Comments on: My Arrival And Settlement Pt. 5 – Language Challenges http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/12/my-arrival-and-settlement-pt-5 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:22:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Marvia http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/12/my-arrival-and-settlement-pt-5#comment-5 Marvia Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:34:32 +0000 http://jamaicachristianfriends.com/panama/my-arrival-and-settlement-pt-5/#comment-5 Hi Joe, Glad you appreciate how difficult it is for some of us to get into the language. Aren't you just amazed at how quickly children learn another language? I wish I could speak many languages. Well I tell everyone, I already speak two languages - English and Jamaican. The latter is highly disputed by some as to its legitimacy. These critics say, Jamaican is really just a 'dialect' - a broken (meaning bad) version of English, with some Spanish words thrown in. I agree with the experts who call Jamaican, our Mother-tongue. The majority of Jamaican children reared in Jamaica speak Jamaican as their first language. Eventually, we learn English in school. So I am serious when I say I speak two languages and I am now learning Spanish - my third. In the meantime, I wonder if by some miracle I could wake up knowing several others. I do want to speak some African languages, French, German, Dutch and do you realize that world commerce and international relations is already demanding some languages from India and China? We might have to rethink Babel afterall :-) Adios mi amigo, Marvia Hi Joe,
Glad you appreciate how difficult it is for some of us to get into the language. Aren’t you just amazed at how quickly children learn another language?

I wish I could speak many languages. Well I tell everyone, I already speak two languages – English and Jamaican. The latter is highly disputed by some as to its legitimacy. These critics say, Jamaican is really just a ‘dialect’ – a broken (meaning bad) version of English, with some Spanish words thrown in.

I agree with the experts who call Jamaican, our Mother-tongue. The majority of Jamaican children reared in Jamaica speak Jamaican as their first language. Eventually, we learn English in school. So I am serious when I say I speak two languages and I am now learning Spanish – my third.

In the meantime, I wonder if by some miracle I could wake up knowing several others. I do want to speak some African languages, French, German, Dutch and do you realize that world commerce and international relations is already demanding some languages from India and China?

We might have to rethink Babel afterall :-)

Adios mi amigo,
Marvia

]]> By: JoeWissler http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/12/my-arrival-and-settlement-pt-5#comment-4 JoeWissler Mon, 04 Dec 2006 20:54:02 +0000 http://jamaicachristianfriends.com/panama/my-arrival-and-settlement-pt-5/#comment-4 I REALLY like the ordering of sin and rice.... Reminds me of some of my problems with the Setswana language in southern Africa. My adoptive daughter always laughed at my attempts to speak Setswana. I could never say anything just right except prayers from memory. Look forward to reading more about your adventure and service. I REALLY like the ordering of sin and rice…. Reminds me of some of my problems with the Setswana language in southern Africa. My adoptive daughter always laughed at my attempts to speak Setswana. I could never say anything just right except prayers from memory.
Look forward to reading more about your adventure and service.

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