A integração do léxico português no ensino da língua cokwe

Abstract

The Portuguese language, in its abstract and cultural form, is externalized as a communication tool in various countries, including Africa, with greater prevalence in Angola and Mozambique (HAGEMEIJER, 2016) since the 15th century, during a period of colonial contact. This article aims to contribute to the discussion on the role of Portuguese language in Angola, more specifically the multiplicity of roles that the language plays in the daily lives of its speakers. We will focus our analysis on one of the national languages, the Cokwe language, and the extent to which this national language interacts with the official Portuguese language. We will emphasize on the integration of Cokwe in primary education subsystem through the means of a bilingual education program. Interference is bound to occur between the two languages, with Cokwe influence on Portuguese, and vice-versa. To this end, we will highlight lexical integration strategies (change, nasalization and assimilation) and accommodation processes of foreign words. We will collect examples to demonstrate how prefixes and suffixes are chosen according to the structural and semantic nature of the root word.