Language of the Voiceless: Traces of Taino Language, Food, and Culture in the Americas From 1492 to the Present

More documents

Recommendations

Info

P a g e | 41 of food for that specific purpose. In most Indo-European languages (including the Spanish used by Diaz del Castillo), the correct linguistic tendency is to use a generic term given the high amount of linguistic capital needed to use detail when referring to things considered unimportant 66 . Therefore, the extra effort by Diaz del Castillo to mention both words the Spanish and the Taino side by side in the text, appears to hint to a mental observation or a note of importance by the writer. Number of Mentions of the word cazabe in The True History of the Conquest of New Spain including the cross reference of the three manuscripts: 18 Other Primary Sources Mentions of the possible Taino origin of the word cazabe: a)—In Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas Apologética Historia Sumaria: Tornando al pan que llamaron los indios cazabi, la penúltima luenga, este es el mejor pan que creo yo haber en el mundo después del de trigo, porque es muy sano y muy fácil de hacer, y pocas personas y en pocos díaspueden aparejar cantidad para provisión de mucha gente, y sostiénese mucho tiempo. 67 In the paragraph above, de Las Casas describes the cazabi as a very healthy and easy to make bread. He also makes note that the bread had a very long-lasting storage life and that it could be made in great quantities to feed a large group of people with very little effort. These unique alimentary and storage characteristics of cazabe as food could represent a very reasonable explanation for its adoption by the Spanish as part of their sea faring expeditions. It is important to note that de Las Casas also makes a very vital observation regarding the correct pronunciation of the word cazabi. In the 66 (Crowley, 1997, p. 24) 67 (De las Casas, 1566, p. 145)
P a g e | 42 paragraph, de Las Casas states that the word should have a phonetic effort in the second syllable and be pronounced as ca-ssaá-be. This observation by de Las Casas it is yet another great example of the determination of the writer to convey Taino phonetics in his work and yet another window to a language long considered extinct. b)—Mentions in José de Acosta Historia natural y moral de las Indias: En algunas partes de Indias usan un género de pan que llaman cazavi, el cual se hace de cierta raíz que se llama yuca. Es la yuca raíz grande y gruesa, la cual cortan en partes menudas y la rallan, y como en prensa la exprimen; y lo que queda es una como torta delgada, muy grande y ancha casi como una adarga. Esta así es el pan que comen; es cosa sin gusto y desabrida, pero sana y de sustento; por eso decíamos, estando en la Española, que era propia comida para contra la gula porque se podía comer sin escrúpulo de que el apetito causase exceso. 68 The above paragraph from José de Acostas’ writings seem to hint to a cazabe consumption tradition among the early people of the Americas. In the text, de Acosta supports what was previously established by Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas about the healthiness and lightness of the bread. He also states that this was the main food source among some of the peoples of Española which at the time of the source were the Taino. Although from 1590, this source was quoted to illustrate the association of cazabe with Taino in spite the food from the rest of the invaded lands already being known by the Spanish. Chapter I, page 8 68 (de Acosta, 1589, p. 146)
Page 1 and 2: Language of the Voiceless: Traces o
Page 3 and 4: P a g e | 2 CHAPTER I | AN INTRODUC
Page 5 and 6: P a g e | 4 European languages such
Page 7 and 8: P a g e | 6 first time the language
