"Mé kofær t’olé aprenn ça?" (Poem in Kouri-Vini)

In poènm mo té ékri en kouri-vini (kréyol Lalwizyann) pou liv poézi-la, "Févi."
A poem I wrote in Kouri-Vini (Louisiana Creole) for the book of poetry, "Févi."
Ashté liv-la isit enba!
Buy the book here below!
www.editionsti...
"Mé kofær t'olé apprenn ça?" ("Why you wanna learn dat?")
Ina toujou kèk mounn k'a jamé kompren
Kofær m'apren in langaj ki pa fé mò larjen
"To p'olé aprenn kishòj itil konm spañòl?"
Yé mand, konm si yé tidjé ça dan lékòl
"Tou kèkènn parl nanglé mé si to bézon,
Spañòl ou shinwa, y'a mérité plis tô tem!"
Langaj-çilayé, yé jolimen rish épi bèl
Mé yé pa trapé mô kœr pi mô særvèl
...Mô lèspri, m'olé di, byin sir
Défwa trouvé paròl-yé ki rimm, çé dir
...Æniwé...Ayou mo té?...O, wé!
Mañær-la kilti Mérikin wa langaj minorité
Pou mounn dan péyi-çila, d'in koté ishka lòt
Konné dé langaj çé in bon skil é paryin dòt
Mé nouzòt langaj, yé in ta plis pasé ça
Ça fé nouzòt inik parmi plizyé dòt zéta
Si to pa konné myé, ça senm konm si
Nouzòt politiSHYIN parl lavérité kan yé di
Yé p'olé wa nouzòt kiltir é langaj disparé
Mé non, yé konten pou wa tou ça brilé
Rwa Lamérik, çé lapyas tou pwisan-la
Minm nouzòt lidœr isit, yé gin lobjé-çila
Yé wa pa rézon pou fé konchinné
Ti langaj-yé k'a pa fé yé lamonné
No bézon gouværnmen-la é lindistri touris
Mé y'a pa édé si l'a pa bénéfé mounn élitis
Byin sir, ifo larjen pou fé særtin zafær
Mé ina kishòj m'olé fé absolimen klær
Shòj-yé sosyété di çé ça ifo pou gin siksé
Çé pa li ki plis impòtan dan lavi, to konné?

[@jaydornier7253]

Trop vrai

[@ReiKakariki]

🎉🫂💙🥂 pretty phonetic Very well fone🤙

[@fredericjanelle]

Bravo!

[@Louisianish]

Merci, Frédéric!

[@BadManBillyBrown]

Thank you for these videos. I know you may be busy, but more of these videos would be a great resource for learning Kouri Vini. I'm learning, but the biggest hurdle is comprehending others when speaking. You're like the only kouri vini channel I've found where they speak in KV while having subtitles in Kouri Vini as well. It's a great help.

[@Louisianish]

Oh man, mèsi! Sorry I'm just seeing this. I wish I had more time to dedicate to making videos. It's tough with a small kid and a full-time job. But it's my goal to make more in the coming months. Check out this website for playlists of most of the known videos in Kouri-Vini on RUclips:
www.chinbo.org/kv/aprenn/#vidjo
Also, I don't know if any of my friend's videos are on those playlists, but I'm gonna give a shoutout to him and his channel. He's got a few basic lessons, a few videos completely in Creole, an interview with some native speakers, and he and another friend also started a podcast. Here's his channel:
www.youtube.com/@rouganou2651
And check out his Discord server if you aren't already a member:
discord.gg/UZQaA2sW
Also, this polyglot Discord server run by another friend that has a bit of a focus on KV too:
discord.gg/NuXWekts
And check out this resource made by another friend:
om.conlang.org/learnlouisianacreole/
I hope these help! Come see us on Discord!

[@HiNinqi]

​​@@Louisianishthanks for these great resources! Could you please share some new active links for the discord servers?

[@ReiKakariki]

🎉🫂💙💙🥂🤙🍻👍🙏😉bèl lang

[@violenceislife1987]

Mais bravo!

[@Louisianish]

Mais merci!

[@epicurienfsk]

Tu parles si ben!!!!

[@Louisianish]

Merci bien! Cecitte c'est un poème en créole louisianais que j'ai écrit pour un livre de poésie qui s'appelle "Févi"
Comme tu peux voir, j'ai des vidéos en français (louisianais) et en créole (aussi appelé le kouri-vini). I try to label them to make it clear. J'ai une vidéo en français. C'est un joke à Boudreaux que j'pense que tu vas apprécier. 😂
ruclips.net/user/shortsqtRtlVm5WIk?si=30wzt89Gg80VG-Ly