Communication practices of Ramas indigenous women, in the transmission of the native language in Rama Cay and Bang Kukut Taik indigenous communities

Abstract

This current study was carried out with the purpose of knowing the communication practices used by women in the transmission of the Rama Language or Original Language - in Rama Cay and Bang Kukut Taik indigenous communities, Bluefields municipality. The research laid its foundations in the methodology of cultivation and breeding of wisdom and knowledge (CCRISAC); It was experiential, intercultural action. Interviews were applied, focus groups, community assemblies, house-to-house visits and direct observation were conducted. In this sense, it was possible to identify that the transmission of the Rama language or ancestral language is a role assigned to women, as responsible for the upbringing of children. Oral and symbolic communication are the means of teaching, accompanied by elements of the environment, which facilitate language learning. Family exchanges, church and school spaces have been fundamental to the practice of it. Community members emphasize the relevance of language recovery as part of life itself.