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Afro American🇺🇸 Louisiana Creole⚜️ Cape Verdean🇨🇻, family man, for my tribe #reparations #politics history buff FOODIE 🥘 Black Catholic 🕊 CarnivalKing 🎭
Oct 28, 2021 4 tweets 3 min read
These are some few words in Kouri Vini/Louisiana creole: Minù(Cat). Dolo(Water). Depwa(Bean). Mawmaw(grandma). Diri(Rice). Kouzin/Kouzinn(cousin; “in/masculine & inn/feminine”). Bonjo/Bonjou(Hello). Manjé(to eat).
Oct 26, 2021 14 tweets 9 min read
La Musik Krèyol/Creole Music: A thread of Congo Square, brass bands, Social aid & pleasure clubs, Mardi Gras Indian drumming and zydeco musical instruments. #CreoleHeritageMonth Congo Square ImageImageImageImage