Maggie’s Bulgarian English
“Leet the ball” from ritam “to kick”
“I’ll get the sapoon” from supon “soap”
“He’s a maister” from maistar “repair-man, contractor”
“I’ll boov the shoes” from ubuvam “to put on shoes.”
Note I don’t coach her to use the words. In fact, when she does, I correct her with the standard English words. I want Maggie to be able to communicate intelligibly with English speakers. But since it’s been shown that children don’t listen to their parents, I don’t think I’m in any danger of killing this English-Bulgarian Creole.
Published on January 21, 2015 23:49