Venezuela

Anvwaye espesyal Etazini pou Venezuela, Elliot Abrams, ak vis-minis afè etranjè Larisi, Sergei Ryabkov, ap fè reyinyon nan vil Wòm ann Itali pou yo pale sou “sityasyon Venezuela kap agrave.”

2019 March 19, “Rankont ann Itali ant Anvwaye Espesyal Etazini ak Larisi sou Kriz Venezuela a”, in Lavwadlamerik:

American Special Envoy for Venezuela Elliot Abrams and Russian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Ryabkov are meeting in the city of Rome, Italy to speak about "the worsening situation in Venezuela."


te

From French thé (“tea”), from Hokkien 茶 (tê).


A

The first letter of the Haitian Creole alphabet, written in the Latin script.


de

From French deux (“two”), from Middle French deux, from Old French deus, from Latin duōs, masculine accusative plural of duo, from Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.


en

From French un (“one”), from Latin ūnus (“one”).


voir

Haitian Creole: wè

From French voir (“to see”). Compare Louisiana Creole oua.

Mo voir ly ahier.


al

Contraction of French ale, from French aller.


pen

A pine tree, especially the Hispaniola pine.


ke

(relative, object of relative clause) that


ye

From French est (“is”), third person singular of the indicative present of être (“to be”).

Kimoun ou ye?

“Who are you?”, literally “Who you are?”

Form of se used at the end of a phrase, after the predicate and the subject, in that order; to be.


yon

Maybe a contraction of French il y a un.


Madrid

From French Madrid, from Spanish Madrid.


eta

From French état/État, from Old French estat, from Latin status.

eta matyè


ta

conditional mood
conditional mood#English

Indicating conditionality or potentiality in order to express a sense of politeness, tentativeness, indirectness, hesitancy, uncertainty, etc.


pat

Li pat di m sa.


je

From earlier zye, from Saint Dominican Creole French z'yeu, from French les yeux (“the eyes”).

Alternative form: zye


pale

American Special Envoy for Venezuela Elliot Abrams and Russian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Ryabkov are meeting in the city of Rome, Italy to talk about "the worsening situation in Venezuela."


fair

Haitian Creole: fè

Ly doi fair nion l'autre quichoy avant cila là.

He should do another thing before that one.


nou

From French nous (“we”), from Latin nōs (“we”).


dir

Haitian Creole: di

Mo prié vou tant seulement vou pas dir personne à rien.

I just ask that you don't tell anyone a thing.


di

From Saint Dominican Creole French dir, from French dire.


sa

Dapre Misey Guaido, 2 peyi sa yo ap defann sèlman enterè biznis yo ak Venezuela.

According to Mr. Guaido, these two countries are only defending their business interests in Venezuela.


monde

Haitian Creole: moun

Hinder nion monde dans bisoin.


ou

A letter of the Haitian Creole alphabet, written in the Latin script.


matematik

From French mathématiques (“mathematics”).


zo

From French os (“bones”). In French, the plural form os is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, os was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


l'

Alternative spelling of l; contraction of li.


aba

Aba lenjistis!


kite

Bondye, poukisa ou te kite m' soti nan vant manman m'? Mwen ta mouri anvan pesonn ta wè m'.

God, why did you let me leave my mother's belly? I would have died before anyone would have seen me.


kite

Kite yo pale.


bay

From Saint Dominican Creole French baye, from French bailler.


twa

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tréyes
Proto-Italic *trēs
Latin trēs
Old French trois
Middle French troys
French troisder.
Haitian Creole twa
From French trois.


mete

From Saint Dominican Creole French mété, from French mettre.


kay

From Saint Dominican Creole French caze, from French case (“hut, cabin”).


kay

From French caye, from Spanish cayo (“key”).


American Special Envoy for Venezuela Elliot Abrams and Russian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Ryabkov are having a meeting in the city of Rome, Italy to speak about "the worsening situation in Venezuela."


sou

Anvwaye espesyal Etazini pou Venezuela, Elliot Abrams, ak vis-minis afè etranjè Larisi, Sergei Ryabkov, ap fè reyinyon nan vil Wòm ann Itali pou yo pale sou sityasyon Venezuela kap agrave.”


hinder

Hinder nion monde dans bisoin.


bobo

Haitian Creole: bo

Mo bobo ly là su bouche.


prepare

From French préparer (“prepare”), from Latin praeparāre (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + parāre (“make ready”).


capable

Haitian Creole: kapab

Nous promené jouc nou pas té capable encore.

(Saint-Domingue) (auxiliary) can, to be able to


ze

From French œufs (“eggs”). In French, the plural form œufs is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, œufs was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


mouton

From French mouton (“sheep”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *moltos.


chode

Fwi a chode.


rete

Kote ou prale, mwen prale avè ou. Kote ou rete, m'a rete avè ou. Se moun pa ou yo ki va moun pa m'. Bondye w'ap sèvi a, se li m'a sèvi tou.

Wherever you will go, I will go with you. Wherever you will stay, I will stay with you. Your people will be my people. Your God will be my God.


Kostarika

Costa Rica (a country in Central America)


mezanmi

Used for emphasis or to express surprise.


End

From French Inde, from Classical Persian هند (hind).


Gal

From French Galles, from Old English Wealas.

constituent countries
constituent country

Wales (one of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom)


Nip

Nippes (A department of Haiti, formerly part of Grand'Anse department; capital: Miragoâne)


ka

Contraction of kapab, from French capable


mande

From Saint Dominican Creole French mandé, from French demander.


prende

Haitian Creole: pran

From French prendre (“to take”). Compare Louisiana Creole prende.

Vou vlé prende qui choy?


après

Haitian Creole: ap

Les autres savé alé cherché chivrons, pour caze à bagasse la nou après fair.

The others can go look for chevrons, for the bagasse house that we are making.

