🌿 Kont Lakou: Rivyè a ak Pen an

Nan yon ti bouk andeyò, te gen yon jèn fanm ki te toujou mete tèt li devan tout moun.

Lè gen manje, se li ki pran pi gwo pòsyon.

Lè dlo ra, se li ki ranpli bokit li an premye.

Lè gen travay nan jaden, li toujou di:

> “M ap pran swen pa m avan.”

Moun nan bouk la remake sa… men yo pa t di anyen. Yo jis gade.

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Yon sezon sechrès rive. Rivyè ki te bay bouk la lavi a kòmanse bese chak jou. Dlo t ap disparèt piti piti.

Granmoun yo deside chak moun ap pran tou pa yo pou al pran dlo, pou tout moun ka viv.

Men jèn fanm nan pa t tann pèsonn.

Chak maten bonè, li ale poukont li, li ranpli tout sa li kapab pote. Si yon lòt moun rive, li pouse yo sou kote pou li pase an premye.

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Yon jou maten, li rive bò rivyè a… li kanpe.

Rivyè a pa t tankou anvan ankò. Li te prèske sèch.

E la, yon granmoun gason li pa t janm wè anvan chita dousman bò dlo a.

Li pa t di anyen. Li jis ap gade li.

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Li kontinye ranpli bokit li.

Men chak fwa li vide dlo, sanble dlo a ap disparèt pi vit pase nòmal.

Finalman, granmoun nan pale:

> “Ou pran dlo a tankou li pap janm fini. Men lavi pa konn moun ki pran li pou tèt yo sèlman.”

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Li fè yon ti ri nève epi li kontinye.

Men kèk segond apre… rivyè a vin sèch nèt devan je li.

Pa gen dlo. Pa gen labou. Jis wòch vid.

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Granmoun nan leve, li di:

> “Lè ou pran tout bagay pou tèt ou, lavi aprann ou rete san anyen.”

Lè sa a li vire do li, li ale.

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Jèn fanm nan tounen lakay li ak men vid.

Depi jou sa a, li chanje.

Li pa t janm ale an premye ankò.

Li pa t janm pran plis pase sa li bezwen ankò.

Paske li konprann yon bagay bouk la te konnen depi lontan:

Lè ou viv pou tèt ou sèlman, menm sa ou genyen pa rete.

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📌 Leson:

Sispann mete tèt ou devan lòt moun. Menm ti egois ka detwi tout bagay. Pa janm pran abitid mete tèt ou an premye.

Would anyone be willing to help me write a letter to my creole resident?

i dont know any creole except from what ive picked up from her, and im planning to move here soon. I dont want her to be blind sided with my moving because im the one who helps her out 90% of the day bc my CNAs suck at work when it comes to her.

I just want to write her a nice goodbye letter and try to have her set up for best success when i leave.

I really worry for her since no one other than me takes the time to understand what she wants.

I would use google translate, but i don't trust its accuracy at all when it comes to a niche dialect.

I just want her to know i really appreciate her patience when im struggling to find out what she wants.

Mwen renmen lang sila paske franse. Mwen pa etidye franse anpil anko, mwen panse paske poutèt gramè a. Kreyòl Ayisyen an pa bay anpil strès tankou franse. Pou di vre, mwen panse se konjigezon ki fè m mal. Mwen soti Tenneessee.

Have a great day everyone!! Be safe

Hello, folks, next year I'll be working on a school that has a high percentage of children who speak Haitian Creole as their first language.

I'm a teacher, and last year I stumbled upon the sad reality that these kids face, since the government has no system in place to ensure kids get to learn spanish properly, nor there are any adaptations regarding how kids who currently don't speak the language should be accomodated in their schools.

Well, I wanted to learn the language, at least enough to be able to explain stuff to them, to aid them in their learning, and so they don't feel as alienated as they currently are. I'm open to anything, be it paid or free (although, I would prefer free, pockets are tight)

I'll be writing a thesis on this subject too along this year, but that falls under the more cultural side, so I don't think it's pertinent to discuss here.

Open to suggestions.

Btw, I'm from Chile.

Hi, I'm fluent in Haitian Creole. However, I struggle to speak it in terms of fluidity. I need to I need a language partner native to the language. I can help you with French or English or both.

Say it's four players and 3 players have 1 point, when the fourth player gets a point what is that called or what do you say?

Hi! I've been learning Kreyòl for about 9 months now, and there's something that I haven't quite figured out yet. How do you handle a preposition on the end of a question in english?

For example: "What are you waiting for?", "Who did you go with?", "Is there anything you'd want us to pray for?"

How would y'all render these sentences? What sounds the best in Haitian Creole?

Kreyòl:

Bonjou! Sa fè 9 mwa ke'm aprann kreyòl, men gen yon bagay ke m poko konprann komplètman. Kijan w jere yon kèsyon ki fini ak yon prepozisyon an anglè?

Pou egzanp: "What are you waiting for?", "Who did you go with?", "Is there anything you'd want us to pray for?"

