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  • Day 2 - Tuesday, November 30th 2021

    Google Meet call for E+ NoMI inauguration at 12:00 C.E.T.: https://meet.google.com/xwu-iwps-txs

     

    ACTIVITIES

    • Watch this E+ Video about Reunionese history: how similar is it to your country’s?
    • Which heritage does this history account for? 

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    PROVERBS

    You may have thought of our languages whose specificities are to be found in this Glossary for instance and the following proverbs explained in these sketches

    • pa kapab lé mor san ésayé, 
    • dann wi la pa pwen batay, 
    • zanfan i kry pa, i gagn pa tété, 
    • ti lamp ti lamp na rivé, 
    • la chiass na gro vant’, 
    • enn men i lav lot’, 
    • goni vid i tchen pa dbou, 
    • la chans ti poul lé pa la chans ti kanar, 
    • out kanar lé nwar, 
    • le chien i aboi i mor pa.

    Do you have any equivalents in your languages? Please share them!

     

    SCAVENGER HUNT

    • Take part in our scavenger’s hunt through our virtual visit of our school.

  • PROVERBS - Do you have any equivalents in your languages? Please share them!

    le chien i aboi i mor pa

    Can che abbaia non morde

    ti lamp ti lamp na rivé

    chi va piano va sano e va lontano

    pa kapab lé mor san ésayé

    chi non risica non rosica

    goni vid i tchen pa dbou

    sacco vuoto non sta in piedi

    zanfan i kry pa, i gagn pa tété

    chi non piange non puppa

    dann wi la pa pwen batay

    È facile dire sì per evitare la discussione

    Ei omena kauas puusta putoa

    The apple doesn't fall far from the tree

    Hi everyone!

    We do have a lot of proverbs in the Finnish language. My students know a lot of them. I personally am a Swedish-speaking Finn so my proverbs are in that language. 'Borta bra men hemma bäst' is one example. It means that it is great to be abroad but it is best to be at home.

    Finnish proverbs

    kell' onni on, se onnen kätkeköön. The rough translation is the one who has luck should hide it. But the meaning goes way back when it was believed that there is a limited amount of luck so you should hide it so nobody could steal it.

    Finnish proverbs2

    After all this, we're quite sad that we couldn't visit you guys in La Reunion! And after all of these activities has come to end, I'd like to share you guys one of the Finnish proverb, which is "itku pitkästä ilosta" that translate to "cry from long-lasting joy". It means happiness is bound to end in sorrow