#TIL that there was an argot called #Tutnese conceived by enslaved #AfricanAmericans to teach #literacy. It sounds wicked difficult 😆Amazing!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutnese
the power of Tutnese lies in its ability to resist oppression used by enslaved Africans, more than just a code; it was survival 💪🏾#Tutnese
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#Tutnese
#blacksky
#soulaansky
If you can’t be a custodian of the language maybe you aren’t ready to learn. Even our ancestors gatekept. “We are a collective but we are not a monolith”
#tutnese
#OAL
#soulaansky
#Blacksky
#soulaan
THIS is why ee don’t share the code and we DON’T translate.
#tutnese
#OAL
#soulaansky
#soulaanspeak
#blacksky
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#Tutnese
I wanna write Tutnese to my fellow Soulaans so badly but nosy people will definitely try to learn. Sigh maybe one day we'll be able to write to each other freely. 😭
#SoulaanSky
#Tutnese
I want more ppl to speak #tutnese wit!!! Gc on iMessage????