French Culture pg.104, 106, and 110
By Julius Kaplan
In Martinique there are Yoles Rondes, or Gommiers, which are traditional fishing boats that they also use races that people come from all over the world to watch.
In addition to French, creole is spoken in Martinique. Creole is a mix of french, African languages, Spanish, English, and Portuguese.
Translation from French to Creole.
Oui:Ouai
Non:Han-han
Chouette:I bon
D'accord: D'acco
C'est une bonne idee: Ce'an bon bagai
Je ne peux pas: Mwen pe pa.
Ca na me dit rien: Sa pa ka di mwen ayen
Pas question: Awa
Dancing is very set in the culture of Martinique. The dances that they do come from slave times, and those rhythms are still used today for dances like biguine, mazurka, and zouk.