(Saint-Domingue) Indicates the continuous aspect


monte

From French monter (“rise”), from Middle French monter, from Old French monter, from Vulgar Latin *montāre, from Latin montem (“mountain”).


ann

Contraction of annou, from French à nous.


sitta

Haitian Creole: chita


perdi

Haitian Creole: pèdi

Mo perdi grand mat perroquet à moué.


Beliz

From English Belize, from Spanish Belice.


Sid

Sud (a department of Haiti; capital: Les Cayes)


leve

From French lever (“rise”), French soulever (“raise”).


pete

(intransitive) to start (doing something)


doi

Haitian Creole: dwe

(Saint-Domingue) (auxiliary) to have to, must


jako

From French jacquot, from Jacquot, a diminutive of Jacques.


kap

American Special Envoy for Venezuela Elliot Abrams and Russian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Ryabkov are meeting in the city of Rome, Italy to talk about "the situation in Venezuela which is worsening."


ak

Its usage as meaning "with" and "and" is modelled after usage of similar terms in substrate languages.http://books.google.com/books?id=11jHBcTTYWEC&pg=PA136&lpg=PA136&dq=haitian+creole+substrate+languages&source=bl&ots=alL7ZZBqWU&sig=uYsZHspDcbkvIXm8C2zQdpyNWME&hl=en&ei=jvmcTZnzEYv6sAOH2sXcDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false Its phonological form might be from French avec (“with”) or Wolof ak or both; in the former case, it is a doublet of avèk.


m'

Alternative spelling of m; Contraction of mwen.


zam

From French arme. In French, the plural form armes is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, armes was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


kleren

clairin (a strong spirit made from sugar cane)


agrave

American Special Envoy for Venezuela Elliot Abrams and Russian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Ryabkov are meeting in the city of Rome, Italy to talk about "the situation in Venezuela, which is worsening."


bese

From French baisser (“lower, fall, decline”).


chape

Yon mesaje kouri vin jwenn Jòb, li di l' konsa: -Nou t'ap raboure tè ak bèf yo, fenmèl bourik yo t'ap manje toupre, lè yon bann moun Seba tonbe sou nou, yo pran tout bèt yo, yo touye tout moun ou yo. Se renk mwen menm ki resi chape vin di ou sa.


comben

Haitian Creole: konben

Comben ça vau?


dorad

Coryphaena hippurus
Coryphaena hippurus#Translingual


pase

(intransitive) to come to pass, to happen, to take place


mandé

Haitian Creole: mande

Mo mandé l'amitié à vous.


marré

Haitian Creole: mare

From French amarrer (“to tie with rope”).


reservé

Haitian Creole: rezève

Mo té reservé yo pour charrié tête à canne.

I reserved then to cart the sugar cane head.


bagage

Haitian Creole: bagay

From French bagage (“baggage”). Compare Guianese Creole bagaj.

Vou va faire yo meté tout bagage-là dan passager.

You'll make them put all those things on the passenger.


gagné

Haitian Creole: genyen

Ly gagné l'argent en pile.


gade

From a merger of two distinct verbs:
* French regarder (“look, watch”).
* French garder (“watch over, guard”).


santi

(before reflexive pronoun) to feel (a certain way, an emotion)


cassé

Haitian Creole: kase


jodi

From Saint Dominican Creole French jordy, from French aujourd’hui (“today”).

Jodi a se jedi.


zong

From French ongle. In French, the plural form ongles is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, ongles was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


renmen

From Saint Dominican Creole French haimé, from French aimer (“to love”). Compare Louisiana Creole l'aimin.


-man

used to form adverbs out of adjectives; -ly


lendi

From Saint Dominican Creole French lindy, from French lundi (“Monday”).


mons

Borrowed from French monstre (“monster”).

(mythology) monster (a terrifying or dangerous mystical creature)


soti

Li te soti nan kay li He left his house


restavèk

French: reste-avec

→ English: restavec

→ English: restavek


konnen

From Saint Dominican Creole French coné, from French connaître.


ap

From Saint Dominican Creole French après, from French après.

Indicates a future tense that is relatively certain to happen.


penti

From French peinture, from Vulgar Latin *pinctūra.


tifi

ti (“small, little”) + fi (“girl, woman”)


ansiklopedi

From French encyclopédie (“encyclopedia”).


Dominik

Dominica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


tomat

From French tomate, Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.


cabane

Haitian Creole: kabann

Ly malade dans cabane.


lindy

Haitian Creole: lendi


inonde

Rivyè a debòde ak inonde vil la.

The river overflowed and flooded the town.


commencé

Haitian Creole: kòmanse

From French commencer (“to begin”). Compare Louisiana Creole commencé.


fizik

From French physique (“physical, physics”).


dépende

Haitian Creole: depann

Ça dépende à choix.


Pari

Paris (the capital and largest city of France)


Kore

Korea (a nation and peninsula in East Asia)


pè

From French peur (“fear”).
# pair, couple

to fair, to be dread, to be afraid, to be scared


tèt

reflexive marker (myself, yourself, oneself, etc.)


mwen

Progressive nasalization of French moi (/mwe/).


zil

From French île (“island”). In French, the plural form îles is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, îles was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


dejene

From Saint Dominican Creole French dijiné, from French déjeuner.


tacher

Haitian Creole: tache


arien

Haitian Creole: anyen

From French rien (“nothing”). Compare Louisiana Creole arien.

Mo pas mandé arien.


malere

From French malheureux (“miserable, unhappy”).


kab

Contraction of kapab, from French capable (“capable”).


doué

Haitian Creole: dwe

Membre là yo doué avoir aussi fatigué.

(Saint-Domingue) Alternative form of doi


chache

From French chercher (“search, look for”).

Haitian Creole Bible, Jòb 7.8

You see me now, but you will never see me again. You'll look for me, you won't find me.

