10 Trini Patois words influenced by French (plus some Lagniappe)

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  • čas přidán 22. 04. 2019
  • The culture of Trinidad and Tobago is beautifully varied. With so many different peoples settling on the islands I've decided to celebrate our multiculturism by using popular local words to display our diversity.
    I hope you enjoy.
    The French influence on Trinidad's culture is everywhere, just look at our major national festival Carnival. But today we look at some Patois words still used today (however infrequently).
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Komentáře • 80

  • @nikkifav4639
    @nikkifav4639 Před 4 lety +32

    A lot of these words were also Haitian Creole as well. Thinking about visiting you guys now 🙂

    • @R.chris1212
      @R.chris1212 Před 3 lety +4

      Older Trinidadians spoke creole

  • @JazzyJ96771
    @JazzyJ96771 Před 2 lety +9

    My Grandma was from Trinidad, I miss her so much, best woman I've ever met. Patois is fascinating, as are languages in general 🥰

  • @robertrostant6986
    @robertrostant6986 Před 2 lety +4

    My Dad spoke patois a lot his family from north part of Trinidad we use to visit with them off as a little boy most off them spoke patois I remember a lot from their conversations thanks for bringing back memories and remember all the words 😆

  • @SuperSnk1
    @SuperSnk1 Před 3 lety +11

    This is ah BOSS vid , very educational and relative to our Trini dialect. Thanks.

  • @tyronenoel8921
    @tyronenoel8921 Před 2 lety +2

    Thanks for info,....i have always been amazed of the French influence in Trinidad, even though they never ruled in Trinidad, their influence was certainly huge.....looking forward for more info...

  • @jeangabrielmaison839
    @jeangabrielmaison839 Před 4 lety +10

    Am from Martinique, I want to meet people from your country who speak Creole to talk to them, and why not meet

  • @TM-ys8dy
    @TM-ys8dy Před 2 lety +5

    Excellent job of explaining the various Trini slangs!!!!

  • @archangel4318
    @archangel4318 Před 2 lety +3

    Great video. Very informative and enjoyable

  • @kensonduntin3124
    @kensonduntin3124 Před rokem +1

    We still have it

  • @beencouraged10
    @beencouraged10 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Great video sis i am from Trinidad and Tobago moved to the us at 15 yrs old also new subscriber love your channel. ❤️🤍🖤🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🫶🏽

  • @Neutron_Playz
    @Neutron_Playz Před 9 měsíci

    It was very useful for my french project i had in school

  • @brandonfrancis9465
    @brandonfrancis9465 Před 3 lety +2

    I'm gonna use this in my class!

  • @TriniGamerGirl7
    @TriniGamerGirl7 Před 4 lety +4

    Love this video! I hear some people say fellas laughing like a Jamette. 😂

  • @jeangabrielmaison839
    @jeangabrielmaison839 Před 4 lety +8

    Je suis de la Martinique nous parlons le Créole sans probleme

  • @jameelthomas607
    @jameelthomas607 Před 2 lety +1

    I was todays years old when I found out fete was a french creole word....Wonderful vid Kiona!!

  • @tiggerfitness976
    @tiggerfitness976 Před 2 lety +2

    this is so good!

  • @suhanarampersad2047
    @suhanarampersad2047 Před 3 lety +1

    thank you for sharing! very interesting

  • @hailie_Selassie
    @hailie_Selassie Před 3 lety +6

    We Haitians also use wi at the end of sentences

    • @kionaassing7031
      @kionaassing7031  Před 3 lety +1

      I love learning of similarities in cultures. It's always nice to be reminded that the world has been sharing different aspects of culture with each other fo as long as people have been migrating to different lands. The history that it reminds me of is not exactly joyous but we can still appreciate that it binds us. Haiti paved the way for our freedom and for that, your country will always have my respect.

    • @hailie_Selassie
      @hailie_Selassie Před 3 lety

      @@kionaassing7031 Thank you.

    • @iayyam
      @iayyam Před 3 lety

      I believe Haitians also used douxdoux

  • @blackbeautyalways4352
    @blackbeautyalways4352 Před 3 lety +3

    Today, I just found your channel. I just subscribed. I am Trini living in USA. Hoping you and Family are doing well.
    Keep the video coming.

    • @kionaassing7031
      @kionaassing7031  Před 3 lety

      Thank you. And I will be having more regular videos soon

  • @terencelewis956
    @terencelewis956 Před rokem

    I enjoyed this video! 👍🏽

  • @shezraenesbitt3602
    @shezraenesbitt3602 Před 5 lety +2

    Great Job kiki! I definitely learnt some words here!

  • @mawaliyoung6366
    @mawaliyoung6366 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for the help

  • @user-sb2wl8zj7f
    @user-sb2wl8zj7f Před měsícem

    You'll hear, ah vex oui!

  • @kbro7997
    @kbro7997 Před 11 měsíci

    Good job 👌

  • @ceeceepollidore7226
    @ceeceepollidore7226 Před 3 lety +1

    I really enjoyed the video ,

    • @kionaassing7031
      @kionaassing7031  Před 3 lety

      Thank you. I'll be sharing more in the coming year, I hope you'd tune in.

