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Ginette Derelus is a cook at Manjay Restaurant at The Citadel near Little Haiti, Miami. Duolingo partnered with Haitian restaurants to promote the new language course. Derelus, a Haitian Bahamian, says she and her Haitian husband teach their three childre

A love letter to Haitian Creole: ‘Kreyòl pale, Kreyòl konprann’

June 23, 2022On Course

Language learning app Duolingo will offer a new Haitian Creole course for English speakers. It’s an opportunity to explore how Haitian Creole can sound and feel: sweet and romantic — but also rebellious.

The band members of Bokanté hail from four continents, and their music draws influences from Caribbean rhythms, West African music, and Mississippi Delta blues.

Bokanté serves up songs in the key of Creole

July 24, 2017Culture
A 5th grade class at the Matenwa Community School in Haiti

This village school in Haiti helped propel a national movement to teach kids in Creole

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