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Ann nou Pale Kreyol! Lets Speak Creole!

Where is Creole spoken?Creole is spoken in this U.S city.Haitian CreoleIs one of Haiti's two official languages, along with French. Creole based largely on 18th Century French, some African languages, as well as Arabic, Spanish, Tano, Arawak and English.

About two to three million creole speakers residing in the Bahamas, Cuba, Canada, France, Cayman Islands, French Guiana, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Belize, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Ivory Coast, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and the United States Greeting Tutorialhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haEP8qqKjeM

GreetingsBonjou! bon- jooh hello, good morning!

Bonswa! bon- swah good afternoon, good evening! Allo! ah-loh hi, hello!

Kouman/Kijan ou ye koh-ma-ooh/key-janh/- yay)? how are you?

Mwen/ M rele m-waan ray-layMy name is

Kijan /Koman ou rele key-janh/ koh-ma- ooh-ray-lay? What is your name?

Mwen/ M rele m-waan ray-layMy name is

Mwen ( M) byen) m-waan- b-yan Im fineMsi may- see thank you

Ki laj ou key-lah-jooh?How old are you?

Mwen ( M) gin # ans m-waan- gain anh I am # years old

Mwen (M) kontan rekont ou m-waan con-tan- rack-oh-net- ooh I'm pleased to meet you

Mwen mim tou m-ain- m-aim- tooh Me too

Orevwa- oh-ray-vuh-ah Good-bye

Activite/ActivityIntroduce yourself to 3 people using four greetings wordsExample:BonjouMwen rele MarjorieKoman ou ye?Orevwa