I really appreciate this video my dad is from Honduras (la Ceiba) and it sounds exactly the same. I’ve searched all over to give other examples of this accent it’s so unique in my opinion Thanks!
My dad is from Guanaja! We have family on Roatan as well. My dad's side is Bay Islander/ Cayman Islander! So I am half a mix of those. People always ask me what I am and then have no idea where the Bay Islands are or what the culture is like. Also they always ask why my dad is from Honduras but I don't have a Spanish last name lol. I wish more people knew about the culture.
Honduras isn't that well known in the United States of America but a lot of times when Hondurans speak Spanish they get confused for being Colombians from the Caribbean region and or Venezuelans and if English speaking Hondurans come to America then they get confused for being Jamaican which only the people who know the Honduran accent well enough can identify our accent.
Same way with my mom's family - She was an Osgood in the Kirkconnell lines, born in La Ceiba and lived in Guanaja (Bonacca, they called it then.) Really good food there, my aunt still makes catamales with the banana leaf wrappings. :->
I loveee it my dads family is from la ceiba but they sound exactly like this I grew up in Brooklyn n never appreciated their beautiful voices until a few of them passed away or got sick my grandfather has the best voice when he calls me a morga gal 😂so funny love my people 💕💕
+Cyn L I'm so happy you like my video. Thank you. You should really visit Roatan, I'm sure you would love it. Have you watched my other videos? Which ones did you like? If you have any suggestions just let me know! Thank you.
These lot sound like Jamaicans but they sing with their accent like how Barbadians or Trinidadians would do. That’s why I see. Jamaicans, antiguans, Montserratians, st kitts and st Vincent people have the same standard creole dialect like these people speak like us they also sing with their twan in their accent. These people on the coast of Honduras and Belize and panama originally came from Jamaica way back in the Atlantic slave trade when the disobedient prisoners of war were being shipped off to different parts of America and the Caribbean. Their ancestors came from Jamaica
@@jonesderbyshire8787The bay islands of Roatan were settled in waves. Many came from the French West Indies who were marooned, many were settled by Caymanians and Caymanian freed slaves (NOT Jamaicans), and some settled the islands from England via Belieze.
Why is it that despite being the same country, these islands off the coast are much more like Jamaica in that it's mostly black people who speak English while the mainland of Honduras is very similar to the rest of Central America where it's predominantly Mestizo and all Spanish speakers?
Great question. It has to do with the fact that the bay islands were formerly controlled by the British. So the local island population is very similar to other Caribbean islands. The bay Islands of Honduras are located in the West Caribbean. I hope that helps.
@@HappyHarryGreen So now my question is how does being colonized by the British or Spanish create such a difference in racial makeup? It makes sense why they speak two different languages, but not why the racial makeup is so different.
What racial difference do you speak of? I’m not sure I understand the question. In the bay islands(Roatan Utila Guanaja) we have people of African descent(from slaves that were brought to the Caribbean) we have Spanish people (aka Indios from the mainland) we have white islanders (people of British Irish and Scottish descent who’s ancestors where former pirates and buccaneers) and ex pats from the USA Canada Italy Czech Republic and Isreal and others. I hope this helps in answering your question.
The way it occurred is the British brought slaves to the bay islands, the mainlanders came over looking for jobs, the pirates stayed and the ex pats arrived for various reasons. You will see beautiful warm climates and islands tend to attract people.
I understood more than I thought I would... I have relatives from Guanaja (including my late mom.) But now when I listened to them, I also heard some of what I thought before was a Catonsville, Maryland accent, which actually was my cousins whose parents and grandparents were also Bonaccan. It's those really dark vowels and the thick r. Bet if you asked your friends there "Wonna ply cords," just like that, they'd ask if it were poker or something.
That’s the Caymanian accent. Many settled the islands in its early years. The Caymanian accent is a mix of English accents particularly from the west country. Cornish is the birthplace of many Anglo-Caribbean accents.
They speak a bit like poeple from Barbados . Why the British did not keep these islands ,like Roatan and San Andres etc, instead of palming them off to Hunduras and Colombia ?
Yess they ( roatan , utila and guanaja ) were part of the british commonwelth , along Jamaica , barbados ,caimán island there were 2 Honduras , spanish Honduras and british Honduras ( Belice 🇧🇿) but Honduras and britain make a treaty , Honduras gave Belice to the british ,and the british gave the bay Islands to Honduras 🇭🇳 200 years ago!!
+Becky Bodden it's interesting. The bay islanders tend to have a lot of family in Louisiana. Did you watch any other videos of mine? Which ones did you like best? Thank you.
