Welcome to Crucian with Mami, a delightful corner of my blog dedicated to preserving and passing on the rich cultural heritage of the Crucian language and people. Join me on an exciting journey as we bridge generations and languages, exploring the unique blend of English-based creole that is deepley rooted in my island’s history.
Through engaging lessons, heartwarming stories, and interactive activities, I aim to empower the next generation with the beauty of our linguistic heritage. Toogether, let’s celebrate the essence of the Crucian identity and create lasting connections through lobe and language.
- 11 Most Common Crucian WordsWelcome back to #CrucianwithMami, in the last lesson I spoke about Dey, the 3rd person and thing (plural) pronoun. That was the last lesson on pronouns. I created this chart that is attached below to easily recall the pronouns. If you missed any of the lessons you can find them at the links supplied below:… Read more: 11 Most Common Crucian Words
- Lessons in Crucian: DeyWelcome back to #CrucianwithMami, today I’m going to talk about Dey or They as they say it in Standard English. In Standard English, They have five forms (They, Them, Their, Theirs, and Themselves) but in Crucian it only has four (Dey, Dem, Dey-own or Dey’s, Deyself or Demself). No doubt you’ve noticed by now that… Read more: Lessons in Crucian: Dey
- Lessons in Crucian – WeWelcome back to #CrucianwithMami, today I’m going to talk about the 1st person plural We, We in Standard English has five forms (We, Us, Our, Ours, and Ourselves) in Crucian We also has five forms but they are a little bit different, in Crucian we use (We, We or Allawe, Ow-a or We, Ow-a own,… Read more: Lessons in Crucian – We
- Lessons in Crucian: Ih and AinWelcome back to #CrucianwithMami, today I’m going to talk about the 3rd thing Pronoun Ih or as they say in Standard English It. Ih is an interesting word while it means “it” it can also be used to say “there’s”. With Crucian it’s really best to learn by listening since there really aren’t any formal… Read more: Lessons in Crucian: Ih and Ain
- Lessons in Crucian- S/HeWelcome back to #CrucianwithMami, in the last lesson I mentioned that I was going to focus on the 3rd person pronoun He but I felt like it made more sense to talk about both He and She since they are very similar. In Standard English, He and She both have four forms (He, She, Him,… Read more: Lessons in Crucian- S/He
- Lessons In Crucian: Yo -YuWelcome back to #CrucianwithMami, today I am going to talk about the Crucian second person pronoun Yu sometimes said as Yo. In Standard English you have four forms (You, Your, Yours, and Yourself) in Crucian there are also four forms (Yu, Yo, Yo’s, and Yoself) I wish I could offer an in-depth explanation as to… Read more: Lessons In Crucian: Yo -Yu
- Lessons In Crucian: I – Me’enWelcome to the first lesson of #CrucianwithMami, I originally wanted to start with the word “Deh” but I’ll leave that for the next lesson. Today we are focusing on the two forms of I that are used in Crucian, the affirmative form I and the negative Me’en. There are no strict rules when using I… Read more: Lessons In Crucian: I – Me’en
- Beginning Crucian with MamiI originally posted about this on the Facebook page and realized that I had not posted about it on the blog, I sincerly apologize for that. You might notice a new tab on the blog’s menu “Crucian with Mami” well that’s there because I started a mini-series in an attempt to teach my children Crucian.… Read more: Beginning Crucian with Mami
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