Delia Weekes and Diane Corriette talk Kweyol week 1

In this very first impromptu week Delia rang just to say hello and we began a quick kweyol lesson. With my usualy love of wanting to record everything we stopped and started again.
In this very quick 10 minute lesson Delia takes me through how to reply when someone asks “what’s happening?”
How to say I am [...]

Dwiyet Accessories

PETTICOAT (Jupon )The Dwiyet is worn over a cotton petticoat which extends all the way to the floor. In Dominica, the petticoats were always made with white cotton and dressed up with cotton lace, insertion lace and baby ribbon. This petticoat is properly starched and ironed so that a swishing sound is heard when the [...]

A Woman On A Mission By Cherryll LaFond

Dominica, the Caribbean island which boasts itself as the nature island of the
Caribbean.  It is best known for its natural beauty, pristine splendor;
and mineral springs formed from its volcanic properties.   It is an
island, which has produced the world’s youngest prime minister, some of
the longest living centenarians, and the very first female prime
minister to govern [...]

Kweyol : Days of the week

I remember learning this when I was younger and comparing it to French so this one isn’t too difficult for me.
Monday
lendi
Tuesday
madi
Wednesday
mèkwédi
Thursday
jèdi
Friday
vanwédi
Saturday
sanmdi
Sunday
dimanch

Some basic Kweyol by Diane Corriette

I really wasn’t taught how to speak/write using the Kweyol language so I can add some basic things as I learn it (which means as I ask my mum!)
Because my parents and all their friends spoke it around us I have a good comand of listening and am able to understand but reply in English!
So [...]

Wear the dwiyet with pride

The Dwiyet is one of the forms of National wear for females in the Commonwealth of Dominica. Sadly though, few people wear the Dwiyet outside of the Independence season although it is an elegant formal dress that can be worn for many an occasion.
Even more dismal is the fact that so few Dominican women see [...]

Quadrille Dancers 14th June 2008

Dominican Dinner Party by Randa Magdi

This dinner party idea is inspired by a site where I got to read about Dominica
At
another site I read that Dominica "is not your ordinary fun-in-the-sun
kinda island. It’s a mysterious, romantic, natural island where you
will encounter a French-Creole culture with the overtones of a British
heritage".
Dominica [Commonwealth of Dominica] is a small island located between [...]

About The Dwiyet

The Dwiyet is a full length dress with long sleeves made from brightly coloured cotton, silk, brocade, embossed silk or other rich exquisite material.
The traditional dresses are lined with cotton in the back bodice and sleeves. A piece of cotton is attached at the hem of the dress to weight it. An inner blouse is [...]

Lait Coco

I am in no way a pro when it comes to the preparation of food.  However, I am a pro at eating it!  Being away from my mudda home, has forced me to remember everything I picked up while growing up.  Things that I picked up, not through being shown the ropes by anyone, but [...]