St Lucia to adopt Kweyol language in public schools

[SAINT]

One of my moms closest friends was St. Lucian. It was pretty much the same language to me. She passed from cancer a few years ago though. I wonder how her sons doing

 

[Ake1725]

Happy cause I use to always hear that st Lucian’s like to hide their creole sometimes in favor of English

I thought that they and Dominica also spoke a english creole as well. And I believe TNT has or had a french creole minority. Is that Correct?

 

[loyola llothta]

During the reign of King Henri Christophe - Haiti was allies with the United Kingdom.

English was an official language in the kingdom.... the English influence created a new form of "creole" among Northern Haitians

Hayti

 

[get these nets]

I thought that they and Dominica also spoke a english creole as well. And I believe TNT has or had a french creole minority. Is that Correct?

Yes. In the first video in the second post, the lady alludes to the nature of colonial history in the Caribbean. With territories changing possession between different Euro powers. Would create speakers of different languages on the same island.

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[Strapped]

Should invest in Spanish

 

[UberEatsDriver]

I thought that they and Dominica also spoke a english creole as well. And I believe TNT has or had a french creole minority. Is that Correct?

Yea but people from Dominica still respect creole. TNT does have a creole never met one that could speak it tho

 

[UberEatsDriver]

During the reign of King Henri Christophe - Haiti was allies with the United Kingdom.

English was an official language in the kingdom.... the English influence created a new form of "creole" among Northern Haitians

Wtf never knew this now I gotta look into this to learn more

 

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Interested in knowing how much of these two videos can you pick up on and understand?

I hear and understand it 100%. Sounds like Haitian Kreyol with occasional French words.

I understood them but I think this is the first time seeing kreyol being spelt 'kweyol'.

 

[mson]

Was interested in how much of the vids different members understood.

I understood mostly everything

 

[Secure Da Bag]

I understood them but I think this is the first time seeing kreyol being spelt 'kweyol'.

I wonder what others word they "weird". (note the quotes)

 

[concise]

I thought that they and Dominica also spoke a english creole as well. And I believe TNT has or had a french creole minority. Is that Correct?

Dominica and St Lucia have the Antillean (french based) creole there. Kreyol used to be spoken in TNT as in the early days the island switched owners a bunch of times and it wasn't as populated as the other islands. One of the first big waves of people to come were French people bringing over their slaves from Haiti, Guadeloupe, Martinique during the French and Haitian revolutions.

I understood them but I think this is the first time seeing kreyol being spelt 'kweyol'.

That's just how they spell it there.

 

[concise]

also shoutout to Lu City out there doing their thing putting out multilingual songs and working with artists from Martinique and Guadeloupe as well.

 

[BigMan]

During the reign of King Henri Christophe - Haiti was allies with the United Kingdom.

English was an official language in the kingdom.... the English influence created a new form of "creole" among Northern Haitians

i did not know this

have any more info on this?


and respect to St. Lucia for this

 

[Henri Christophe]

i did not know this

have any more info on this?

The abolitionist movement against Slavery was led by the United Kingdom during the early 1800s.

The British government was in constant communication with the Haitian government during that time.

British Abolitionist Thomas Clarkson was best friends with King Henri Christophe.

 

[Mega]

I understood everything in those videos. St. Lucian Kreyol is very close to Haitian Kreyol.

Me being the child of Haitian and Jamaican parents. St. Lucia is like heaven to me. An Island where Kreyol and Patios are spoken freely.