<div dir="ltr"><div>I received this message from a local high school student. Can anybody point me in the right direction? Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div>
<div>My name is Daevan Mangalmurti. I am a student at Obama Academy in
East Liberty. During my time as a student there, I've come across
several different words that are used in various mostly African-American
communities to affirm loyalty to specific neighborhoods and which are
taken as affirmative oaths in a sense similar to, "I swear on my
mother's grave." Examples would be the use of "nephs" in parts of the
Hill District and the use of "showtime" in Garfield. Would you happen to
be familiar with this phenomenon, or know of any research that looks
into it?</div><div><br></div>
</div><div><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Barbara Johnstone</div><div><a href="mailto:bj4@andrew.cmu.edu">bj4@andrew.cmu.edu</a><br></div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>