Ou wè m' koulye a, men ou p'ap janm wè m' ankò. W'a chache m', ou p'ap jwenn mwen.


lage

From French larguer (“to unfurl, to let go”).


zanmi

From French amis (“friends”). In French, the plural form amis is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, amis was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


bagay

From Saint Dominican Creole French bagage (“object”), from French bagage (“baggage”). Displaced Saint Dominican Creole French quichoy (“thing”). Compare Guianese Creole bagaj.


vle

From Saint Dominican Creole French vlé, from French vouloir. Compare Louisiana Creole oulé.


wè

From Saint Dominican Creole French voir (“to see”), from French voir (“to see”). Compare Louisiana Creole oua (“to see”).


Etazini

From French États-Unis, from États + unis.

United States (a country in North America)


genyen

From Saint Dominican Creole French gagné, from French gagner (“to earn”).

Mwen genyen yon liv.

Genyen yon kominote ayisyen nan Monreyal.

There is a Haitian community in Montreal.


moun

From Saint Dominican Creole French monde, from French monde (“people”).


timoun

From Saint Dominican Creole French petit monde, from French petit monde.


anpil

From Saint Dominican Creole French en pile, from French en pile (“in a pile”).


dlo

From Saint Dominican Creole French diau, from French de l’eau (“water”).


kilè

Kilè yo vini?


kimoun

Kimoun ki di sa?

Kimoun ou wè?


fanm

Ou se yon fanm.

2012, Syntaxe créole comparée: Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Haïti:


bwè

From Saint Dominican Creole French boir, from French boire.


bwason

From French boisson (“drink, beverage”).


mouché

Haitian Creole: mesye, msye

Mouché mo ben content voir vous rivé là sur rade à nou

Sir I am happy to see that you arrived there on our dock.


tranblemanntè

From French tremblement de terre, ("earthquake" lit. "trembling of the earth").


Jòb

(biblical) Job (biblical character and book of the Bible)


tande

Mwen rete konsa mwen wè yon moun kanpe devan m'. Mwen pa t' rekonèt ki moun li ye. Men, fòm moun lan te la devan je m'. Mwen pa tande yon ti bri menm. Apre sa, mwen tande yon vwa ki t'ap pale tou dousman, li t'ap di…

I stayed like that when I saw a person standing before me. I didn't recognize who he was. But his figure was there before my eyes. I didn't hear even a small sound. After that, I heard a voice that talked softly, he said…


Bondye

From Saint Dominican Creole French bon Dieu, from French bon Dieu.


fè

From Saint Dominican Creole French fair, from French faire (“do, make”).


fè

Alternative form: fèt


plezi

Si sèlman sa ta fè l' plezi pou l' touye m'! Si li ta vle lonje men l' pou l' disparèt mwen!

If only it would please [lit. do him pleasure] for him [God] to kill me! If only he would stretch out his hand and demolish me!


solèy

… M' pa ka dòmi, yon bann vye lide ap pase nan tèt mwen jouk solèy leve.

… I can't sleep; a group of old ideas pass through my head until the sun rises.


fèmen

Bondye o! Pa bliye, lavi m' tankou yon nwaj k'ap pase. Lè m'a fèmen je m', mwen p'ap janm kapab jwi lavi a ankò.

Oh, God! Don't forget, my life is like a cloud that is passing. When I will close my eyes, I will never be able to enjoy life again.


kapab

From Saint Dominican Creole French capable, from French capable (“capable”).


jwenn

Haitian Creole Bible, Jòb 7.8


dezobeyi

Si pitit ou yo te dezobeyi lòd li yo, li fè yo peye sa yo fè a.

If your children disobeyed his orders, he makes them pay for what they did.


anyen

From Saint Dominican Creole French arien, from French rien (“nothing”). Compare Louisiana Creole arien.


konprann

From French comprendre (“understand, comprehend”).


Monreyal

Montreal (the largest city in Quebec, Canada)

Montreal (an island in Quebec, Canada, the site of the city of Montreal)


ankò

From French encore (“again, still, yet”).


pran

From Saint Dominican Creole French prende, from French prendre (“take”, verb).


frijidè

From the French frigidaire, from the English brand name Frigidaire.


Estoni

Estonia (a country in Eastern Europe; capital and largest city: Tallinn)


dwe

From Saint Dominican Creole French doué, from French dois, doit (“must”).


oubyen

From French ou bien (“or, as the case may be”).


Amerik disid

From French Amérique du Sud (“South America”).


Amerik dinò

From French Amérique du Nord (“North America”).


sèlman

According to Mr. Guaido, these two countries are only defending their business interests in Venezuela.


repons

From French réponse (“response, answer”).


Ozetazini

From French aux États-Unis ("to/in the United States").


èske

Inherited from French est-ce que (“is it that...”).


zwazo

From French oiseaux (“birds”). In French, the plural form oiseaux is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, oiseaux was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


zouti

From French outils (“tools”). In French, the plural form outils is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, outils was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


enfòmasyon

From French information (“information”).


kilès

Kilès oto ou pito?


kilès

Kilès ou vle?


pèdi

From Saint Dominican Creole French perdi (“to lose”), from French perdre (“to lose”).


pwofesyonèl

From French professionnel (“professional”).


oswa

From French soit... soit (“either... or”).


de sa

Senk mwa de sa


grangou

Possibly from French grand goût (“big taste”)


òganizasyon

From French organisation (“organization”).


