by Alpha Omega Translations | Oct 23, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan First of all, a French creole language is any creole language that uses French as the basis for its vocabulary and, to some extent, grammar. Creole languages are born when pidgins, or forms of communication used between groups that don’t share a...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Oct 23, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Bourbonnais Creole is a group of French-based creole languages that are spoken on different islands in the Indian Ocean. They get their name from the former name of one of the islands, Bourbon Island, which is now called Réunion Island....
by Alpha Omega Translations | Oct 23, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Besides the French Creole spoken in Louisiana, Haitian Creole is probably the most well-known French-based creole in the world. It is one of two official languages in Haiti, the other being French. Haitian Creole is based mostly on the French...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Oct 23, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan The first thing people think about when they hear the word “Madagascar” is probably something along the lines of a menagerie of animals only found on that particular island of the coast of Africa. However, people do live on that same island, and...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Oct 14, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan If you know a bit about Spain and its history, you probably know that it used to be made up of different kingdoms that eventually united to become Spain. The Spanish government does a good job of allowing each of its autonomous communities to...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Oct 14, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan For most people, French is the language of France, and that’s the end of the discussion. However, just like Spain and many other western European countries, France was once a land made up of different tribes of people who spoke different...
