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Originally Posted by PLips
I said 'nigga' if you want to get hung up on trifles. The bastardization of a bastard language is what pisses me off. I said in the language thread in non sonics the consonant pairs KNK, NK or NG are sacred syllables. It's catchy for a phonetic reason. For African Americans to bastardize English to an absurd level because they don't have any idea what their mother tongue is valid, but that's no excuse not to put the languages of the African concave into English hip hop. This is why I think hip hop is a cop out. Roots man McDonald's is not African Roots so who cares? I'd rather hear the African tongues
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Ironically most of "ebonics" is not a "bastardization" of English at all, its just a regional accent with some aspects of a regional dialect. In particular, "nigga" is NOT a different word than "nigger" its simply pronouncing it with a Southern drawl and twang. However, in modern context it has become a different word in casual use, nigger is still a racist pejorative, nigga has become a term of endearments of sorts and in general a generic pronoun.
With a lot of "ebonics" its just an accented English, however there are some regional dialect rules added in some instances. Its still "English" and in no way "bastardized" just different.
Also I speak and read an African language, nothing similar to Ebonics at all.