Nasyon Zini

From French Nations Unies (“United Nations”).


tanperati

From French température (“temperature”).


tcheke

From French checker (“check”), from English check.


patisipe

From French participer (“to participate”).


aletranje

From French à l’étranger (“abroad, overseas”).


jwe

N renmen jwe baskètbòl.


santiman

From French sentiment (“feeling, sentiment”).


anpwazònman

From French empoisonnement (“poisoning”).


elektrisite

From French électricité (“electricity”).


katòz

From French quatorze, from Old French quatorze, from Latin quattuordecim.


byenvini

From French bienvenue (“welcome”), byen (“well”) + vini (“to come”).


kontribitè

From French contributeur (“contributor”).


baye

Haitian Creole: bay

Vou va baye moué 200 gourdes.


zansèt

From French ancêtres (“ancestors”). In French, the plural form ancêtres is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, ancêtres was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


onon

Annou, annou, met tèt ansanm
Pou Ayiti onon tout Zansèt yo

c. 1904, Justin Lhérisson, La Dessalinienne:

Let us, let us, put our heads together
For Haiti in the name of all the Ancestors


nasyon

(voodoo) nanchon (one of the major groupings of Vodou lwa)


endepandan

From French indépendant (“independent”).


gouvènman

From French gouvernement (“government”).


asire

From Saint Dominican Creole French souré, from French assurer.


nesesèman

From French nécessairement (“necessarily”).


zannimo

From French animaux (“animals”), from Latin animal. In French, the plural form animaux is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, animaux was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


samdi

Derived from French samedi (“Saturday”).


administratè

From French administrateur (“administrator”).


istwa

From French histoire (“story, history”).


vwazen

Li se vwazen mwen.


Sentespri

From French Saint-Esprit (“Holy Spirit”).


Pòl

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Paul


toupatou

From French tout partout (“all everywhere”).


akeyoloji

From French archéologie (“archaeology”).


akselerasyon

From French accélération (“acceleration”).


syantifik

From French scientifique (“scientific”).


magazen

From French magasin (“store”) , from Italian magazzino.


linèt

From Saint Dominican Creole French linettes, from French lunettes (“glasses”).


ameriken

American (of, from or relating to America)


tonbe

tonbe danse


itilizasyon

From French utilisation (“utilization”).


referans

Derived from French référence (“reference”).


diksyonè

From French dictionnaire (“dictionary”).


anviwònman

From French environnement (“environment”).


sistèm solè

From French système solaire (“solar system”).


Itali

Anvwaye espesyal Etazini pou Venezuela, Elliot Abrams, ak vis-minis afè etranjè Larisi, Sergei Ryabkov, ap fè reyinyon nan vil Wòm ann Itali pou yo pale sou “sityasyon Venezuela kap agrave.”

American Special Envoy for Venezuela Elliot Abrams and Russian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Ryabkov are having a meeting in the city of Rome, Italy to speak about "the worsening situation in Venezuela."


eleman chimik

From French élément chimique (“chemical element”).


zoranj

From French oranges (“oranges”). In French, the plural form oranges is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, oranges was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


entènasyonal

From French international (“international”).


diplomatik

From French diplomatique (“diplomatic”).


abitid

From Saint Dominican Creole French z'abitude, from French habitude (“habit”).


abònman

From French abonnement (“subscription”).


tandans

From French tendance (“tendency, trend”).


nasyonalite

From French nationalité (“nationality”).


sipòte

From French supporter (“support, tolerate”).


chita

From Saint Dominican Creole French sitta, from French assieds-toi (“sit down”, imperative, second person singular). Compare Louisiana Creole assite, Cajun French assir.


mizik

Inherited from French musique (“music”).


Okay

From French Aux Cayes, from Cayes, from caye (“key”).

A seaport and commune of Cayes borough, Sud department, Haiti

An arrondissement of the Sud department, Haiti


kote

Yon kare gen kat kote A square has four sides


kote

Where you will go, I will go with you. Where you will stay, I will stay with you. Your people will be my people. Your God will be my God.


dombo

C'est dombo à ly.


moske

From French mosquée, from Italian moschea, ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid, literally “place of prostration”).


sètadi

From French c’est-à-dire (“that is to say”).


Kiba

From French Cuba, from Spanish Cuba, likely from Taíno cubao (“abundant fertile land”) or coabana (“great place”).

Cuba (a country, and the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean).


lalo

jute or amaranth leaves, sometimes okra pods

a stew similar to callaloo or gumbo made from the above


mayas

unpleasant body odour, especially that of feet


caba

Nou caba planté pièce la vou té ordonné.

We finished planting the place you ordered.


banza

Tillandsia usneoides
Tillandsia usneoides#Translingual

(botany) Spanish moss, Tillandsia usneoides


lwa

→ English: loa

Disputed, and frequently conflated with the second etymology, but modern scholarship considers it to be from Yoruba olúwa (“lord, god”).


rezon

reasoning (capacity for rational thinking)


bobota

machin anpàn, vye machin oubyen vwati depafini


Syèd

Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Europe)


bòkò

→ English: bocor


avè

Wherever you will go, I will go with you. Wherever you will stay, I will stay with you. Your people will be my people. Your God will be my God.


parèt

From Saint Dominican Creole French paroître (“to appear”), from French paraître (“to appear”).


zanj

From French anges (“angels”). In French, the plural form anges is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, anges was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


zafè

From French affaires (“belongings”). In French, the plural form affaires is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, affaires was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


lachè

From French la (“the”) + chair (“flesh”).


fè nwa

(idiomatic) To be dark, or have no light to see


zèb

From French herbes (“grasses”). In French, the plural form herbes is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, herbes was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


anmenmtan

From French en même temps (“at the same time”).


deranje

From French déranger (“bother, disrupt”).


glouglou

Elaeis guineensis
Elaeis guineensis#Translingual


Ostrali

Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


caze

Haitian Creole: kay

From French case (“hut”). Compare Guianese Creole kaz, Mauritian Creole lakaz.

Mo alé là caze à moué.


badji

(voodoo) The room in an hounfour which contains the pè or altars.


Vyetnam

From French Vietnam, from Vietnamese Việt Nam.


kwè

From Saint Dominican Creole French crére, from French croire (“to believe”).


