{"id":504,"date":"2020-03-12T15:33:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T15:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.haitivision.ca\/?page_id=504"},"modified":"2021-06-14T17:02:35","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T17:02:35","slug":"langues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.haitivision.ca\/en\/culture\/langues\/","title":{"rendered":"Languages"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\t\t\tEtymology of Creole words\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

Word<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Meaning \/ Definition<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Origin<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

B\u00f2let\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/td>

lottery game, bet<\/p><\/td>

lottery game, bet<\/p><\/td>

(Esp. = Boleto = individual bet ticket)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Kay\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/td>

House\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/td>

house<\/p><\/td>

(Fr. = case)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Lakay<\/p><\/td>

at home<\/p><\/td>

home<\/p><\/td>

(Fr. = the box)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

kabann<\/p><\/td>

bed\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/td>

bed<\/p><\/td>

(Fr. = hut = small house)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Jan'y<\/p><\/td>

mind\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/td>

spirit<\/p><\/td>

(Fr. = angels, the angels. Pronunciation of: The [z] angels)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Mwen<\/p><\/td>

me I\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/td>

me, I<\/p><\/td>

(Fr. = me)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Wou<\/p><\/td>

you you\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/td>

you<\/p><\/td>

(Engl. = You)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Li<\/p><\/td>

he she\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/td>

he, she<\/p><\/td>

(Fr. = him)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

New<\/p><\/td>

we<\/p><\/td>

we, us<\/p><\/td>

(Fr. = us)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Yo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/td>

they, they, these<\/p><\/td>

they, these, those<\/p><\/td>

(Unknown)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Her\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/td>

this, this, this, this<\/p><\/td>

this, that<\/p><\/td>

(Fr. = that, that)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

If the<\/p><\/td>

this, this, this, that<\/p><\/td>

this one, that one<\/p><\/td>

(Fr. = that one, here)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Kigen, how<\/p><\/td>

How? 'Or' What<\/p><\/td>

how<\/p><\/td>

(Fr. = what kind, how)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Kil\u00e8s<\/p><\/td>

who is it, which one, which one<\/p><\/td>

who, which one<\/p><\/td>

(Fr. = who is it)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Nope<\/p><\/td>

inside, inside<\/p><\/td>

in, inside<\/p><\/td>

(Fr. = inside)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Bagay<\/p><\/td>

thing<\/p><\/td>

thing<\/p><\/td>

(Fr. = luggage)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Kinan'm, kina'ou (North prov.)<\/p><\/td>

mine, yours\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/td>

mine, yours<\/p><\/td>

(Engl. = My king, your king, king mine, king yours) (Engl.\/Fr. = My king \/ king \u00e0 moi, king yours \/ king \u00e0 vous)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Chwal\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/td>

horse\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/td>

horse<\/p><\/td>

(Fr. = horse)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Bokit<\/p><\/td>

cylindrical container (gallon)<\/p><\/td>

gallon<\/p><\/td>

(Fr. = beautiful kit, beautiful set)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Gade\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/td>

watch<\/p><\/td>

look<\/p><\/td>

(Fr. = to watch)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Jouda<\/p><\/td>

curious meddling in or spying on other people's affairs<\/p><\/td>

busy body, one that is nosy or spying to know people's business<\/p><\/td>

(Engl. = Judas, Pronunciation of: Djouda)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Bouzen<\/p><\/td>

protisted<\/p><\/td>

prostitute<\/p><\/td>

(Engl. = Booze, boozer)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Zen<\/p><\/td>

gossip<\/p><\/td>

gossip<\/p><\/td>

(invented by the Haitian artist of the 1980s Coup\u00e9 Clou\u00e9)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Day<\/p><\/td>

swear<\/p><\/td>

to curse, swearword<\/p><\/td>

(Fr. = expletive, swear)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Langues \u00c9tymologie des mots cr\u00e9oles \u00a0 Mot Signification \/ Definition Origine B\u00f2let\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 jeu de lotterie, pari lottery game, bet (Esp. = boleto = billet de pari individuel) Kay\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 maison\u00a0\u00a0 house (Fr. = case) Lakay chez soi home (Fr. = la case) kabann lit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bed (Fr. = cabane = maisonnette) Jan’y esprit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 spirit (Fr. = anges, […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":150,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-504","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haitivision.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haitivision.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haitivision.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haitivision.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haitivision.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=504"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/www.haitivision.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5220,"href":"https:\/\/www.haitivision.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/504\/revisions\/5220"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haitivision.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haitivision.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}