Hey Jared, this was filmed in Sandy Bay. It was a fun day. When are you coming back to the island. Please feel free to share my videos. Thank you my friend. Happy Harry
I'm appalled that the Afro-Honduran population is not outraged by this interview. Perhaps a documentary interviewing productive citizens in roatán would have been more informative.
it's just people being people. the fact that you pass judgment on them doesn't mean we do. I think it's beautiful to see people enjoying themselves and I appreciate this little slice of culture documenting english that a lot of the world has never heard
Bruh dis is not really a good representation of Roatanians speaking the way we da speak. Cut this white fella out da picture n let dem boys talk to lone island people n don't make dem know you recording den ya an hear it favtrue. Whenever white ( non island) ppl are around island ppl speak different so they can understand. Lol there's only a few times dey speak da way da da normally speak. Nah mean anyways 😂😆🤣🤣😂
+Gang Lol awesome! What part of Honduras are you from? On the bay islands a lot of people speak island english. Do you have any suggestions for other videos? Thank you!
I really appreciate this video my dad is from Honduras (la Ceiba) and it sounds exactly the same. I’ve searched all over to give other examples of this accent it’s so unique in my opinion
Thanks!
So happy you liked it. Please watch my other videos! Thank you!
And my mom, she was an Osgood-Kirkconnell, same town and lived in Bonacca before moving to America.
My dad is from Guanaja! We have family on Roatan as well. My dad's side is Bay Islander/ Cayman Islander! So I am half a mix of those. People always ask me what I am and then have no idea where the Bay Islands are or what the culture is like. Also they always ask why my dad is from Honduras but I don't have a Spanish last name lol. I wish more people knew about the culture.
Honduras isn't that well known in the United States of America but a lot of times when Hondurans speak Spanish they get confused for being Colombians from the Caribbean region and or Venezuelans and if English speaking Hondurans come to America then they get confused for being Jamaican which only the people who know the Honduran accent well enough can identify our accent.
Same way with my mom's family - She was an Osgood in the Kirkconnell lines, born in La Ceiba and lived in Guanaja (Bonacca, they called it then.)
Really good food there, my aunt still makes catamales with the banana leaf wrappings. :->
I loveee it my dads family is from la ceiba but they sound exactly like this I grew up in Brooklyn n never appreciated their beautiful voices until a few of them passed away or got sick my grandfather has the best voice when he calls me a morga gal 😂so funny love my people 💕💕
+Cyn L I'm so happy you like my video. Thank you. You should really visit Roatan, I'm sure you would love it. Have you watched my other videos? Which ones did you like? If you have any suggestions just let me know! Thank you.
Kevin H I guess it depends on the part usually my family is from la ceiba and they have this accent
Kevin H they speak Spanish and English at least most of the black ppl do
Lol I come from Honduras my grandpa had family from there
I’m from Brooklyn too 🇭🇳🥰🥰 Catrachasss
Here from Roatan love and proud of being Roatanian
+Darrick Martin big ups roatan! Thank you for watching my video! Give me an idea for more great videos!
+Darrick Martin thank you for your comment! Roatan is amazing!
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Wah gwan my dog?
@@gleidson105 whaaagwaaaaNnnnnnn
Thanx for the video. My mother's side is from Roatan. This is how my grandmother would speak english. Im Born in Brooklyn New York.
+Whyz Ruler thanks! That's awesome! Have you visited Roatan? Which other videos of mine did you like? Thank you very much!
Whyz Ruler you my family from roatan too
Same. Watching these kind of videos makes me wish I couldve learned it
Much love to my Honduran bredrin ya already kno
@@HappyHarryGreen no I haven't. Most my family from Roatan are in Cayman Islands now. I will visit as soon as I can though.
This is all my cousins from roatan Honduras 😂😂 so funny how I found this video. I had to send it to them !
God Bless up di ting 🇭🇳✊🏿🔥🔥💯💯
I miss having a roatan accent, after I moved to the U.S. I just completely lost my accent
bungfro how old were you when you moved?
It seems that Islanders lost their accent too. When a mainlander goes to a different country it learned a different accent like Mexican or Spaniard
their joy is infectous.
This language sounds like what we speak on Aruba, St Maarten, St Kitty, St Eustatia, St Vincent and all those other Islands.
The accent is very similar. In St Maarten I’ve heard French english and Spanish. Here there is no French.
These lot sound like Jamaicans but they sing with their accent like how Barbadians or Trinidadians would do. That’s why I see. Jamaicans, antiguans, Montserratians, st kitts and st Vincent people have the same standard creole dialect like these people speak like us they also sing with their twan in their accent. These people on the coast of Honduras and Belize and panama originally came from Jamaica way back in the Atlantic slave trade when the disobedient prisoners of war were being shipped off to different parts of America and the Caribbean. Their ancestors came from Jamaica
That's because it's very similar. Patois is around the Caribbean
@@jonesderbyshire8787The bay islands of Roatan were settled in waves. Many came from the French West Indies who were marooned, many were settled by Caymanians and Caymanian freed slaves (NOT Jamaicans), and some settled the islands from England via Belieze.