Amerik

Etazini nan Amerik
Etazini nan Amerik#Haitian_Creole

United States of America
United States of America

(informal, by ellipsis, metonymically) Ellipsis of Etazini nan Amerik (“United States of America”).


pòm

From French pomme, from Middle French pomme, from Old French pome, pume, from Latin pōma, plural of pōmum, from Proto-Italic *poomos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂po-h₁ém-os (“taken off”).


Espay

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


Mak

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Mark


Sant

Centre (a department of Haiti; capital: Hinche)


Kwoasi

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Croatia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


zèpòl

From French épaules. In French, the plural form épaules is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, épaules was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


kabann

From Saint Dominican Creole French cabane (“bed”), from French cabane (“cabin”).


lalin

From French la lune (“the moon”). Compare Mauritian Creole lalin and Seychellois Creole lalin.


nèg

Inherited from French nègre (“black person”).


oungan

Apparently from Fon houn (“spirit”) + Kongo nganga (“high priest”).


laplas

→ English: lapas

komandan laplas
komandan laplas#Haitian_Creole


aplikasyon

From French application (“application”).


verver

Fais verver pour moun, s'ou plè. Make verver for me, if you please.
After making verver the officiant turns attention to the twins.

1940, “The Vodun Service in Northern Haiti”, in American Anthropologist, page 238:

Le premier geste du prêtre vodun est de tracer sur le sol des signes cabalistiques avec de la semoule de maïs, du sirop, du tafia (eau-de-vie de canne) et de la liqueur, en chantant une chanson sur la fabrication du verver.

1956, Bulletin du Bureau d'ethnologie, pages 40–41:

The verver, a geometric design traced on the ground in corn flour, is the emblem of the deity being summoned. The verver is also believed to be the original inspiration for Haitian painting.

1987, Fodor's Travel Publications, Fodor's Caribbean 1988, page 226:

Elizabeth... learned the rituals and deities, the two of them standing on the edge of the Vodou services, watching the houngan prepare a verver (a ground painting done with a mixture of ashes and cornmeal) appropriate to the deity addressed in the service...

2010, John Szwed, Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World, page 101:

In Haitian vodou, a geometric design traced or painted on the ground with a mix of corn flour and ash, as part of a ritual of summoning or communicating with a deity.


zòrèy

From Saint Dominican Creole French z'oreille, from French oreille.


zòtèy

From French orteil (“toe”). In French, the plural form orteils is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, orteils was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


zepis

From French épice (“spice”). In French, the plural form épices is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, épices was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


zèl

From French ailes (“wings”). In French, the plural form ailes is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, ailes was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


dòmi

From Saint Dominican Creole French droumi, from French dormir. Compare Guianese Creole dronmi.


diri

W renmen manje diri blan?


mesye

From Saint Dominican Creole French mouché, from French monsieur (“mister”).

mister, sir (a title or form of address for a man)


konpè

From French compère (“partner; accomplice”), from Old French comper, from Latin compater, compatrem (“godfather”).


madanm

From French madame (“madam; ma'am; Mrs.”), from ma + dame, from Old French ma dame (my lady).

madam, Mrs. (a title or form of address for a woman)

kòmè

form of address (used mostly in rural areas)


kòmè

From French commère (“gossip”), from Latin commāter (“godmother”), from com- + māter (“mother”).


lougarou

From French loup-garou (“werewolf”). Compare English loogaroo.


zepeng

From French épingle. In French, the plural form épingles is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, épingles was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


zetwal

From French étoile, from Latin stēlla. In French, the plural form étoiles is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, étoiles was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


tout plein

Vous tout plein savant.


zonyon

From French oignon. In French, the plural form oignons is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, oignons was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


zorye

From French oreiller. In French, the plural form oreillers is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, oreillers was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


pyete

(intransitive) to pace off (measure distance with one's feet)


petit monde

Haitian Creole: timoun

From French petit monde (literally “little world, little person”).

inh

L'y en a petit monde.


z'yeu

Haitian Creole: je

Ly gagné larme dans z'yeu.


rayi

Li rayi bwokoli.


mizisyen

Inherited from French musicien. By surface analysis, mizik + -yen.


bon Dieu

Haitian Creole: Bondye

From French bon (“good”) + Dieu (“God”).

Bon Dieu a béni vou.


n'ap boule

From Creole French "Nous après brûler", "We are burning".


chwal

From Saint Dominican Creole French choual, from French cheval.


fyète

Fyéte n chita nan batay ki bay lendepandans

2016, Jacques Pierre, “Lendepandans”, in Kite Kè m Pale:

Our pride sits in the battle that grants independence


enterè

Dapre Misey Guaido, 2 peyi sa yo ap defann sèlman enterè biznis yo ak Venezuela.


afè

American Special Envoy for Venezuela Elliot Abrams and Russian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Ryabkov are meeting in the city of Rome, Italy to speak about "the worsening situation in Venezuela."


sityasyon

American Special Envoy for Venezuela Elliot Abrams and Russian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Ryabkov are meeting in the city of Rome, Italy to talk about "the worsening situation in Venezuela."


espesyal

2019 March 19, “Rankont ann Itali ant Anvwaye Espesyal Etaziniak Larisi sou Kriz Venezuela a”, in Lavwadlamerik:


prale

Kote ou prale, mwen prale avè ou. Kote ou rete, m'a rete avè ou. Se moun pa ou yo ki va moun pa m'. Bondye w'ap sèvi a, se li m'a sèvi tou.

Wherever you will go, I will go with you; and wherever you will stay, I will stay with you. Your people will be my people. Your God will be my God.


anba bra

From French en bas (“below”), French bra (“arm”).


pla(n) pye

From French plan (“flat”), French pied (“foot”).


lakansyèl

From French l’arc-en-ciel (“the rainbow”).


choi

Choi cila là.


savé

From French savoir (“to know, be able”).

Alor que tout convini nou savé boir nion bol punch?

As everything comes together can we drink a bowl of punch?


