Kokoy Language
France colonized Dominica from 1716 until the end of the seven years war in 1763, Dominica then became a British colony from then until 1978, when it became an independent nation.
Creole Languages
History of the Kwéyòl Language
Kwéyòl is a language spoken which has its origins in French and West African languages. French is reflected in the lexicon (vocabulary) while the African is reflected in the syntax (grammar).
Words and Expression
Language is the primary means of perpetuating culture.
Its presence is a living representation of a people’s way of life. The disappearance or destruction of a language usually signals the replacement of one cultural system by another.