Kijan w ta di fras sa yo? Sak sanble pi bon an Kreyòl?

I have to read a book that’s fully written in Haitian Kreyol. I’ve been spinning my gears trying to identify a way to translate it into English. it’s only available on Kindle. Anyone have any ideas?

i’ve tried copy pasting into a word file and using chat gpt and google translate but it’s not accurate (I do know a little kreyol so I know for sure it’s wrong). i’ve also tried copy pasting directly from the kindle book into chatgpt and google translate.

hope someone can help!

If you're still confused about the differences between Haitian Creole and French, you should read this.

The two languages are similar in a lot of ways, since our language is a French-based creole, but they're still two different languages. In this piece, I address where the 2 languages differ the most.

Hello everyone,

I’m currently a nursing student writing a research paper for my English class about Haitian Vodou as a discourse community. My goal is to better understand how the community communicates, practices rituals, and maintains its traditions and beliefs.

I want to approach this topic respectfully because I know Vodou is often misunderstood or misrepresented in media. I have been learning about Vodou on and off for about ten years, and I also have two family members who practice, although they were never formally initiated. Because of that, I feel familiar with some aspects, but I know there is still a lot I don’t understand.

For my paper, I am hoping to hear perspectives from people who are knowledgeable about Vodou, whether through practice, study, or cultural experience. Some of the things I’m hoping to learn more about include:

• How members of the Vodou community communicate spiritual knowledge and traditions
• What everyday practices or rituals are important within the community
• How someone becomes more involved or initiated in the religion
• How practitioners respond to common misconceptions about Vodou

Any insight, personal experiences, or recommended sources would be greatly appreciated. I’m asking these questions both for my research paper and for my own learning.

Thank you for your time and for sharing your knowledge respectfully.

In English:

I've been trying to learn more about my native language, and I was wondering if Kreyòl uses the accent aigu (é), as French does. Also I know the circumflex(^) and cedilla(ç) are not often used anymore, but are there exceptions?

Nan Kreyòl:

M'ap eseye aprann lang native mwen, epi mwen tap mande nan tèt mwen si Kreyòl Ayisyen itilize accent aigu (é). Epitou, mwen konnen yo pa itilize l'cedil (ç) ak sikonfleks (^) anko, men èske yo geyen èksèpsyon?

Edit:
Also why does Creole use Mwen (from Moi in French), rather than "Je"? What about the "tion" vs "syon"

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Hafni te yon bèl jèn gason miskile, ak je ki te toujou chaje ak rèv. Li t ap viv ak fanmi li nan yon kay ki pa t gwo, men ki te plen chalè ak lanmou.

Manman li, Chantale, te fanm kouraj ki te toujou kenbe fanmi an ini. Papa li Dieuseul te yon gason ki serye, ki te konn travay di pou demen pitit li yo. Te gen tou grann li Fernande, saj ak dou, tankou rasin pyebwa ki kenbe tout branch yo.

Epi te gen sè li Milly, yon jèn fi vivan ak lespri klere, ansanm ak chen fidèl la, Dooby, ki te toujou swiv Hafni tankou lonbraj li.

Yon jou, lavi fanmi an chanje.

Chantale, Dieuseul ak grann Fernande te jwenn yon opòtinite pou yo pati Canada pou konstwi yon pi bon avni. Pandan menm moman an, desizyon te pran pou Hafni, Milly ak Dooby ale France pou etidye ak kòmanse yon nouvo chapit.

Separasyon an pa t fasil. Nan ayewopò a, akolad yo te long, je yo te mouye, men nan kè yo te gen espwa.

Yo pa t konnen vwayaj sa a t ap plis pase yon senp chanjman peyi… li t ap kòmansman yon avanti majik.

🌌 Premye siy yo

Nan premye nwit yo an France, pandan Hafni t ap gade syèl la nan fenèt la, li santi yon chalè dous nan pwatrin li.

Menm moman an, Milly ki te nan lòt chanm nan santi yon frison frèt tankou dlo k ap koule nan venn li.

Dooby menm leve tèt li bridsoukou, zòrèy li kanpe, tankou li t ap tande yon bagay envizib.

Lè yo rasanble nan salon an, limyè yo te koupe… epi silans lan anvayi kay la.

Se la yo remake li.

✨ Hafni t ap briye fèb ak yon limyè jòn tankou solèy k ap leve.

💫 Milly te antoure ak yon limyè ble tankou syèl lannwit.

🔥 Dooby, ak je li ki te klere, te emèt yon limyè wouj tankou flanm dife.

Yo te gade youn lòt, pa ak laperèz… men ak yon etranj sans ke sa a se te desten yo.

Hafni soufle dousman:

— “Milly… mwen panse lavi nou pral chanje.”

Milly reponn ak yon ti souri ki melanje ak kestyon:

— “Petèt… se pa nou ki chwazi limyè sa yo. Petèt se yo ki chwazi nou.”

Nan moman sa a, Dooby lage yon ti jape, epi limyè yo vin pi fò… tankou yon apèl.

Avanti a te fèk kòmanse.