Bosch (tribe)

See also: Bosch

Boshs, also called Bushinengues (men of wood), are the whole of the downward people slaves (maroon) taken along to the Suriname to work in the plantations. As of the 17th century, they escape and very early negotiate the conditions of their freedom. Some remain with the Surinam but come in Guyana to work as paddlers for the gold washers, mainly the Saramaka S, famous for their technique of control of dugouts, without engine at the time. Others, driven out by the others bushinengués take refuge in Guyana, in fact the Aluku S (or Profits) are primarily in the area of Papaïchton - Maripasoula. Alive in the forest, they reconstituted a clean culture, resulting from their various African ethnic origins. They adapted to the Amazonian life partly with their contacts with the améridiens with which they had close contacts. Their language is a base of portuguais for Saramakas and Matawaï, and of English for Djukas, Paramakas and Alukus which was créolisée and with receipt the contributions of Amerindian and European Langues. If Alukus are French and for a long time live almost all in Guyana, Saramakas are also present since in Guyana of very many years, but the very great majority of them are still in Surinam. In Guyana, they are especially on the littoral tape, to the border Brésil ienne. As for Djukas, some settled very early along the Maroni, river border with Surinam, in the area of Grand Santi. Much crossed the border at the time of the civil war which shook Surinam in the Eighties.

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