Angolan Toponyms from Bantu Languages: Criteria for Spell Harmonization

ABSTRACT This study presents some criteria to spell Bantu toponyms in Brazilian Portuguese following the language lending phenomenon. We understand that toponyms are lexical and therefore they should obey the target language spelling rules as much as possible. To achieve this purpose, we conducted a documentary and field research using focus groups to validate the collected information. From a spelling point of view, the collected data show that there are some divergences in the writing form of Bantu toponyms. Thus, we proposed some criteria for their standardization, avoiding the multiple spellings observed.摘要 本研究基于语言借贷现象，提出了巴西葡萄牙语（Brazilian Portuguese）中班图语地名（Bantu toponyms）的拼写规范准则。我们认为地名属于词汇范畴，因此应尽可能遵循目标语言的拼写规则。为达成该研究目标，我们采用文献调研与实地考察相结合的方法，并通过焦点小组对所收集的信息进行验证。从拼写维度来看，所收集的数据显示班图语地名的书写形式存在诸多分歧。据此，我们提出了相应的标准化准则，以规避现存的多种拼写乱象。