I love the way people ofthe Bay Islands talk english
Hello How are you, I was born in Utila Honduras Greetings To you friend ..
Im not from Barbados but they sound a whole lot like Bajans to me. Any Bajans agree?
Having been to many Caribbean islands, I can share that there are similarities in most of them. Have you watched our other videos?
Blessings brothers and sisters.
Thanks for sharing this. My mom's family is from Roatan.
My pleasure. I hope you and her enjoyed. Have you seen my other videos? Which ones did you like? Any suggestions? Thank you!
Reminds me of my cousins in Trujillo bay... I use to also have that accent but I lost it here in the U.S!!
Glad you enjoyed this video
Greetings from Peru 🇵🇪 this is the first vídeo of yours I watch.
Thank you! I hope you enjoyed it!
They sound like Belizeans but more so Bajans (Barbados)
Off course --- utila- and roatan was a pirate stronghold- Bajans, utilans, and people of roatan have pirate accents.
very Bajan! but it's actually Caymanian
Why is it that despite being the same country, these islands off the coast are much more like Jamaica in that it's mostly black people who speak English while the mainland of Honduras is very similar to the rest of Central America where it's predominantly Mestizo and all Spanish speakers?
Great question. It has to do with the fact that the bay islands were formerly controlled by the British. So the local island population is very similar to other Caribbean islands. The bay Islands of Honduras are located in the West Caribbean. I hope that helps.
@@HappyHarryGreen So now my question is how does being colonized by the British or Spanish create such a difference in racial makeup? It makes sense why they speak two different languages, but not why the racial makeup is so different.
What racial difference do you speak of? I’m not sure I understand the question. In the bay islands(Roatan Utila Guanaja) we have people of African descent(from slaves that were brought to the Caribbean) we have Spanish people (aka Indios from the mainland) we have white islanders (people of British Irish and Scottish descent who’s ancestors where former pirates and buccaneers) and ex pats from the USA Canada Italy Czech Republic and Isreal and others. I hope this helps in answering your question.
The way it occurred is the British brought slaves to the bay islands, the mainlanders came over looking for jobs, the pirates stayed and the ex pats arrived for various reasons. You will see beautiful warm climates and islands tend to attract people.
@@HappyHarryGreen oh I didn't know there was such diversity on that island. I thought it was all black based on the ppl u showed in the video.
That's our culture here in Roatan island, great experience capture there Happy Harry. Best Regards from Roatan East End.
+Maya Digital thank you for liking my video. Have you watched any others? I really appreciate the support.
I understood more than I thought I would... I have relatives from Guanaja (including my late mom.) But now when I listened to them, I also heard some of what I thought before was a Catonsville, Maryland accent, which actually was my cousins whose parents and grandparents were also Bonaccan. It's those really dark vowels and the thick r. Bet if you asked your friends there "Wonna ply cords," just like that, they'd ask if it were poker or something.
That’s the Caymanian accent. Many settled the islands in its early years. The Caymanian accent is a mix of English accents particularly from the west country. Cornish is the birthplace of many Anglo-Caribbean accents.
They sound a similar to people in Barbados, definitely with some differences though
My famili is Roatán and me to from Roatán my island is beaurltiful when you cam my bisitation you welcam my city
Sounds great. Blessing for you and your family.
I love you Honduras
Turns out you can speak English in honduras
Yes, in the bay islands, english is alive and well.
jajaja... fine kids..
nuff respect, more love, livity ina inity.
bless up.
desde ceiba breddas.
These kids are the best!! Have you watched my other videos? Which ones did you like? Thank you for watching!
I love the accent 💯
Boom Boom Boom 💯 🔥 Isleño de Honduras di Nation of 5 star bwoy ya kno 🇭🇳 ✊🏿
They speak a bit like poeple from Barbados .
Why the British did not keep these islands ,like Roatan and San Andres etc, instead of palming them off to Hunduras and Colombia ?
Thank you for your comment. Have you watched my other videos? Which ones did you like? I think the term is pawning them off. Cheers!
Thanks for this. I miss the island this is great !
It's my pleasure!!! Glad you enjoyed it. Please subscribe and watch my other videos. If you have an idea, share it, I will do my best to do it!
I talk just like that and im from Roatan ;)
+Thalia ya done know!!!
Was Roatan colonized by the british? why do they speak english instead of Spanish? - From a honduran
Yes it was. Many people still qualify for a British passport because of those roots!
Yess they ( roatan , utila and guanaja ) were part of the british commonwelth , along Jamaica , barbados ,caimán island there were 2 Honduras , spanish Honduras and british Honduras ( Belice 🇧🇿) but Honduras and britain make a treaty , Honduras gave Belice to the british ,and the british gave the bay Islands to Honduras 🇭🇳 200 years ago!!
