http://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/2009/10/08/the-etymology-of-cowboy/ Beyond Words explores our experiences with language, culture, and the world through our day-to-day interactions. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:20:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/2009/10/08/the-etymology-of-cowboy/comment-page-1/#comment-1109 Manny Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:07:14 +0000 http://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/?p=3522#comment-1109 Thank you, Antony! I wasn't aware of the scholarship you mention, and we appreciate the thoughtful contribution. I'll do some research and update this post. Thank you, Antony! I wasn’t aware of the scholarship you mention, and we appreciate the thoughtful contribution. I’ll do some research and update this post.

]]> http://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/2009/10/08/the-etymology-of-cowboy/comment-page-1/#comment-1108 Antony Grow Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:32:15 +0000 http://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/?p=3522#comment-1108 I noticed your article contains no mention of scholarship suggesting that the word buckaroo comes from the Gullah word Buckrah, meaning whites/master/owner. This originates from the Gullah people of South Carolina and Georgia. As races met each other, new words to describe them came about. The Gullah people landed off the coast of S.C. after gaining control of their slave ship and lived there unnoticed until less than a century ago, making their language quite interesting to etymology. Charles Chestnutt mentioned in his diary he is neither considered negro nor buckrah. I don't think he meant cowboy. I noticed your article contains no mention of scholarship suggesting that the word buckaroo comes from the Gullah word Buckrah, meaning whites/master/owner. This originates from the Gullah people of South Carolina and Georgia. As races met each other, new words to describe them came about. The Gullah people landed off the coast of S.C. after gaining control of their slave ship and lived there unnoticed until less than a century ago, making their language quite interesting to etymology. Charles Chestnutt mentioned in his diary he is neither considered negro nor buckrah. I don’t think he meant cowboy.

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