Olicha

(voodoo) a lwa, who considered to be cruel and knowledgeable about medicinal plants


mantèg

From Spanish manteca (“butter”) or Portuguese manteiga (“butter”).


zong pye

From French les ongles pied (“the nails foot”).


fwidmè

From French fruits de mer (“fruits of the sea”).


zariyen

From French les araignées (“the spiders”).


bann bèt

From French bande bêtes (“group animals”).


n'homme

Haitian Creole: nonm

Yo tuié n'homme là.


chadèk

From English shaddock (“pomelo”). Compare Louisiana Creole shadèg.


vlé

Haitian Creole: vle

From French vouloir (“to want”). Compare Louisiana Creole oulé.

Ly vlé parti démain.


bilten vòt

From French bulletin de vote (“ballot, ballot paper”).


griyo

(cooking) griot (a Haitian dish of fried pork)


peristil

Borrowed from French péristyle, from Latin peristȳlum, from Ancient Greek περίστῡλον (perístūlon, “columned inner courtyard”).


afyo

Cyperus rotundus
Cyperus rotundus#Translingual


kòlgat

From English Colgate (a brand of toothpaste named after its founder William Colgate).


rekonesans

From French reconnaissance (“recognition”).


Brezil

Brazil (A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)


ahier

Haitian Creole: ayè

From French à (“at”) + hier (“yesterday”).

Mo voir ly ahier.


manyen

Evite manyen je w, nen w ak bouch w.

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Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.


apeprè

From French à peu près (“more or less”).

Rete omwen 6 pye (apeprè 2 longè bra) distans ak lòt moun.

Stay at least 6 feet (about 2 arms’ length) from other people.


z'anana

Haitian Creole: zannanna


linettes

Haitian Creole: linèt


haimé

Haitian Creole: renmen

From French aimer (“to love”). Compare Louisiana Creole l'aimin.

Vou haimé ly à taffia ou ben à rum?

Do you like it made out of taffia or rum?


bisoin

Haitian Creole: bezwen


monceler

From French amonceler (“to accumulate”).


fisil

Haitian Creole: fizi


z'afair

Haitian Creole: zafè


z'enfant

C'est nion z'enfant gâté.


diau

Haitian Creole: dlo

Bay moué nion verre diau.


en pile

Ly gagné l'argent en pile.


en pile

Haitian Creole: anpil


z'oignon

Haitian Creole: zonyon

To va meté nion z'oignon dan ragout là.


crére

Haitian Creole: kwè

Vous va crére ça vous vlé.


choual

Haitian Creole: chwal

From French cheval (“horse”). Compare Louisiana Creole choal.

Gueté choual là.


z'ouvrier

Cé nion bon z'ouvrier


z'oreille

Haitian Creole: zòrèy

From French oreille (“ear”), with /z-/ taken from the preceding determiner in phrases such as mes oreilles (“my ears”).

Z'oreille à moué fair mo mal.


tien ben

From French tenir (“to hold”) + bien (“well”). Compare Louisiana Creole tchombo.


droumi

Haitian Creole: dòmi

From French dormir (“to sleep”). Compare Guianese Creole dronmi.


Jakmèl

Jacmel (a port town, commune, and capital of the Sud-Est department, Haiti)


quichoy

Haitian Creole: kichoy

From French quelque chose (“something”), compare Guianese Creole kichoz, Louisiana Creole quichose.

Ly doi fair nion l'autre quichoy avant cila là.

He should do another thing before that one.


astor

From French astheure (“now”). Compare Louisiana Creole astœr.

Astor mo va alé.


machoquét

Haitian Creole: machòkèt


coné

Haitian Creole: konnen

From French connaître (“to know”). Compare Louisiana Creole connin.

Mo coné ça tan quon vou.


paroître

Haitian Creole: parèt

From an older form of French paraître (“to seem”).

Ly paroître vou chargé parce ly pa posé.

It seems strong to you because it's not settled.


Ou

A letter of the Haitian Creole alphabet, written in the Latin script.


dourér

Haitian Creole: andire


mété

Haitian Creole: mete

Malgré ça mo mété necque 45 jours dans traversée à moué.

Nevertheless I put hardly 45 days in my crossing.


zouragan

From French ouragan (“hurricane”), from Taíno *hurakā (“hurricane”).

Mo té suyé nion zouragan sixième jour départ à moué.

I passed a hurricane on the sixth day of my departure.


boir

Haitian Creole: bwè


comment vou porté

From comment vous portez-vous (“how are you holding up?”).

Avlà nion heureux rencontre, comment vou porté?


dijiné

Haitian Creole: dejene

Nou va dijiné ensemble.

(Saint-Domingue) to breakfast, to eat breakfast, to have breakfast


souré

Haitian Creole: asire

Mo ben souré.


tré ben

Tré ben gran merci bon Dieu.


z'orage

Primié jours aprés z'orage, nou té fair trente-six pouces par vingt-quatre heurs.

The first days after the storm, we got thirty six inches in 24 hours.


z'abitude

Haitian Creole: abitid

Com ça vou coné-vou mitiyuellement, et z'abitude déyé ensemble contribué tou plein à cordé vous.

Thus you know each other mutually, and the habit of being together contributes a lot to your accordance.


jordy

Haitian Creole: jodi a

Mo senti pas ben jordy.


avlà

Avlà jambon qui excellent?


klas mwayèn

From French classe moyenne (“middle class”).


manbo

→ English: mambo

Of African origin, perhaps from Kongo màmbu (“conversation, ritual negotiation”), plural of diàmbu (“word”).


karanklou

Compare Louisiana and Missouri French carencro (“buzzard”).


bounda

Ultimately from Kimbundu mbunda, perhaps via Portuguese bunda.


pouldlo

poul (“chicken”) + dlo (“water”). Compare Cajun French poule d’eau (“coot”).


gonbo

Ultimately from Kimbundu (k)ingombo (“okra”). Compare Louisiana Creole gombo.


oungfò

→ English: hounfour


bonnanj

From French bon ange, literally "good angel".


pistach

From French pistache. The sense of "peanut" is also found in Louisiana French and Louisiana Creole French.


kenèp

Probably from Taíno [Term?] or more generally an Arawakan language.


revenan

A ghost who returns to haunt the living.


machòkèt

From Saint Dominican Creole French machoquét.


pèpèt

From pètpèt, reduplicated form of pèt, from French pet (“fart”).


