Learn Haitian Creole GESTURES with HaitiHub

[@kelvinthehuman]

I am a dominican, living in Santo Domingo, and am eager to learn about creol and Haitian culture. Despite of the problems people say there are between Haitians and Dominicans we're neighbors and dependant each other on many things. I am in love with Haitian culture, and I am looking for an online creol course...Moi, je parle francais et ca me permet l'aprendre tres facilment si bien il y a des choses qui sont differents. J'ai une bible en creol haitien et cela m'a fait bien.

[@dorcemusic7841]

Alcibiades Abreu if you speak french creole should be very easy for you to speak as well. I am haitian and I want to speak spanish so bad too, but it seems a lot of words sounds like french I can understand just a little bit. Loll

[@kendrick10601]

Oui, il faut s'entendre car nous sommes condamner à vivre ensemble. Si vous maîtrisez assez bien le Français, ça ne devrait pas être si difficile. Je vous suggère les films haitiens comme I love you anne, plusieurs ont des sous-titre en anglais.

[@kelvinthehuman]

Je vous remmercie beaucoup, mezami mwen.

[@WitchOfTheGlen]

This was great! My family is from Haiti (5 generations ) but, I was raised in the States. I did get to live there for a few years as a baby/toddler and spent a few summers happily visiting my grandmere later. These gestures brought back so many fond memories from my childhood. Thank you.

[@Agustin-fp7rb]

Documenting and teaching the gestures associated with various communication systems (the whole multimodal package, including the spoken language) is absolutely vital. I love that this video exists! Two thumbs up.... itself a gesture :)

[@e.k.keller1661]

Very very informative. I am from the US and me and my wife moved to the caribbean to teach a college with predominantly Haitian students. They do all of these gestures, which I completely (until now) have interpreted in my own cultural lense. Thank you for this video!!!

[@janetbme01]

This is great! Thanks, HaitiHub, for another terrific resource.

[@HaitiHub]

Thanks E.K. and everyone for the awesome feedback! We'll be unrolling more videos this year for you all!

[@aaronsharp5512]

Amazing video. Really highlights the importance of understanding the culture as well when you're learning a new language.

[@ericmuniz8741]

This is a fun video. My heritage is Dominican and i see similarities. We do the chuipi sound... For dominicans it is a dismissive gesture. Could be disbelief, could mean "I don't care" ... the forearm was very common in my neigborhood of working class dominicans. Dirty hands were common. The forearm is a polite gesture. At least in Puerto Plata, where i grew up. I hope you keep posting fun videos. I want to learn more Haitian creole.

[@papyjoe9535]

The best language.....amazing people

[@abbycher444]

The yawning one is so true! When I was little, I was so confused because my dad would tell to go eat a banana whenever I open my mouth

[@HaitiHub]

+Abby Cher Haha! That's right! He's a good Haitian papa!

[@ThangNguyen-mq5lc]

Mw se Thắng. Mw soti nan Việt Nam e mw travay pou Natcom. Tks so much

[@Feellmenow]

This is great stuff. This could help understand a part of the Haitian culture, but let science clarifies at least two of the gestures. Yawning and "the fingers shaking": When we yawn it is because we are tired in most cases so by yawing the brain ease-drops dopamine (a brain chemical that promotes happiness and other mental states) to refresh the body while giving the human body a little happiness and comfort. Yawning is as contagious as smiling. It would be helpful not to cover your mouth like Haitian parents suggest. Because by doing so you will deprive the body from optimizing itself. If you are tired and or unhappy, just fake a couple yawns and when you get a real one you feel better instantly. This is a good way to share happiness and relaxation telepathically. The fingers shaking helps reduce the pain, the burning sensation, or the discomfort from an accident by shaking the fingers which activate the para-synthetic which is a part of the ANS (Autonomic Nervous System). This video was helpful and fun. Imagine if each ( or most) Haitian would find a way to help understand our good or bad behavior or our strength or weakness while learning from it or them

[@donaldrowley982]

I always looked at the hand slap as "I wash my hands of that"

[@Pediatra15]

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[@arbaughj]

Great job guys! Now I see why some of my American friends have been shunning or acting confused by some of my gestures. I must be bi-cultural now. You should consider making a video of the top 5 (or 10) things foreigners do that are offensive to Haitians. For example; showing the bottom of your foot, crossing your legs in church, not looking someone in the eyes while they are talking to you, etc.

