Spain: British immigrants just won't mix

[Stan & Sandy Anonby]

But after the they amalgamated, were there more French?

Stan

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Subject: Re: Spain: British immigrants just won't mix


> Ysgrifennodd Stan & Sandy Anonby 10/01/08 11:21 am:
>
>> I thought most of the folk working for the HBC were French. Is that 
>> right?
>
> No. The HBC was an English company whose employees were mostly
> Scottish. The HBC was in competition against the French NWC during the
> fur trade.
>
>> That's interesting about there being several mixed languages. I
>> thought there was only one, Mechif, which I took as more evidence
>> that the French "mixed" more. Is there any proof of Bangi? Where was
>> it spoken? Do any of these other mixed languages have names?
>
> http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/transactions/3/bungidialect.shtml
>
> Chris
> Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon
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> Proverb)
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