Page 9 and 10: P a g e | 8 to describe constrictor
Page 11 and 12: P a g e | 10 Hammock: The Spanish c
Page 13 and 14: P a g e | 12 the world and later br
Page 15 and 16: P a g e | 14 Once again, these word
Page 17 and 18: P a g e | 16 V Research Limitations
Page 19 and 20: P a g e | 18 cigar made out of the
Page 21 and 22: P a g e | 20 in the surviving cousi
Page 23 and 24: P a g e | 22 Pic.4 Hoyo de Sanabe C
Page 25 and 26: P a g e | 24 Higüera es árbol gra
Page 27 and 28: P a g e | 26 y los otros de allá a
Page 29 and 30: P a g e | 28 porque nacan quiere de
Page 31 and 32: P a g e | 30 of the mainland such a
Page 33 and 34: P a g e | 32 describe the name of t
Page 35 and 36: P a g e | 34 […] el gobernador de
Page 37 and 38: P a g e | 36 […] nos habíamos de
Page 39 and 40: P a g e | 38 island of the guano of
Page 41: P a g e | 40 significance because i
Page 45 and 46: P a g e | 44 23, 1533 were the enco
Page 47 and 48: P a g e | 46 certain familiarity an
Page 49 and 50: P a g e | 48 ‘hanging’ and atab
Page 51 and 52: P a g e | 50 the different Arawak l
Page 53 and 54: P a g e | 52 a)—Mentions in a 151
Page 55 and 56: P a g e | 54 Diaz del Castillo in 1
Page 57 and 58: P a g e | 56 Y una mañana, que fue
Page 59 and 60: P a g e | 58 ‘not’ + guayacan >
Page 61 and 62: P a g e | 60 The above quote and il
Page 63 and 64: P a g e | 62 words did not make it
Page 65 and 66: P a g e | 64 other words meaning
Page 67 and 68: P a g e | 66 common item to give an
Page 69 and 70: P a g e | 68 assi, es entre las rel
Page 71 and 72: P a g e | 70 Con frutas de siguapas
Page 73 and 74: P a g e | 72 cacique, dijo por señ
Page 75 and 76: P a g e | 74 ‘uppermost’ + ya >
Page 77 and 78: P a g e | 76 differentiation of the
Page 79 and 80: P a g e | 78 chief of that place, w
Page 81 and 82: P a g e | 80 garden’. It is corre
Page 83 and 84: P a g e | 82 Pic.25 Pic.26 Pic.27 P
Page 85 and 86: P a g e | 84 y en esta Española, y
Page 87 and 88: P a g e | 86 into its etymology. Ho
Page 89 and 90: P a g e | 88 and a paragraph in Cha
Page 91 and 92: P a g e | 90 the place where this t
Page 93 and 94:
P a g e | 92 Pic.33, 34 Taino trigo
Page 95 and 96:
P a g e | 94 describing the term fr
Page 97 and 98:
P a g e | 96 + sabra > Spanish corr
Page 99 and 100:
P a g e | 98 the introduction of an
Page 101 and 102:
P a g e | 100 Nonetheless, if we us
Page 103 and 104:
P a g e | 102 However, what is impo
Page 105 and 106:
P a g e | 104 hammock, sharing its
Page 107 and 108:
P a g e | 106 y con muchos indios d
Page 109 and 110:
P a g e | 108 The quote above is fr
Page 111 and 112:
P a g e | 110 trees, but of high, a
Page 113 and 114:
P a g e | 112 Éstas, por la lengua
Page 115 and 116:
P a g e | 114 matase ni hiriese a n
Page 117 and 118:
P a g e | 116 the epoch, but also f
Page 119 and 120:
P a g e | 118 explain the prevalenc
Page 121 and 122:
P a g e | 120 Pic.38 Duho distribut
Page 123 and 124:
P a g e | 122 nytainos > ‘nobles
Page 125 and 126:
P a g e | 124 am”, does not fit S
Page 127 and 128:
P a g e | 126 (Nahuatl), tunuum (Mi
Page 129 and 130:
P a g e | 128 after a battle won by
Page 131 and 132:
P a g e | 130 This is relevant beca
Page 133 and 134:
P a g e | 132 Yanomami of Venezuela
Page 135 and 136:
P a g e | 134 linguistic registry o
Page 137 and 138:
P a g e | 136 Additionally, if whil
Page 139 and 140:
P a g e | 138 b) Encomienda system
Page 141 and 142:
P a g e | 140 the Spanish who carri
Page 143 and 144:
P a g e | 142 Casas, d. L. (2015).
Page 145 and 146:
P a g e | 144 (2007). Caribbean Stu
Page 147:
P a g e | 146 Robiou Lamarche, S. (
show all

Language of the Voiceless: Traces of Taino Language, Food, and Culture in the Americas From 1492 to the Present

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?