What do you think, I mean Dominican Spanish is significantly different from Spanish like Haitian creole is significantly different from French...should it become its own language at an official status It has alot of African and Native American Arawak/Taino wrods in it as well as variations of english words to create a new language spoken within both the nation and immigrants from the nation...I think it should, here are few examples I have collected from othe threads and sources:
Taino--------------------------
Aji = n : Hot Pepper.
Anacaona = n : Golden Flower.
Areito = n : A Traditional Dances with spoken historic songs.
Arepa = n : Corn Cake.
baguada= tropical storm
Bara = n : Kill or Death, also a whip.
Barbacoa = n : A Stand, a four legged stand, made of sticks, used in the cooking process of roasting meat.
Batata = n : Sweet Potato.
Bohio = n : small square house (typical countryside homes).
Cocuyo = n : Small Lighting Bug, with a blueish light, they come out at night.
Colibri = n : Hummingbird.
Cana = n : Any number of Palmetto trees (A type of palmetto are the palms that line the malecon of Santo Domingo)
Ceiba = n: Silkcotton Tree (These are gigantic trees visible in the Cibao valley especially, many are upwards of 300 years old!)
Canoa = n : Small Boat.
Cacike = n : Chief.
Catey or Katey = n : Disturb, bother.
Cibao = n : Stone Mountains (today Cibao is the name of the valley, not the mountain range which Cordillera Central)
Conuco= plot of cultivated land or small farm
Cojiba = n : Rolled Tabacco
Cucubano = n : Large Lighting Bug.
Choreto = n : Abundance.
Guaraguao = n : Red Tailed Hawk.
Guama = n : Large Shade Tree, a fruit Tree.
Guagua = n : Bus or Car, a form of transit.
Guajey = n : Gord Scraper also known as a Guira.
Guayo = n : Grater.
Hamaca = n : Hanging Bed.
Hutia = n : Rat like roden, native to Hispaniola.
Iguana = n : Large Green Lizard.
Jaiba = n : River Crab or Freshwater Crayfish River.
Jicotea = n : Land Turtle.
Jibaro = n : Man of the Forest.
Manati = n : Sea Cow.
Mabi = n : A Fruit tree.
Maraca = n : Gord Rattle, Musical Instrument made of Higuera gord.
Macu = n : Big Eyes.
Maco = n: Frog.
Maguey = n : Big Sun, a Drum. (See the word Mayohuacan).
Manicato = n : A Bold person, valiant of a good heart.
Mime = n : Little Fly.
Mucaro = n : Owl.
Naiboa = n : The poisonous juice of the Yuca brava.
Nana = n : Girl. (Dominicans often say Nena as oppose to Nana).
Sabana = n : Big Valle or Large Plain.
Sanaco = n : Clown, Dope or Stupid.
Tabacu = n : Tabacco.
Tiburon = n : Shark.
Yagua = n: A small palm native to Hispaniola.
Yabisi = n : Tree.
English---------------------------------
Chicle - chicklet
duble buble - Dubble Bubble (gum)
cote - Kotex
Camelia - Maxi Pad
guachiman - Watchman
domplin - Dumplin
Jipeta - Jeep (SUV)
Selofen - Rinse from Sebastian called Chelophen (sp?) now every rinse from any maker is called that.
Kachu - Ketchup
cloro - Clorox or any bleacher
panckei - panckakes
siro - sirup
chirio - Cheerios or any cereal
Suera - Sweater
Cou - Coat
pocon - popcorn
wiki - wiski
Tro - Truck (used mostly by dominicanyorks)
play - baseball field
beibol - beisball
mycroway - Microwave
Osesio - Obsesion (male cologne)
dona - doughnut
Madona - Mc. Donalds
Happy mio - Happy Meal
bi ma - Big Mac
nitendo - Nintendo
tenni - tennis shoes
African--------------------
Toto= Vagina
Bembe= Lips
Mangu= Mashed Plantains
Kongo= an afro-caribbean religion in DR
Cola?=vagina, ass? in the Ewe language of Togo in West Africa(which by the way practice voodoo) cola means vagina...
By the way there are MANY more...
Taino--------------------------
Aji = n : Hot Pepper.
Anacaona = n : Golden Flower.
Areito = n : A Traditional Dances with spoken historic songs.
Arepa = n : Corn Cake.
baguada= tropical storm
Bara = n : Kill or Death, also a whip.
Barbacoa = n : A Stand, a four legged stand, made of sticks, used in the cooking process of roasting meat.
Batata = n : Sweet Potato.
Bohio = n : small square house (typical countryside homes).
Cocuyo = n : Small Lighting Bug, with a blueish light, they come out at night.
Colibri = n : Hummingbird.
Cana = n : Any number of Palmetto trees (A type of palmetto are the palms that line the malecon of Santo Domingo)
Ceiba = n: Silkcotton Tree (These are gigantic trees visible in the Cibao valley especially, many are upwards of 300 years old!)
Canoa = n : Small Boat.
Cacike = n : Chief.
Catey or Katey = n : Disturb, bother.
Cibao = n : Stone Mountains (today Cibao is the name of the valley, not the mountain range which Cordillera Central)
Conuco= plot of cultivated land or small farm
Cojiba = n : Rolled Tabacco
Cucubano = n : Large Lighting Bug.
Choreto = n : Abundance.
Guaraguao = n : Red Tailed Hawk.
Guama = n : Large Shade Tree, a fruit Tree.
Guagua = n : Bus or Car, a form of transit.
Guajey = n : Gord Scraper also known as a Guira.
Guayo = n : Grater.
Hamaca = n : Hanging Bed.
Hutia = n : Rat like roden, native to Hispaniola.
Iguana = n : Large Green Lizard.
Jaiba = n : River Crab or Freshwater Crayfish River.
Jicotea = n : Land Turtle.
Jibaro = n : Man of the Forest.
Manati = n : Sea Cow.
Mabi = n : A Fruit tree.
Maraca = n : Gord Rattle, Musical Instrument made of Higuera gord.
Macu = n : Big Eyes.
Maco = n: Frog.
Maguey = n : Big Sun, a Drum. (See the word Mayohuacan).
Manicato = n : A Bold person, valiant of a good heart.
Mime = n : Little Fly.
Mucaro = n : Owl.
Naiboa = n : The poisonous juice of the Yuca brava.
Nana = n : Girl. (Dominicans often say Nena as oppose to Nana).
Sabana = n : Big Valle or Large Plain.
Sanaco = n : Clown, Dope or Stupid.
Tabacu = n : Tabacco.
Tiburon = n : Shark.
Yagua = n: A small palm native to Hispaniola.
Yabisi = n : Tree.
English---------------------------------
Chicle - chicklet
duble buble - Dubble Bubble (gum)
cote - Kotex
Camelia - Maxi Pad
guachiman - Watchman
domplin - Dumplin
Jipeta - Jeep (SUV)
Selofen - Rinse from Sebastian called Chelophen (sp?) now every rinse from any maker is called that.
Kachu - Ketchup
cloro - Clorox or any bleacher
panckei - panckakes
siro - sirup
chirio - Cheerios or any cereal
Suera - Sweater
Cou - Coat
pocon - popcorn
wiki - wiski
Tro - Truck (used mostly by dominicanyorks)
play - baseball field
beibol - beisball
mycroway - Microwave
Osesio - Obsesion (male cologne)
dona - doughnut
Madona - Mc. Donalds
Happy mio - Happy Meal
bi ma - Big Mac
nitendo - Nintendo
tenni - tennis shoes
African--------------------
Toto= Vagina
Bembe= Lips
Mangu= Mashed Plantains
Kongo= an afro-caribbean religion in DR
Cola?=vagina, ass? in the Ewe language of Togo in West Africa(which by the way practice voodoo) cola means vagina...
By the way there are MANY more...