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Thread #10236   Message #3799139
Posted By: GUEST,Phil d'Conch
05-Jul-16 - 05:51 PM
Thread Name: Lyr ADD: Choucoune
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Choucoune
Felipa: And Wikipedia says it is the ONLY language of most Haitians

Monique: It's the 1st official language of Haiti.

I've yet to meet the monolingual Haitian, but that's just me.

Haitians are a people divided; by complexion, location, politics, religion, whatever. It has always been thus. Witness the subject matter of Durand's century+ old poem here and the fact it is in Kreyol makes it an exception in his body of work.