{"id":146,"date":"2009-11-09T06:03:50","date_gmt":"2009-11-09T10:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=143"},"modified":"2017-10-19T12:06:43","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T10:06:43","slug":"french-proverbs-creole-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-proverbs-creole-language\/","title":{"rendered":"French Proverbs – Creole Language"},"content":{"rendered":"

La France d’outre-mer<\/em> (French overseas territory) includes the DROM<\/em> or les D\u00e9partements d’outre-mer<\/em> (Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana and La Reunion) which are subject to French law and therefore their citizens have the exact same rights as mainland France citizens; the COM <\/em>or les Collectivit\u00e9s d’outre-mer<\/em> (Saint Barth\u00e9lemy, Saint Martin, Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis Islands and Futuna Islands) which have certain autonomy and are a bit separate from the French state; the POM<\/em> or les Pays d’outre-mer au sein de la R\u00e9publique<\/em> (French Polynesia and New Caledonia) which are regions that will quite possibly gain independence in the future; and the administrative districts known as TOM<\/em> or les Territoires d’outre-mer<\/em> (Amsterdam Island, Saint Paul Island, the Crozet Islands, Kerguelen islands and Ad\u00e9lie Land). It is worthy noting, however, that French soveriegnty is not recognized internationally in Ad\u00e9lie Land.<\/p>\n

La Reunion is a small island of about 970 square miles and a population of approximately 827,000 that lies right in the middle of the Indian Ocean.\u00a0 The people of La Reunion obviously speak French as that it is the national language, but the Creole language also exists.\u00a0 Today, I’m going to give you 6 Creole proverbs from La Reunion and see if you can match them up with an English explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1. Couler la peau la pas couler lo ker.<\/em><\/td>\nA. When the boss isn’t happy, watch out.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Quand gros b\u00e8f y charge, sorte devant!<\/em><\/td>\nB. To hear, but not want to show you heard.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. Faire z’oreilles cochon.<\/em><\/td>\nC. There’s no going back.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. A pa sa ka travay plis ka manj\u00e9 plis.<\/em><\/td>\nD. You shouldn’t judge people by the color of their skin.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5. Dlo pa ka mont\u00e9 m\u00f2ne.<\/em><\/td>\nE. People always want more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6. Ba yo py\u00e9 yo ka pran men.<\/em><\/td>\nF. The richest are not necessarily the ones that work the most.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

La France d’outre-mer (French overseas territory) includes the DROM or les D\u00e9partements d’outre-mer (Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana and La Reunion) which are subject to French law and therefore their citizens have the exact same rights as mainland France citizens; the COM or les Collectivit\u00e9s d’outre-mer (Saint Barth\u00e9lemy, Saint Martin, Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis…<\/p>\n

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