[@dalajgenae]

this is on point! My boyfriend would always stop to get me something to eat when I yawned. lol

[@harmonypeace7937]

@dalajgenae Are you guys still together :0 ?

[@fredysoto8547]

I love the background Music !! Thanks

[@billhoward0327]

Love it! Haiti Hub is a wonderful resource!

[@kylewit]

A truly awesome video. A gem. This is so interesting thank you!!

[@andres6868]

what is the beautiful music playing?

[@soendly1457]

I am from Curacao we use the same gesture great.

[@eightstreams]

I love it! It's funny that I was born in the US and I still use these gestures and they feel normal to me. lol

[@DrNanite]

Offering your forearm when your hands are dirty instead of a shake is ingenious!!!

[@PeteyWheatie]

She is absolutely beautiful !!!

[@CHESIntInc]

Hilarious and informative great job! Keep posting!

[@nelly3839]

Yo I can't do the tchuipe around my grandma because one time I did and she was like "do you want me to slap you" also if I whistle 😭😂

[@j0j0_369]

Janelle Bleh what is with the whistle thing?! I'm Haitian born in FL and first time I did that around my mom i got popped. Never again smh.

[@WoeIsShe]

Janelle Bleh something about rasisng ghost or something.😂 girl you know how they be.

[@akiryuichi]

my favorite is that if you whistle you're calling snakes

[@sslv6669]

I was looking for HSL Haitian Sign Language and this came up

[@Ashanti_flower24]

Many of these hand gestures are found in Ghana too.

[@naomielashaeelove305]

Most haitians come from west africa and some central Africa. (Google: what part of Africa Haiti slaves came from you'll see) I have Haitian friends who looks exactly like a Ghanaian literally and me im Haitian and wheneva I speak to west africans they say I look Nigerian yoruban to be exact lol its crazy anytime I watch any full Haitian ancestry dna test results video on here they usually are 85% - 100% west african. Can't wait to do mine 😊

[@naomielashaeelove305]

Girl 101 I thought so to until I seen a video on here its called: A Nigerian American guy (igbo) takes ancestry dna and he says he knows all about his heritage and put a fake white name and did it just to see if its accurate and his results was he's 100% Nigerian watch the video

[@Ashanti_flower24]

Josiane Constant A name doesn't change his saliva or blood but DNA's are fake, the government and Google are in on it too. They can manipulate DNA to make it look like you committed a crime. Why would you go to the same man who stole and changed your DNA and heritage to tell you who you are...

[@naomielashaeelove305]

Girl 101 I heard no dna can tell you what you are exactly but they can give you 20-40% of your dna idk If they are fake but I hope I can find one that is real, I wanna find out at least a piece of what part of Africa I am, im ready to go visit Africa, I have the money im ready to learn of my culture etc.

[@naomielashaeelove305]

Girl 101 wow thats true it does makes sense

[@donnam2193]

This is all cool! I have family there! The comments are helpful too! Thanks!

[@JohnAlexanderCain]

I love this video, thank you!

[@PaDoute]

Awesome! Love it! Hey, someone else already said that too! Great video. It explained a lot about things I've seen but didn't quite understand especially the yawning one. I never understood why people were asking me if I am hungry. Now I know! LOL

[@Sieteromeros]

Hi, what's the name of this song?

[@Whatyn]

Nice song and Video.

[@edjr7718]

What's the name of that song?

[@PonchoANS7]

I like the forearm shake. More often than not, I meet people whose hands look dirty, and I would love it if this practice existed in Mexico.

[@bryanraymond15]

spot on!

[@skylanfreire3552]

What about people from Mauritius how close is there french creole similar to haition creole?

[@eveningdim7167]

So did I accidentally pick up on most of these gestures when I lived in Florida? Because I recognize most of them, I just considered them normal body language.

[@naomielashaeelove305]

AubrentheJack florida has the most Haitians in america lol and also full of Caribbean ppl these gestures came from west Africa the slaves from there was spread all throughout the Caribbean and was passed on from generation to generation so whereva Caribbean ppl move to it continue to spread

[@shanewendel]

Awesome!

[@juvieflowers8485]

This is really funny i'm haitian and my parents alway use those gesture

[@uiru2900]

All true, and hilarious. Love the tchuipe.

[@ryanb.5225]

N°5 we have in portugal as well! :)

[@KettiexD]

Haitian but I've only ever heard of the first and last one

[@colasmyrtel685]

purement haitien felicitation

[@stellalovehaiti]

please tell me the name of this song

[@Camy803]

Omg my husband gave me that "Tchuipe" before. Scared the crap out of me lol!

