how" to click, because being able to click is fun. (It really is! Try it and you will see for yourself!)
There are still Khoisan peoples in South Africa, and there are Khoisan peoples in Namibia and Botswana (and likely other places as well)--and the Khoisan are the people portrayed in the film "The Gods Must Be Crazy," which was immensely popular on the art house circuit when it was initially released, and has become a kind of enduring classic among film students and film aficionados.
Trevor Noah (who comes from Xhosa roots) also has a video on You Tube where he (briefly) teaches the art of clicking.
For anyone interested in our earliest (so far as we know right now) human relatives, I am pretty sure you will find the link I provided above to be really, really fascinating--and very much worth the few minutes it takes to see it.
Happy clicking!
EDITED TO ADD: Here is a white guy, carefully teaching (presumably) white learners, HOW to click (broken down into comprehensible steps):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pt7Ks2B_XYEdited 3 time(s). Last edit at 02/04/2020 03:25PM by Tevai.