Mekatelyu
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For the musical group see Mekatelyu (band).
Mekatelyu (or mek-a-tél-yu, Limonese Creole) is a creole language spoken in the province of Limón on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica. The name is a transliteration of the phrase "make I tell you", or in standard English "let me tell you". It is very similar to Jamaican Creole and has borrowed many words from English.
Jamaican Creole was introduced to Limón by Jamaican migrant workers who arrived to work on the banana plantations and on the Pacific railway.
[edit] External links
- "¿Qué es el mek-a-tel-yu?" by Dora H. de Vargas (in Spanish)
[edit] Reading
- Herzfeld, Ana. Tense and Aspect in Limon Creole. Kansas: The University of Kansas, 1978.
- Wolfe, Terry. An Exploratory Study of the Morphology and Syntax of the English of the Province of Limon, Costa Rica. San José: Universidad de Costa Rica, 1970.
- Wright M., Fernando. Limon Creole: A Syntactic Analysis. San José: Universidad de Costa Rica. 1974.
- Wright M., Fernando. "Problemas y Métodos para la Enseñanza como Segunda Lengua a los Habitantes del Mek-a-tél-yu en la Provincia de Limón". Revista de la Universidad de Costa Rica, March–Sept. 1982.
- Wright M., Fernando. Problems and Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language to Limon Creole Speakers. Lawrence: The University of Kansas, 1979.
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