[@Krainzy401]

I am African and I find so many african gestures in haitian habits. How about fingers clicking? The 'tchuipe" sound is typically african. Caution, never 'tchuipe" before an African woman straight in her face. It is highly offensive.

[@Mrs_Marien]

Abba Gerard The same for Haiti tchuipe in someone face is rude

[@naomielashaeelove305]

Abba Gerard 98% Haitians come from west Africa and central Africa so of course they'll do most of the same things Haiti was the first country in the world to be free from slavery so they'll have more similarities from thier africans ancestors more than any other country in the Caribbean

[@thatguybutitsactuallyagirl5384]

@@naomielashaeelove305 Lmao, Haitians didn't free themselves until 1804 when they got enslaved in 1642, that's a long ass period of time to lose trace with your ancestry. Haitians have the biggest parts Africans roots, but they are not all Africans. Give an Haitian a dna test and you'll see.

[@JRIZO417]

What did the girl ask at the end? "Why do you...?

[@Honeyluvssteph]

JRIZO417 She asked: why didn't you come

[@yaffamae483]

Why my dad use every single one with such accuracy 😂

[@saxyvi]

The tchuipe is common throughout the Caribbean. In the Virgin Islands we call it choops aka sucking teeth.

[@kraistlsu8299]

Africa also :)

[@michmich2320]

C,est la chanson de coupé clouré

[@GuillermoSilvaSilva]

*Cute!*

[@danielchateau4083]

sometimes the "limp-wristed finger flick" means the person is eating really good food

[@djpanrasdaversiteoldschool8912]

Who's the girl? She's pretty funny!

[@mytube445]

LOL so true...

[@ryanb.5225]

2:40 holding somebody's/a guy's hand?

[@shiptothecaribbeanwithtran5346]

MIGHT AS WELL SAY "LEARN BRASILIAN GESTURES" LOL EVEN THE MUSIC SOUNDS LIKE SAMBA/PAGODE :))

[@naomielashaeelove305]

Trans Caribe Express Shippers where do you think all these gestures came from throughout all the Caribbean ? it came from the West African slaves and been passed on for hundreds of years

[@jessicaeugene19]

I'm a Haitian

[@jayberrouet6860]

That was funny

[@hcassells66]

In jamaica tschuipe is called kissing teeth . Must be an african thing

[@FrancisReyes]

It's also used in Dominican Republic. We call it "chuipi"

[@hcassells66]

Thanks :). Africa is everywhere in the caribean

[@rjean-id6ix]

Howard Cassells in haiti its call "chipe"

[@halexdafe1709]

jj cc not in Haiti .I'm from Haiti I've never seen any African around

[@hcassells66]

Are you sure about that?

[@MonsieurBlain]

Where's the one leg over the over wall lean? 😂

[@SOULarLioness]

Well, Haitians ARE African so...that's why you see similarities. ;-)

[@naomielashaeelove305]

K. N. Dozier finally someone gets it, ppl never realize that.

[@1westrakabya]

Haitians are israelites. So called Haitians are Levites according to the bible and israelites are not Africans. Real Africans hate us meaning the real 12 TRIBES OF ISRAEL which are the BLACKS HISPANICS AND NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS. Africans sold us to the white man and even Africans calls us slaves because they know we are not the same people but white America has lied and tried to hide who we really are so come learn your TRUE history that they been hiding from us for over 400 years @ WWW.ISUPK.COM

[@Melody__Xþ]

Slatt Lol, I wonder why they think they are not Africans and this story of Israelites is retarded

[@davidmerrick7297]

Haitians are not fucking African.

[@davidmerrick7297]

@@Melody__Xþ They aren't Africans

[@sashatheodore1782]

im haitien

[@alexandrohernandez2823]

I learned more off gestures than trying to speak it

[@phil4863]

In jamaican we call tuchipe kissing your teeth

[@jeanp.5929]

She didn't do the sucking teeth right. The rest of the gestures I've never even seen before. But then again, I'm as an American, Haitian as they come.

[@lauratyre5259]

That's on point. Je taime Mon haitian heritage!!

[@Sheilan40]

I love this song..the lyrics.

[@ToonCrazy3]

Hey! Do anybody know whats the name of this song is?

[@HaitiHub]

Music by: Altieri Dorival, "Ti Sa"