Jesus Christ - 06 July 2008 07:00 PM

Lelo - 06 July 2008 06:07 PM

Tyentyen= Mais - from the French word (Tiens) - When giving corn to the slaves, the master used to say "tiens, tiens!" to the slave.

That one sounds unlikely Lelo.

Why would it stuck only for mayi? how about veritab and other things.

My granma used to tell me the same thing. I guess mayi moulen used to be the main meal.

Restavek = Reste/ rester avec
Mezanmi = Mes amis
Kade Jak = Cadet Jacques( haiti's first rapist)

What about "bouda" or "bounda"? LOL.

And some of the words in female genitalia?

portauprincesse - 06 July 2008 09:27 PM

Kade Jak = Cadet Jacques( haiti's first rapist)

That's a good one; I didn't know that.
I doubt "Haiti's first rapist" is a title belonging to him. He may have been a "serial" rapist who became infamous for his acts; or perhaps the first convicted rapist.

HaitianQueen - 06 July 2008 09:30 PM

What about "bouda" or "bounda"? LOL.

That reminds me..in Les Cayes we use "bouboun" for "bouda"

agosi

a-go la!
indéterminé
Langage servant à interpeller les esprits- les hommes
A-Go! A-Go'Si! 3ème.Réaffirmation de A-Go'La
a-go si!
indéterminé
Langage servant à interpeller les esprits- les femmes
A-Go! "A-Go'Si! " A-Go'La!
a-go vi!
indéterminé
Langage servant à interpeller les esprits- les enfants
é Yanvalou Mitsho, é a Odan Miton Okou Yèwé, é sen-an wodé! Ago vi.... Ago! (EBM 10082) / Sé... Moushé Agaou Sé, Ago vi Tshavòdò, gadé Sé-Sé Liko, Agaou Tshavòdò! (EBM 10153) / Okan-é, Okan N'djaléka, nou djègwé, Ago vi tè ! (EBM 10083) /Ago-vi Éwa Danwonmen Bo Houn Batshaké, Danwonmen Tò Nago (EBM 10032)

We can see how agosi can come to mean hello in everyday parlance........apparently Dahomean

GREAT FIND, JESUS!

Ago is also used to say "hello" too. I meant to add that earlier, but forgot.

Holy hamburger!! Where was I that I never saw this thread?

Great thread. There are so many words that I always wonder about such as "kengele" which I read on the net is a town in West Africa and it also means "bell."

What about the following:

agoye

ibolele

iwo iwa (sp)

where does zozo came from?

Rabotopiredd - 11 July 2008 01:52 PM

where does zozo came from?

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Rabotopiredd - 11 July 2008 01:52 PM

where does zozo came from?

The idiot has been around under the name JoeGonaive, but we never realized that. Today he decides to show himself. Like Zopope said, Sakapfèt, Raboto, JoeGonaive "se menm enbesil la"! No wonder why I am the only one he attacked, beside the webmaster!