What language did african slaves speak in 1800s in the slave trade days.?
That is a very broad question. Africa is a continent, not a country. So, just imagine a number of Europeans getting captured by slave traders, some will speak Polish, Russian, Spanish, Czech, Bulgarian, Bosnian, Croatian, Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic and so on. The slave traders made sure to capture Africans from several parts of the continent, knowing that there would be a large language barrier. This way, the slaves will not be able to communicate with each other and form escape plans. Even in African countries, there are several languages spoken (not dialects). So lets take Nigerian, which is where I’m from; the people in the Northern part of the country have a whole different culture, language (Hausa) , even physical characteristics from those in the Southwestern part of Nigeria (Yoruba). The same thing goes for those in the Southeastern part of Nigeria (Igbo), not to mention the part that speaks mainly French and other languages I can’t even wrap my head around… and this is des
