Hello language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. This week I’m thrilled to share this conversation with Kimhia and Indira about their language of Saint Lucian Creole.
Kimhia and Indira talk about the development and influences that have shaped Saint Lucian Creole including grammar structures that have origins in Mandinka and Wolof. We talk about the history of Culture Day in Saint Lucia and the significance of madras. We talk about the grammar of the language and how it’s structured and we actually get some practice of the creole language. We talk about understanding French through Creole and the variations with other Caribbean Creoles, especially Haitian Creole. Kimhia and Indira tell us about their language academy and the importance of passing on the creole tradition as well as finding room to create new words in Creole. Diversions include: Code switching and accents, St. Lucian music, and what we can look forward to experiencing when we visit the island!
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