One of the main reasons people don't write in kreol is that they say it's complicated in the sense that some words can be spelled in more ways than one. Hey, this is something that all languages had to deal with. Was it a piece of cake to learn where to put all these terrifyingly complicated accents in French? We just need some rules as to how to write things in there. The good news is this has already been done with the grafi-larmoni.
Another reason is that kreol is apparently a vulgar language. Are these people saying that one cannot be vulgar in French or in English?
The fun thing about creole is that you can probably contribute new words to its dictionary given that it's a relatively new language. For instance sometime back I suggested that 'political animal' could be translated into politichiens. I guess politisat is acceptable too.
Ki jaldi jaldi oule dir en kreol?
ReplyDeleteJaldi Jaldi v dire taye raze, lor vitesse, etc.
ReplyDeleteSamje?
Yeah, the diktioner morisyen should be placed on line so that written kreol spreads in a viral fashion. People are free to speak in whatever language they wish but I think everybody should have the option of being served and spoken to in kreol. For instance messages aboard MK should be aired in kreol as well as in bhojpuri too. Emirates are going to do that sooner or later.
ReplyDeleteWhenever a Mauritian is available in the cockpit of Emirates, messages are already being conveyed in kreol.
ReplyDeleteWhat about the Parliament? I find the argument "kreol is not an international language" depressing, as if we are caught in permanent colonial trap.
I sugest a debate on private tuitions - at primary and secondary levels. Should Bunwaree be given a helping push for abolishing tuitions up to std 4 at primary level?
ReplyDeleteShould he not go further? Imagine a 10 year old child with a 5+ kg bag on his back. The system?
Private tuitions at secondary level - a must or an escape from early home, meet partners (at college levels)?
Trade unions against abolition of private tuitions - interest (more money) or recognising their weakness in teaching in class and their strngth at private tuitions?
LOL at the politisat!! :P I think you have a point. People should be educated about the creol syntax. Although making is offcial languange for MRU is another debate. :)
ReplyDeleteNot surprised. It's time to for MK to wake up then.
ReplyDeleteI think kreol should be admissible in parliamentary debates because that's the language spoken by everybody. And we just need to give the speaker a list of unparliamentary words from the kreol dictionary along with a little bit of training.
Gd point Kranti. I think if we make CPE exams non-cumulative and reduce its difficulty level for example there will be less need for private tuition. Students should also give feedback on their teachers.
ReplyDeleteThe other thing we could do is to use youtube to teach the primary students in a very relaxed way. Teaching how electricity is made is more efficient with a clip than learning by rote. Just a thought.
Found a morisyen dictionary online. Here it is click mwa
ReplyDeleteMersi Sanjay!
ReplyDeletegoogle en kreol morisien ousi
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Yapadkwa filip.
ReplyDeleteWi, bientot sirman ban zenfan pu kav al fer zot lexamen CPE en kreol morisyen a Mountain View, kaliforni (Google Headquarters).
transalate.google.com sirma pu siport kreol.