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Yahweh is the god of the Israelites (YHWH)
the African characters in "Amistad" speak in Mende.

what are they singing in this clip?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vVYBzn1vxE

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Tukuler
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Jews do not pronounce the 4 letter name of their deity, just the first 2 letters.
And the TetraGrammaton isn't two syllables "ah" "eh". It is three syllables.

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