  • @svc6550
    @svc6550 Před rokem

    This was very useful

  • @SolomonsGardenSU
    @SolomonsGardenSU Před 4 měsíci

    Where Might You Be Sweet Angel , We Need More Trini Speaks

  • @certifiedgrantx5091
    @certifiedgrantx5091 Před rokem

    Ty

  • @luvajenoel4248
    @luvajenoel4248 Před 3 lety +2

    I need to learn we should have classes here in Trinidad 🙏

    • @kionaassing7031
      @kionaassing7031  Před 2 lety +2

      There is a facebook group that sometimes hosts classes Trinidadian Patois Speakers, look them up of you can

  • @user-sb2wl8zj7f
    @user-sb2wl8zj7f Před měsícem

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @nkosianyika6537
    @nkosianyika6537 Před 3 lety

    Nice...long time no see...looking forward to new content

    • @kionaassing7031
      @kionaassing7031  Před 3 lety

      Coming soon I've been busy trying to publish my first book

  • @welimepodcast
    @welimepodcast Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks can you teach us more. I actually learned patios as a child but forgot it totally today once my neighbor died. I had no1 else to conversate with.

    • @kionaassing7031
      @kionaassing7031  Před 3 lety

      I actually don't speak Patois so these are just the words we still use in daily speech. However I will work on getting someone to do a couple lessons for youtube.

  • @certifiedgrantx5091
    @certifiedgrantx5091 Před rokem

    I had homework for this tt

  • @jayrockstedy9890
    @jayrockstedy9890 Před 2 lety +2

    But howcome we in Guyana say bazodi and magga when we were only influenced by dutch and English, can anyone explain??

    • @lalabaii4676
      @lalabaii4676 Před 2 lety +1

      Their connected with french Guiana?

    • @lonalxaia
      @lonalxaia Před 2 lety +2

      Also a lot of St Lucians migrated to Guyana.

  • @eve3363
    @eve3363 Před 4 lety +3

    Interesting and informative video

  • @jeangabrielmaison839
    @jeangabrielmaison839 Před 4 lety +3

    Je veux connaitre des gens qui parle créole dans votre pays et les rencontrer si possible

  • @MentalPistol
    @MentalPistol Před 2 lety

    Ah get rel bazodi soon as this video started and ah see yuh beauty.

  • @1respecttt
    @1respecttt Před 11 měsíci

    We need more videos

  • @tropdemot123
    @tropdemot123 Před 4 lety +2

    Good job. I come from Martinique and I find very important to talk créole. Mèssi (thank you) 😉

    • @kionaassing7031
      @kionaassing7031  Před 4 lety +1

      Maybe you could teach me some...I don't speak our local patois, it's dying here. These are just a few of the words that are still in use

    • @tropdemot123
      @tropdemot123 Před 4 lety

      Kiona Assing no problem (pani problèm) 😉

    • @kimiakenya6588
      @kimiakenya6588 Před 2 lety +1

      and why not with music in the Creole language?!? for example for the theme "doudou" you have this music
      czcams.com/video/HiW1okpsI9w/video.html
      What do you think?

  • @user-sb2wl8zj7f
    @user-sb2wl8zj7f Před měsícem

    magga, such as in meager 😉

  • @thierrys.6640
    @thierrys.6640 Před 2 lety

    hello I need to leanr english , i can speak creole . it s possible to speak with someone english for me and patois for you?

    • @kionaassing7031
      @kionaassing7031  Před 2 lety

      Send me an email at contact@msabbykay.com and we can discuss any possibilities there.

  • @jg.24
    @jg.24 Před 4 lety +2

    Pa kité patois Trinidad mô

    • @patrickmcneilly2585
      @patrickmcneilly2585 Před 3 lety +1

      Not well enough researched. My grade is a “C” sorry Kiona

    • @kionaassing7031
      @kionaassing7031  Před 3 lety

      @@patrickmcneilly2585 I appreciate that. I am not a patois speaker per say, this was a video discussing those words which we still use regularly and the meaning it has taked on today.
      You can comment your suggestions or message me on my website msabbykay.com with your reccommended additions and additional knowledge.

  • @nicholas5466
    @nicholas5466 Před 4 lety +1

    Just for the record..skinny means maigre... pronounced as meg

  • @queencymilfort6825
    @queencymilfort6825 Před 3 lety +2

    Doux doux mines darling

    • @user-sb2wl8zj7f
      @user-sb2wl8zj7f Před měsícem

      "Doux doux darling" parents, grans, say that all together

  • @q.u.3.3.n
    @q.u.3.3.n Před 2 lety

    Mal yeux....they rell like to use that when ppl watching uhh hard baii

  • @keepyourculture
    @keepyourculture Před rokem

    Fête has a circumflex on the first "e," not an acute accent.

  • @iayyam
    @iayyam Před 3 lety

    Macommere is exactly your child's godmother. And Yuh Compere is the child's godfather.

    • @iayyam
      @iayyam Před 2 lety

      @Mike Dessal it's French

    • @iayyam
      @iayyam Před 2 lety

      @Mike Dessal while that is true, the word "compere" is French. Com=like ; Pere=father.

  • @cagelsthrough
    @cagelsthrough Před 3 lety +4

    I can't handle the mauvais langue