Haiti
I Was Born and Raised in Haiti. Rhetoric Like Trump's Leads to Dark Places
I'm a linguistics professor at MIT and an expert in Haitian Creole. Dehumanizing language is everywhere right now.
ONÈ!
"Onè" is a Haitian Creole greeting meaning "honor." By saying "Onè!" I honor you as my interlocutor, and I honor your family, your ancestors and your community. In Haiti, the response to my "Onè!" would be: "Respè!"—indicating mutual respect.
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