Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Kalumaat Shil Nasuh-Words of Advice




Lehumaatee: a'lum Nuwaupuyee Laghutkum. Adbur zi, agru' zi, aktub zi. Zi kalun nafsnaa Tamareye lasun. Li enen karut katur shaghul liyya bamul. Enen nahtegua liyya fatuh a'gulaatnaa"My people: learn your Nuwaubik language. Speak it read it, write it. It is our own Tamarean tongue. We have much work to do. We need to open our minds."

(Excerpt from a letter sent by Dr. York to one of the sisters in Barbados)

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