Andre's old aunty speaks in Haitian Creole

Someone broke into the house that Andre's stepfather grew up in. No one's living in it now. The old aunty told us the story of the break-in, speaking in Haitian Creole

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• Haiti
• Haitian Creole
• mountain village
• Duval

[chelseamaya]

@foredimples529 - Thanks for the compliment. I'll tell her you said that. They live in Duval village, only about 12 miles (and 2-12 hours travel time) from Port-au-Prince. Everyone in the village lost their homes in the earthquake. This old house here did better than most of the stone houses. After the quake, they made little shelters from the corrugated tin from their roofs. None of the relief organizations are helping Duval. We'd like to help, but how to get materials to the mountains?

[loudenanuma]

loudenanuma

23 seconds ago waw! map viv lan california plu pre de douzan, se avek plezi poumwen tande ayasian kap pale kreol konca. Bon ki kote granmoun ca ye. Eske se des cayes ,or you lot kote?

I live in California since 1998, it’s been a long time I have not head my haintian helder speaked. It's reminded me of my parents, specialy when they came to visit

[chelseamaya]

@loudenanuma Mwen pa pale Kreyol byen. Marim Ayitien. Mwen vle aprend pi Kreyol ak li e nan Ayita. I don't speak much Haitian Creole yet, but I'm determined to learn. My husband is from Duval, the tiny mountain village where this aunty is speaking. Most of them, including her, lost their stone houses in the earthquake. Luckily, their houses were 1-story with corrugated tin roofs, so not many died. Now they made shelters from the tin roofs, but they all need new houses and aren't getting help.

[alishaj90]

I want to learn Haitian creole. How can I do that?

[nelcier13]

@donavan065 ou bon toujou ou ka ekril

[beenn15]

@alishaj90 You have several options

1. Befriend someone who speaks the language and urge them to teach you.

2. Volunteer for an NGO in Haiti (best way to learn).

3. Some schools offer cheap night classes (especially in south FL)

4. Buy a haitian creole/english dictionary and books... and listen to haitian radio stations from Haiti (some have online streaming. A quick google search will land quite a few)

If you already know french, you'll pick it up in no time.

[toastarchurro]

@alishaj90 seriously! someone answer this question ! lol :)

[TheISLANDGURL23]

Lol sounds like by grandma back home.. You guys should check out my videos on Haiti

[wutangclaninthefront]

looks like she was so scared by the break in it turned her hair white

[toastarchurro]

@ayisiens teach me creole please? :)

[orangekush3]

: 23 si pas respecter raphael ni mwen, ki mwen respecter

[foredimples529]

her skin is beautiful... and the scenery is so nice.. all the beautiful trees.

[ParkLeeNa]

@donavan065 I dont speak Creole but I speak French and I understood every word you wrote.. HOW FUCKED UP IS THAT.

[brejenn1]

nan pwen bagay m rayi le moun fem la ou pa palel wap ekri l vouzan