I'm from Miami. My mom's side is originally from Georgia (though my mom and her parents were also born in Miami). My dad's parents are from the Bahamas. Growing up, my maternal grandmother would always call my dad's side "geechees" or "geechee people". I always thought she was just using some random name to make fun of their accent until I grew up and learned about the Gullah Geechee people.
Dad's dad was Gullah and Bahamian..just found his family too. Imagine the fights he had calling his sons geechee or gullah when my grandmother's family was Southwest Louisiana and Louisiana creole 😂😂
I think you gettin your colloquialisms (the local dialect) mixed up, creole is a variation of french Or pigin french, (Bozame, suc pase) (don't take my word for it, look it up) basically Bahamians speak a form of pigin English, Kinda like the Jamaicans, similar but not matching, Jamaicans speak a colloquialism known as Patois (patwah), (Ayyyy Rasta, Wha Gwan man) Whatever it is Bahamians speak, its definitely not creole, Bahamians speak two languages, English and Bad English! I should know, I Born, Bred, and ga dead, Bahamian!
Well you wrong! Creole is exactly what this fellow described and if you don't believe me then just look it. In Belize there's Kriol, in Guyana there's Creolese and in Sierra Leone there's Krio just to name a few English Creoles. Now Patois, it's funny that you accept the Jamaicans calling their ting Patois when infact Patois is the French word for local French dialects
@@herewegoagin4667 A true Bahamian do not speak creole! I don't care who speak what and where they speak it, A Haitian Bahamian, possibly, but a natural born Bahamian no sir, I born and grew up Nassau and I know the difference Bozame, Yeah you een fooling nobody!
@@mibnixon Buddy you just don't know the definition of a Creole language. The first Creoles were Portuguese not French Y'all may not call it Creole but to many linguists they consider it A Creole
@@herewegoagin4667 go to Nassau and tell them they speaking creole and see what response you get, you probably ga get cuss right out, except for the, Haitian Bahamians, who probably ga say, oh yes papi, is all Creole, we tek ova, papi, we tek it all!
@@mibnixon Dude you speaking from a local perspective I'm talking professional linguist, they categorize 1) Bahamian Dialect as a (English) Creole Language. 2) Jamaican Patois is a (English) Creole Language. 3) Haitian Creole is a (French) Creole Language. 4) Aruban Papiamento is a (Portuguese/Spanish) Creole Language. local speaker usually have their own names for their dialects
I'm Korean and it's interesting to know about origin of creoles
I wish there were more resources avaible about the english based creoles of the caribbean.
Agreed, but @iisabahamianbey does a great job on Instagram.
There’s a lot of published scholarly work from the Linguistics department at the University of The Bahamas.
This makes sense as to why my Bahamian family ended up in Georgia! I used to feel so confused hearing Geechee bc it’s so similar.
A lot of Geechees have Bahamian and Jamaican heritage. Study some history
Absolutely and thank you for watching.
I'm from Miami. My mom's side is originally from Georgia (though my mom and her parents were also born in Miami). My dad's parents are from the Bahamas. Growing up, my maternal grandmother would always call my dad's side "geechees" or "geechee people". I always thought she was just using some random name to make fun of their accent until I grew up and learned about the Gullah Geechee people.
This is an AMAZING RESOURCE. I am writing a book with historical figures who are Bahamian Creole. I'm so excited to learn more!
Thank you for watching Suzanne, how is your project coming along?
Excellent content!!!
Thank you Rashad Lynes.
The bahamian came out at the end lol "I ready tuh teach!"
AWUH! Thank you for watching.
Dad's dad was Gullah and Bahamian..just found his family too. Imagine the fights he had calling his sons geechee or gullah when my grandmother's family was Southwest Louisiana and Louisiana creole 😂😂
Oh my gawd the Bahamas are so cooool 🇧🇸❤️🇨🇦
Thank you Epic_D_Man.
I'm going to Nassau next summer so this is going very useful for me and my girlfriend if we have no idea what they're talking about😂
I love you thanks you for this ❤ for speaking for the Gullah
You are most welcome.
i love it.
As American, lie and say "I am Half-Dominican*
So blacks wannabe Dominicans?
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Bahamian Dialect sound way better
No you just don't like being associated with Haitians. the correct term is bahamian creole.
I think you gettin your colloquialisms (the local dialect) mixed up, creole is a variation of french Or pigin french, (Bozame, suc pase) (don't take my word for it, look it up) basically Bahamians speak a form of pigin English, Kinda like the Jamaicans, similar but not matching, Jamaicans speak a colloquialism known as Patois (patwah), (Ayyyy Rasta, Wha Gwan man) Whatever it is Bahamians speak, its definitely not creole, Bahamians speak two languages, English and Bad English! I should know, I Born, Bred, and ga dead, Bahamian!
Well you wrong!
Creole is exactly what this fellow described and if you don't believe me then just look it.
In Belize there's Kriol, in Guyana there's Creolese and in Sierra Leone there's Krio just to name a few English Creoles.
Now Patois, it's funny that you accept the Jamaicans calling their ting Patois when infact Patois is the French word for local French dialects
@@herewegoagin4667 A true Bahamian do not speak creole! I don't care who speak what and where they speak it, A Haitian Bahamian, possibly, but a natural born Bahamian no sir, I born and grew up Nassau and I know the difference Bozame, Yeah you een fooling nobody!
@@mibnixon
Buddy you just don't know the definition of a Creole language. The first Creoles were Portuguese not French
Y'all may not call it Creole but to many linguists they consider it A Creole
@@herewegoagin4667 go to Nassau and tell them they speaking creole and see what response you get, you probably ga get cuss right out, except for the, Haitian Bahamians, who probably ga say, oh yes papi, is all Creole, we tek ova, papi, we tek it all!
@@mibnixon
Dude you speaking from a local perspective I'm talking professional linguist, they categorize
1) Bahamian Dialect as a (English) Creole Language.
2) Jamaican Patois is a (English) Creole Language.
3) Haitian Creole is a (French) Creole Language.
4) Aruban Papiamento is a (Portuguese/Spanish) Creole Language.
local speaker usually have their own names for their dialects
Lol das suh wibe dred
real
Awuh!
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