I was doing my daily morning read of the Colombian newspaper,
El Tiempo and there is a feature on the indigenous presence in Bogotá today many decades after colonization etc. One of the predominant indigenous groups is
la tríbu muisca. The traces of Bogotá's indigenous roots are visible in the names of streets, towns, food and people’s last names etc. The name Bogotá, Colombia’s capital is indigenous. The name comes from the indigenous name Bacatá.
In brief the indigenous presence is noted in many facets in daily language use. Here are some of Colombia's indigenous words. Take note of the similarity or identical usage of words in the DR.
-arepa
-chicha (la cerveza de América)
-el guarapo (un fermento hecho con el caldo de las cañas de azúcar).
-el tomate
- el ají
- la yuca y la papa, entre otros, son productos autóctonos.
-According to the article these were the first words to be adopted by the Spanish colonizers.
-Here are some other words:
canoa, tabaco, bohío, caucho, coca, cóndor, papa, caníbal, enaguas, guacamayo, tiburón, hamaca, aguacate, butaca,
guacharaca,
arracacha, sancocho...
-very similar to the DR. The only words that are new to me are: 'guacharaca' and 'arracacha'.
Here are some last names of people heard in Bogotá that reveal their indigenous roots:
Aroca, Araque, Bocanegra, Chauta, Chiguasuque, Chisaba, Epiayú, Gantiva, Mususú, Neuque, Neuta, Nivia, Panqueba, Piracún, Piraquive, Quinche, Tibaná, Toquica
Here is the link. It’s a nice article.
http://eltiempo.terra.com.co
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La presencia indígena en Bogotá, Colombia