Yes it was. The Bay Islands were once British.
Lol like to hear that. Sound like sandy bay
Ya done know!
I love their English
Bryan Aquino it's nice this is where i'm from i talk just like that just a little bit better
Do they say they’re Honduran or just bay islanders? Do they speak Spanish at all?
They can speak Spanish. In my opinion they consider themselves bay islanders.
Hello,you didn't hear when he introduced himself and said ,Honduras English
@@abelmoncada6072 they already said they speak Spanish too
Yo soy un mix de todo en honduras y amo honduras 🇭🇳🇭🇳🇭🇳🇭🇳🇭🇳🇭🇳🇭🇳😊😊😊😊❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for your comment!
Ja ja yep they have their Breaking English Lol. I had a Blast talking to them in my videos
El único país de América central que tiene manejo de dos idiomas ambos como nativos como es el español e inglés
My grandpa idk were he was born he died and I couldn’t ask him but I think he came from la ceiba
+PrimeFireGaming la Ceiba is beautiful. I'm glad you liked my video. Did you watch my other videos? Which ones did you like. Thank you.
Nice video. Do more
Thank you! Have you seen my other videos? Which ones did you like?
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I hope you enjoyed the video.
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nice video i live roatan
+Charles James I'm glad you liked my video. Have you seen my other videos? Do you have any suggestions? Thank you.
is been 20 years I don't go to my island roatan where I was born n rase until my 11 year old, then I came to leave to USA miami florida.
+elvia fuentes i hope you enjoyed my video. Did you watch any of the other videos? You should come visit. What part of the island are you from?
a place call spanish town close by the airport, if am not wrong or am spelling it wrong don't really remember 😆😆😆😆
+elvia fuentes i know spanish town. I live in Sandy Bay. Thats awesome. Where do you kive now? I think you should come visit your island.
in miami florida yes one day al go to roatan.
+elvia fuentes sounds great! Thanks again for liking my vidros! Please subscribe to my channel. Have a great day.
my people from roa
Such amazing people! Glad you liked my video. Did you watch some of my other videos? Do you have any suggestions? Thank you.
they sound like Spanish bajans 😅
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Yessssah
Wonder how they developed this accent...
Its a former english colony. I think it must go back to that. Its a very interesting place.
The Bay Island semi creole
+Becky Bodden it's interesting. The bay islanders tend to have a lot of family in Louisiana. Did you watch any other videos of mine? Which ones did you like best? Thank you.
I think its more pigeon
Rastafari 🇭🇳🇭🇳
hahaha good kids. where's this at? punta gorda?
Hey Jared, this was filmed in Sandy Bay. It was a fun day. When are you coming back to the island. Please feel free to share my videos. Thank you my friend.
Happy Harry
Hey Jared, i filmed it in front of my house right here in Sandy Bay. Cant wait to see you guys again! Thanks for watching!
No hablan español ahí vaya
Si ellos tienen dos lenguas. Imagino!
Sí hablan español.
But he only could speak spanish
PrimeFireGaming they speak Spanish as well 🙂
Does guys from roatan acting good
They are the best! Have you watched my other videos?
I'm appalled that the Afro-Honduran population is not outraged by this interview. Perhaps a documentary interviewing productive citizens in roatán would have been more informative.
I appalled that you are appalled. How do you get through your days with being appalled all the time? ZeatabowlofdickswithhotsauceZ 😂😂😂😂😂
Why should we be outraged?? Such a weird comment..
it's just people being people. the fact that you pass judgment on them doesn't mean we do. I think it's beautiful to see people enjoying themselves and I appreciate this little slice of culture documenting english that a lot of the world has never heard
They seemed like nice guys to me.
Bruh dis is not really a good representation of Roatanians speaking the way we da speak. Cut this white fella out da picture n let dem boys talk to lone island people n don't make dem know you recording den ya an hear it favtrue. Whenever white ( non island) ppl are around island ppl speak different so they can understand. Lol there's only a few times dey speak da way da da normally speak. Nah mean anyways 😂😆🤣🤣😂
Thank you
Was this In homduras
+Gang Lol yes, this is Roatan, Honduras. In sandy bay. Have you been to Roatan? Have you watched my other videos? What did you think? Thank you!
Happy Harry I'm from Honduras and I know there are black people but I didn't know they talk English to be honest and stuff ..
+Gang Lol awesome! What part of Honduras are you from? On the bay islands a lot of people speak island english. Do you have any suggestions for other videos? Thank you!
Happy Harry so are they Honduran or Africans ?
+Gang Lol yes, this is roatan Honduras. Have you been to roatan? Did you enjoy the video? Thank you.