Kap Ayisyen

Cap-Haïtien (a city on the north coast of Haiti).


Antiy

Antilles (A group of islands in the Caribbean)


ransèyman

From French renseignement (“piece of information”).

reponn ransèyman kliyan yo

pran ransèyman


kangouwou

From English kangaroo via French kangourou.


Gwadloup

From French Guadeloupe, from Spanish Guadalupe.

administrative region
administrative region

Guadeloupe (an island in the northeastern edge of the Caribbean Sea)

Guadeloupe (an archipelago, overseas department, and administrative region of France, including the island of Guadeloupe)


zanmann

From French amande. In French, the plural form amandes is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, amandes was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


zepon

From French éperon. In French, the plural form éperons is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, éperons was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


zaboka

From French avocat. In French, the plural form avocats is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, avocats was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


zepi

From French épi. In French, the plural form épi is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, épi was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


grandparan

From French grand-parent (“grandparent”).


yèwoswa

From French hier au soir (“last night”).


chanmakouche

From French chambre à coucher (“bedroom”).


vantilatè

From French ventilateur (“ventilator, fan”).


saldeben

From French salle de bain; French salle de bains (“bathroom”).


èkondisyone

From French air conditionné (“air conditioning”).


djondjon

/d͡ʒɔ̃d͡ʒɔ̃/

a type of edible black mushroom native to Haiti.


lestomac

From French estomac (“stomach”), From French l’estomac (“the stomach”).


siyifikatif

From French significatif (“significant”).


regilyèman

From French régulièrement (“regularly”).


sèjoursi

From French ces jours-ci (“these days”).


anivèsè

From French anniversaire (“anniversary”).


kolonyalis

From French colonialisme (“colonialism”).


lesklavaj

From French l’esclavage (“the slavery”).


inifikasyon

From French unification (“unification”).


ankouraje

From French encourager (“to encourage”).


transpò

From French transport (“transport, transportation”).


endepandans

From French indépendance (“independence”).


koudeta

From French coup d’État (“coup d'état”).


Pridan

From French Prudent, equivalent to Haitian Creole pridan.


Jezula

From Jezi + la, therefore “Jesus (is) there”, possibly influenced by French Jésus.


pòm zombi

Hippomane spinosa, a toxic plant related to the manchineel.


pòm malkadi

Ziziphus mauritiana
Ziziphus mauritiana#Translingual


pòm savon

A soapberry, especially the wingleaf soapberry.


chouk

From Norman chouque, from Old French chocq, from Vulgar Latin *tsucca.


dyòl

mouth (of an animal; familiar or insulting when applied to people)


vant mennen

From vent (“belly”) + mennen (“take away”).


tonton makout

Tonton Macoute (member of a former special unit within the Haitian paramilitary force)


panyòl

Dominican (pertaining to the Dominican Republic)


panyòl

Premye Minis provizwa Ayiti a Dr. Claude Joseph pibliye yon kominike ki di yon group endividi yo pa idantifye, kek ladan yo pale panyol^([sic]), atake rezidans prive Prezidan Ayiti a kote yo asasinen Prezidan Jovenel Moise.

2021, “Prezidan Ayisyen an Jovenel Moise Mouri Asasinen Dapre Premye Minis Pwovizwa a”, in VOA Nouvel:

Spanish-speaking country, especially the Dominican Republic


manchèt

From French machette, perhaps influenced by manch (“handle”).


petren

(by extension) embarrassing situation, pickle


tchatcha

Onomatopoeic. The dried seeds of the lebbek are used to make maracas.


komandan laplas

komandan (“commander”) + laplas (“town square”).


sibitman

From French subitement, or from sibit + -man.


sèvis

tiffin carrier (set of tin containers used to deliver food)


tonmtonm

A savoury dish of mashed steamed breadfruit.


pyange

(intransitive) to get along, to scrape by, to eke out a living


lanmè Eje

From French la mer Égée, from Latin Aegaeum mare, itself a partial calque of Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖον πέλαγος (Aigaîon pélagos).

der

Αἰγαῖον πέλαγος


Oun

A letter of the Haitian Creole alphabet, written in the Latin script.


bèf

Proverb:
Bèf pa janm bouke pote kon li.
You can't get tired of what belongs to you.

literally, “A cow never grows tired of its horns.”


twouve

Poukisa kèk moun twouve l difisil pou yo konprann Bondye renmen yo?

Why do some people find it difficult to understand that God loves them?

Li twouve kay la pa gran ase pou moun yo rete.

She finds the house not large enough for [all] the people to live in.


twouve

Alò anpil Ayisyen, twouve, pandan yo fè etid yo an Franse, yo pa wè lòt modèl pou yo suiv ata lè yo pale Kreyòl.

So lots of Haitians, it so happens, while they study in French, they don't see another model for them to follow until they speak Creole.


mizikal

Inherited from French musical. By surface analysis, mizik (“music”) + -al.


zèv

From French œuvres (“acts, deeds, works”) In French, the plural form œuvres is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, œuvres was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


mawonaj

From French marronnage (“escape [from slavery]”)


milat

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese mulato (“of mixed breed, young mule”), from mulo (“mule”), from Latin mulus (“mule”).


