Inisyasyon Nan Kilti Ak Lang Krey�l Ayiti: Pyonye Yo:Initiation in Ayiti's Culture and Krey�l Language: The Pioneers
Promoting the Ayitian vernacular, Kreyòl, the people's dialect, on the table was never easy for the pioneers. Yet, it was always one of the most significant battles in the country's social, cultural, and political life!
It was such a great fight that many innocent compatriots lost their lives unnecessarily. The battle took place in all classes: top and bottom.
What was most unusual in this fight was to help and facilitate the disadvantaged classes. However, at one time, they were the ones who carried the banner of opposition against their Language.
Many of them used to say: "You want our children to speak Kreyòl, but your children will always speak good French and find good jobs."
They were, in a way, correct -- All Presidents, educators, professionals, parliamentarians, doctors, and officials in the country spoke French; many of them, so far, articulate it poorly, but! - It is an alienation that took root from slavery: They mostly looked down on themselves and those who spoke only Kreyòl.
The refractory attitude of the masses allowed the upper classes to applaud. But the impoverished locals never understood; it wasn't their fault. It was the responsibility of the governments that never really had the intellectual maturity to know that Language is a weapon for all actions. I will never stop saying that Language is not the sea but can drown you.
Anyway, after all the fighting, today we are moving forward! And without bias, we must find the courage to thank Jean-Bertrand Aristide. On September 29, 1992, as the nation's President, he introduced his mother tongue inside the United Nations and in front of the world. Therefore, today the Ayitian Kreyòl became the 35th Language in the United Nations. We will not add more because everything worth saying is inside the book. However, we thank all the pioneers, particularly Christian Beaulieu and Dr. Yves Déjean. Initiation in Ayiti's Culture and Kreyòl Language: The Pioneers is written entirely in the Kreyòl language -- Bob Lapierre
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It was such a great fight that many innocent compatriots lost their lives unnecessarily. The battle took place in all classes: top and bottom.
What was most unusual in this fight was to help and facilitate the disadvantaged classes. However, at one time, they were the ones who carried the banner of opposition against their Language.
Many of them used to say: "You want our children to speak Kreyòl, but your children will always speak good French and find good jobs."
They were, in a way, correct -- All Presidents, educators, professionals, parliamentarians, doctors, and officials in the country spoke French; many of them, so far, articulate it poorly, but! - It is an alienation that took root from slavery: They mostly looked down on themselves and those who spoke only Kreyòl.
The refractory attitude of the masses allowed the upper classes to applaud. But the impoverished locals never understood; it wasn't their fault. It was the responsibility of the governments that never really had the intellectual maturity to know that Language is a weapon for all actions. I will never stop saying that Language is not the sea but can drown you.
Anyway, after all the fighting, today we are moving forward! And without bias, we must find the courage to thank Jean-Bertrand Aristide. On September 29, 1992, as the nation's President, he introduced his mother tongue inside the United Nations and in front of the world. Therefore, today the Ayitian Kreyòl became the 35th Language in the United Nations. We will not add more because everything worth saying is inside the book. However, we thank all the pioneers, particularly Christian Beaulieu and Dr. Yves Déjean. Initiation in Ayiti's Culture and Kreyòl Language: The Pioneers is written entirely in the Kreyòl language -- Bob Lapierre
Inisyasyon Nan Kilti Ak Lang Krey�l Ayiti: Pyonye Yo:Initiation in Ayiti's Culture and Krey�l Language: The Pioneers
Promoting the Ayitian vernacular, Kreyòl, the people's dialect, on the table was never easy for the pioneers. Yet, it was always one of the most significant battles in the country's social, cultural, and political life!
It was such a great fight that many innocent compatriots lost their lives unnecessarily. The battle took place in all classes: top and bottom.
What was most unusual in this fight was to help and facilitate the disadvantaged classes. However, at one time, they were the ones who carried the banner of opposition against their Language.
Many of them used to say: "You want our children to speak Kreyòl, but your children will always speak good French and find good jobs."
They were, in a way, correct -- All Presidents, educators, professionals, parliamentarians, doctors, and officials in the country spoke French; many of them, so far, articulate it poorly, but! - It is an alienation that took root from slavery: They mostly looked down on themselves and those who spoke only Kreyòl.
The refractory attitude of the masses allowed the upper classes to applaud. But the impoverished locals never understood; it wasn't their fault. It was the responsibility of the governments that never really had the intellectual maturity to know that Language is a weapon for all actions. I will never stop saying that Language is not the sea but can drown you.
Anyway, after all the fighting, today we are moving forward! And without bias, we must find the courage to thank Jean-Bertrand Aristide. On September 29, 1992, as the nation's President, he introduced his mother tongue inside the United Nations and in front of the world. Therefore, today the Ayitian Kreyòl became the 35th Language in the United Nations. We will not add more because everything worth saying is inside the book. However, we thank all the pioneers, particularly Christian Beaulieu and Dr. Yves Déjean. Initiation in Ayiti's Culture and Kreyòl Language: The Pioneers is written entirely in the Kreyòl language -- Bob Lapierre
It was such a great fight that many innocent compatriots lost their lives unnecessarily. The battle took place in all classes: top and bottom.
What was most unusual in this fight was to help and facilitate the disadvantaged classes. However, at one time, they were the ones who carried the banner of opposition against their Language.
Many of them used to say: "You want our children to speak Kreyòl, but your children will always speak good French and find good jobs."
They were, in a way, correct -- All Presidents, educators, professionals, parliamentarians, doctors, and officials in the country spoke French; many of them, so far, articulate it poorly, but! - It is an alienation that took root from slavery: They mostly looked down on themselves and those who spoke only Kreyòl.
The refractory attitude of the masses allowed the upper classes to applaud. But the impoverished locals never understood; it wasn't their fault. It was the responsibility of the governments that never really had the intellectual maturity to know that Language is a weapon for all actions. I will never stop saying that Language is not the sea but can drown you.
Anyway, after all the fighting, today we are moving forward! And without bias, we must find the courage to thank Jean-Bertrand Aristide. On September 29, 1992, as the nation's President, he introduced his mother tongue inside the United Nations and in front of the world. Therefore, today the Ayitian Kreyòl became the 35th Language in the United Nations. We will not add more because everything worth saying is inside the book. However, we thank all the pioneers, particularly Christian Beaulieu and Dr. Yves Déjean. Initiation in Ayiti's Culture and Kreyòl Language: The Pioneers is written entirely in the Kreyòl language -- Bob Lapierre
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| ISBN-13: | 9798823143349 |
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| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble Press |
| Publication date: | 10/02/2022 |
| Edition description: | 2nd ed. |
| Pages: | 168 |
| Product dimensions: | 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.63(d) |
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