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169 months ago

Kate (a guest user) asked this question:

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169 months ago

Geoff Bing   wrote:

of the diaspora

My comment:

i think there's no reason not to translate literally, since they wouldn't be Africans from someone else's diaspora, and there's definitely no reason to add information that isn't there.

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169 months ago

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Absolutely!

169 months ago

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Absolutely!

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169 months ago

Geoff Bing   wrote:

by those who are a part of the African diaspora

169 months ago

David Edwards Translation and Training   wrote:

descendants of African slaves

My comment:

la diaspora Africaine usually refers to people of African origin dispersed by the slave trade. More context would be necessary to give an optimal translation

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169 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL   wrote:

Personally I would hesitate to specify that the diaspora was a result of the slave trade, unless this was given in the context. I prefer Barbara's translation as it doesn't add information which may not be appropriate. There are many reasons for racial diaspora, such as economic migration as opposed to forced migration.....

169 months ago

David Edwards Translation and Training   wrote:

In response to Amanda's comment, please see French Wikipedia's definition: La diaspora africaine est une population qui résulte de la déportation d'Africains à l'époque de la traite esclavagiste du XVIe au XIXe siècle et de leurs descendants à travers le monde. Though I stressed that without more context it was not possible to be sure the expression had been used with this meaning.