Essay On Haitian Creole

There are two very contrasting languages that I associate myself with. My native language is Haitian Creole, a language that arose among a nation of people that had a large impact on history. When I spoke my native language, I thought nothing of it, it held very little to no significance to me, until I lost it. My second language, English, is detrimental to my success in this world. I had to work hard to learn it, understand it and an even greater deal of difficulty having to speak it. Often compared to the gentle sounds of French, my native language Haitian Creole, is more so associated with harsh words and rigged sounds. I struggled with the transition of my native language and the integration of new language. The idea that literal translations …show more content…
The Haitian Creole alphabet has 29, but there are only 26 in English. My native language is complex, when I tried to say “chips or chair”, it would come out as “ships and share”, because of sound substitutions from one language to the next. My native language was evident in practically all that I do. When I moved to Florida, I began to speak and understand more and more English, as a result I used my native language less. It started out with only forgetting small words and then phrases. Now I have the ability to understand my language better then can communicate it back to someone else. I still take pride in my native language and all that it is associated with it, but I now have a new language.
My new language is English and it is very different from my native. When I look back I realize that I lost my native language while finding my way through the American culture to learn English. I lost an important part of my culture and gained one that will help me to becomes successful in the work that I live in. Now, I communicate, write and comprehend the language almost as if it was my first. While I may not be able to completely speak my native I still the pride of my culture and the spirit of my