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Monday, November 21, 2011

Gourmatcema

So I started my local language.  Let me paint you a picture of the state of my brain.   Most of my classes at training are conducted in some sort of Franglais melange.  I also have French language class and Gourmatcema class.  Have I mentioned that Gourmatcema is actually the language of Chubaca?  There are not actual words for yes and no, only grunts and clicky sounds.  I wish I could put some sound clips on here.  I speak broken French to my brothers and sisters at home as well as any person here who is not another Peace Corps trainee.  To my mother and father, I speak the few words that I know in Mooré.  Each night, my mother and brother attempt to teach me more Mooré.  All of this communication makes my head hurt.  

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