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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 356 617 FL 021 022 AUTHOR Valdman, Albert TITLL Ann pale kreyol: An Introductory Course in Haitian Creole. INSTITUTION Indiana Univ., Bloomington. SPONS AGENCY Office of International Education (ED), Washington, DC PUB DATE 88 CONTRACT GO0 -82-1051 NOTE 265p. PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Use Teaching Guides (For Teacher) (052) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC11 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Class Activities; Communicative Competence (Languages); *Daily Living Skills; Dialogs (Language); Grammar; *Haitian Creole; *Intercultural Communication; Introductory Courses; Listening Comprehension; Phonology; Second Language Instruction; Spelling; *Uncommonly Taught Languages; Vocabulary Development ABSTRACT This set of instructional materials is designed to provide beginning and intermediate learners of Haitian Creole with a foundation in the phonology, grammar, and vocabulary of the language. It is intended for use by individuals wanting to communicate with monolingual Haitians. A revision of earlier materials, this set emphasizes authentic representation of Haitian language and culture, focuses on interpersonal communication needs, and uses an officialized spelling, which is explained in the introductory section. The materials consist of 25 lessons, each containing some or all of the following components: a situational dialogue, vocabulary list and exercises, notes on specific grammatical constructions, review exercises, listening comprehension practice exercises keyed to a recorded text (not included), spelling exercises, and reading text. on Haitian geography and history. Lesson topics include introductions, getting and giving directions, school and classroom, clothing, objects of daily use, families, farming, telling time, laundry, describing things, travel and transportation, self- and medical care, shopping, food and restaurants, weather, magic and superstition, community life, and polite or socially appropriate behavior. 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BEST COPY AVALELE annpale kreyol AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN HAITIAN CREOLE I, I annpale kreyol AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN HAITIAN CREOLE Albert Valdman INDIANA UNIVERSITY In collaboration with Renote Rosemond Illustrations Pierre-Henri Philippe These materials weir prepared under terms of research contract No. G00-82-1051 with the United States Department of Education Division of International Education Programs whose support is gratefully acknowledged and with the aid of a grant from the Office of the Dean of Research and Graduate Development of Indiana University-Bloomington. 1988 CREOLE INSTITUTE BALLANTINE HALL 602 INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON, IN 47405 Table of Conients PREFACE ix LESON EN DYALOG: Sou wout Petyonvil 1 GRAME: Personal pronouns 2 LESON DE DYALOG: Ban m nouvel-ou 5 GRAME: Short forms of pronouns 6 LESON TWA MO NOUVO I: Nan sal klas-la 9 GRAME I: Definite article and indefinite article 10 MO NOUVO POU NOU KONNENN: Commands .12 GRAME II: Plural of nouns 13 LESON KAT DYALOG: Ki kote ouprak? 15 GRAME: Progressive marker ap and special forms: pral, prale .16 MO NOUVO POU NOU KONNEN: Places to go 17 KONTE BYEN: Sou wout Petyonvil 18 LESON SENK DYALOG: Sa ou pral fe? 21 GRAME: Possessive 21 ANNOU KONTE: Counting from 1 to 20 22 MO NOUVO: Clothing 23 LESON SIS DYALOG: Yon ti travay 27 GRAME The demonstrative determiner.... 27 MO NOUVO: The family 29 LESON SET DYALOG: Pitit Anita 33 GRAME: Negative 33 MO NOUVO: The face 34 KOUTE BYEN: Nap tann Anita 35 LESON UIT DYALOG: Kay Lamesi 39 MO NOUVO I: Chores 40 MO NOUVO II: Useful objects 43 GRAME: The timeless verb form 44 Vi TABLE OF CONTENTS LESON NEF DYALOG:Sou wow bouk-la 47 MO NOUVO:Telling time 47 GRAME:Other forms of the definite determine:- 49 LESON DIS DYALOG: Kisa ou ft deja jodi-a? 53 MO NOUVO I:Doing laundry 54 GRAME:Questions 55 MO NOUVO ILSpatial prepositions 57 ANNOU LI: Sa abitan-yokonn fe 60 LESON ONZ DYALOG:Yon moun ap chache Dokte Jozef 63 MO NOUVO I:Hair type 64 MO NOUVO II:Descriptive adjectives 65 GRAME:Adjectives .66 MO NOUVO M:Colors 67 ANNOU APRANNEKRI: The vowels i, ou, a .68 LESON DOUZ DYALOG: Pou mande wout-nou 71 MO NOUVO I:Numbers 72 MO NOUVO II:Stores 73 GRAME L Pronouns asdirect objects .74 GRAME Imperative 76 ANNOU APRANNEKRI: The consonants and the vowels e, and a 77 LESON TREZ DYALOG:Yon vwayaj nan 81 MO NOUVO:Caribbean countric,_ 82 GRAME I:The link verb se 83 GRAME Relative clauses with ki 85 GRAME The verb form ye 87 ANNOU APRANNEKRI: The vowels o and d 88 ANNOU LI:Ayiti nan Karayib-la 89 LESON KATOZ DYALOG:N'ap kournanse jounen-nou 93 MO NOUVO I:Grooming one's self .94 GRAME:The anterior marker to 96 MO NOUVO II:Days of the week 98 ANNOU APRANNEKRI: The consonants s, z, ch, j 98 LESON KENZ DYALOG: Pwoblemsame 101 MO NOUVO I:Parts of the body 103 GRAME I:Interrogative ki + noun 104 MO NOUVO II: Illnesses 106 GRAME The pronoun U after a nasal sound 107 ANNOU APRANNEKRI: The nasal vowels en, an, ou 109 TABLEOF CONTENTSVii LESON SEZ DYALOG: Ann achte rad 113 MO NOUVO I: Clothing 115 GRAME I:Complex sentences 117 MO NOUVO II: Months of the year 119 GRAME II:Complex sentences: relative clauses with direct object 120 GRAME III:The modal auxiliaries verbs kapab and vle 122 ANNOU APRANN EICRI:Nasal vowels plus nasal consonants 123 KOUTE BYEN: Song: Choukoun. 125 ANNOU LI:Peyi Ayiti 127 LESON DISET DYAIJOG:Nan restoran-an. 131 MO NOUVO I: Foods 133 GRAME I:Comparison of adjectives 136 GRAME II:Comparison of verbal expressions 138 MO NCUVO IL Negative expressions 139 GRAME III:Emphatic constructions 141 KOUTE BYEN: Manje san ou pa bezwen peye 142 LESON DIZUIT DYALOG:Nan mache-a. 147 MC NOUVO I: Measures 149 GRAME I:The superlative .150 MO NOUVO Expressions of quantity .151 GRAME II:Complex sentences with dependent clauses 152 KOUTE BYEN: Jou mache KenskOf 154 LESON DIZNEF DYALOG:Annou pare manje-a. 157 MO NOUVO: Preparing food. 158 GRAME I:Modal verb. 161 GRAME The definite future particle alavalva .163 KOUTE BYEN: Reset you diri ak pwa wouj 164 ANNOU LI: Ayiti anvan tan panydl 166 LESON VEN DYALOG: Lapli op vini 171 MO NOUVO: Weather 172 GRAME I:Emphatic constructions with adjectives 175 GRAME II:The determiner with possessive.: 176 KOUTE BYEN: Sot pa touve, men life swe 178 LESON VENTEYEN DYALOG:Yon Ws ebenis 183 MO NOUVO: Artisans and their tools 184 GRAME The modal verbs fek, sot; tonbe, pran 188 GRAME II:The modal verbs fin and konn .189 KOUTE BYEN: Yon &V kodonye ki konn bay koutba 190 Viii TABLE OF CONTENTS LESON VENNDE DYALOG:Nan gage-a 195 MO NOUVO I:What do Haitains do to have fun? 197 GRAME I:Expressing time relationships 198 MO NOUVO II:A handful of games that Haitains play alot 200 GRAME II:Serial verbs 201 GRAME III:Review of interrogative words 203 KOUTE BYEN:Monte kap (sevolan) 204 ANNOU LI: Ayitinan tan lakoloni 206 LESON VENNTWA DYALOG:Ki jan you n'ale Potoprens 209 MO NOUVO I: Waysthat people travel 210 MO NOUVO Partsof cars, trucks, and boats 212 GRAME Reduplication in ti,r.e. clauses 214 GRAME II:The conditional verb marker to 214 GRAME III:The possessive construction pa + pronoun 216 KOUTE BYEN:Sitadel Laferye-a. 217 LESON VENNKAT DYALOG:Travay te-a. 221 MO NOUVO I:Working with the soil 223 GRAME I:Si clauses 224 MO NOUVO II:Kinds of trees 225 GRAME II:Demonstratives 226 GRAMEIn: The emphatic adverbial menm 227 KOUTE BYEN:Pale frame pa di lespri you sal 229 LESON VENNSENK DYALOG:Yon veye 233 MO NOUVO:Voodoo 234 GRAME I:Wi and non as interjections 236 GRAME II:Expressing obligation and permission 237 GRAME III:Some useful adverbs 238 KOUTE BYEN:Mirak ap kontrarye 239 ANNOU LI:Ayiti anvan lendepandans 241 GLOSSARY 246 PREFACE INTRODUCTION Ann pale kreybl is a comprehensive set of teaching materials designed to provide beginning and intermediate learners with a thorough grounding in the phonology, grammar, and vocabulary of Haitian Creole. It is designed to meet the needs of persons who wish to acquire a mastery of the language sufficient to communicate with monolingual speakers. These represent more than eighty per cent of the population of Haiti, for only a small minority of Haitians, mostly Port-au-Prince based members of the middle classes, have effective control of Haiti's other official language, French. Ann pale kreybl replaces the Basic Course in Haitian Creole which, for nearly twenty years, has served the needs of users of English who, for various professional reasons, needed to acquire knowledge and/or mastery of Haitian Creole: professionals in the various health fields, community development and other technical experts, missionaries, diplomats, students, specialists of Creole studies. It is gratifiying for the author to know that many foreign scholars interested in Haiti have gained insights on the culture and people of this unfortunate, yet remarkable, country by studying its vernacular language by means of the Basic Course in Haitian Creole. Yet Ann pale kreybl is not a revised version of its predecessor but a different course. How do the two sets of materials differ? Greater authenticity The twenty years that separate the preparation of the two courses have seen greater contact between the United States and Haiti in the form of immigration of Haitians from a broader social spectrum, on the one hand, and increased developmental assistance with its accompanying flow of experts, on the other hand.