Pyè

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Peter


pijon

From French pigeon (“pigeon”), from Old French pyjon, from Late Latin pīpiōnem (“chirping bird”), from Latin pīpiāre (“chirp”).


pwen

pwen woze


manje maten

From manje (“food, meal”) + maten (“morning”).


babadyen

Barbadian (of, from or relating to Barbados)


Okap

Cap-Haïtien (a city on the north coast of Haiti).


karayibeyen

Caribbean (of, from or relating to Caribbean)


ewopeyen

European (of, from or relating to Europe)


Karayib

Caribbean (A region of Central America consisting of the countries bordering the Caribbean Sea)


Gonayiv

From French Gonaïves, from Taíno Gonaibo.

An arrondissement in and the capital of the Artibonite department of Haiti


Latibonit

From French l’Artibonite, from Taíno ja'tibonicu.


dyosèz

From French diocèse, from Latin dioecēsis, from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis).


Grandans

From French Grand’Anse (literally “great cove”).

der

Grand'Anse (a department of Haiti; capital: Jérémie)


Ench

From French Hinche, from Spanish Hincha.

Hinche (A commune in and capital of Centre department in Haiti)


Jeremi

Jérémie (a commune and capital city of Grand'Anse department, Haiti).


Lagonav

Gonâve (an island in the Gulf of Gonâve)

Gonâve (an arrondisement in the Ouest department, Haiti)


Ameriken

American (native or inhabitant of America)


Nò

Nord (a department of Haiti; capital: Cap-Haïtien)


Nòdès

Nord-Est (a department of Haiti; capital: Fort-Liberté)


Nòdwès

Nord-Ouest (a department of Haiti; capital: Port-de-Paix)


Lwès

Ouest (a department of Haiti; capital: Port-au-Prince)


Sidès

Sud-Est (a department of Haiti; capital: Jacmel)


pwovens

From French province, from Latin prōvincia.


vyetnamyen

Vietnamese (of, from or relating to Vietnam)


Dominikani

Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic#English

Dominican Republic (A country on the eastern half of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean)


Repiblik dominikèn

Dominican Republic (a country in the Caribbean)


Pik Lasèl

Chaîne de la Selle
Chaîne de la Selle#English

Pic la Selle (A mountain in the Chaîne de la Selle mountain range of Haiti.)


Lanavaz

From French La Navasse, from Spanish Navaza.

Navassa Island (an uninhabited island of the United States, in the Caribbean Sea, claimed by Haiti).


Kalifòni

From French Californie, from Spanish California.

California (a state of the United States)


Chèn Lasèl

Chaîne de la Selle (a mountain range in Haiti)


Nouyòk

New York City (The largest city in the United States).


Ispayola

From French Hispaniola, from Latin Hispāniola, a latinisation of Spanish la Española.


Ilinwa

From French Illinois, from an Algonquian name.


Latòti

From French La Tortue, from Spanish Tortuga, from the resemblance of the outline of the island to back of a tortoise.

A commune of Port-de-Paix, Nord department, Haiti


Kay Sab

From kay (“key”) + sab (“sand”), literally “Sand Key”.

com

A key in Anse-à-Galets, La Gonâve, Ouest department, Haiti and the most densely populated island in the world.


Lilavach

From French l’Île-à-Vache, a calque of Spanish Isla Vaca (literally “Cow Island”).

der

An island and commune in the Les Cayes arrondisement, Sud department, Haiti


Vensan

a male given name, equivalent to English Vincent


Kinstòn

Kingston (The capital and largest city of Jamaica)


Jamayik

From French Jamaïque, from Taíno/Lokono xaymaca.

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Sen Vensan

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines#English

Saint Vincent (an island in the Caribbean, the largest island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)


Lil Lajenès

Calque of Spanish Isla de la Juventud, perhaps influenced in form by French l’île de la Jeunesse.

Isle of Youth (an island and special municipality south of the island of Cuba)


Gwo Zantiy

Greater Antilles
Greater Antilles#English

Greater Antilles (A group of islands in the Caribbean)


Sen Vensan ak Grenadin

From Sen Vensan + ak (“and”) + Grenadin.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)


segondè

From French secondaire, from Latin secundārius.


Grenadin

From French Grenadines, from Spanish Granadinas, from granadino (“of Granada”).

Grenadines (a chain of small islands in the Caribbean).


Miyami

Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County#English

Miami (a city, the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida).


Òleyan

Orleans (the capital city of the Loiret department, France)


Meksik

From French Mexique, from Spanish México, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco.


Nouvèl Òleyan

New Orleans (The largest city in Louisiana, United States)


Vijini

From French Virginie, from New Latin Virginia.


Wachintòn

Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest#English

Washington (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States)

Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.#English

Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)


Grenad

From French Grenade, from Spanish Granada.

Granada (a city and province in Andalusia, Spain).

Grenada (an island and country in the Caribbean).


Lwizyàn

Louisiana (a state of the United States)


Florid

From French Floride, from Spanish Florida.


Monsera

From French Montserrat, from Catalan Montserrat.

Montserrat (an island and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean)


Pòtoriko

From French Porto Rico, from obsolete English Porto Rico, from Spanish Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico (A self-governing commonwealth and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean).


Matinik

Matinik sitiye nan ti Zantiy yo.

Martinique is located in the Lesser Antilles.

Martinique (an island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, in the Caribbean)


Edinbo

Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)


Ekòs

Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England)


antiyè

Antillean (of, from or relating to Antilles)


Belizyen

Belizean (native or inhabitant of Belize)


Gwadloupeyen

Guadeloupean (native or inhabitant of Guadeloupe)


antiyanite

A literary and political movement that stresses the creation of a specific West Indian identity.


kreyolite

A literary movement which began in the Antilles as a reaction to Négritude.


literè

From French littéraire, from Latin litterārius.

pri literè


Pwentapit

Pointe-à-Pitre (a commune and city in the overseas department of Guadeloupe, France).


Marigalant

Marie-Galante (an island and dependency of the overseas department of the Guadeloupe, France)


Kwadèboukè

Croix-des-Bouquets (a commune and arrondisement in the Ouest department, Haiti)


dramatij

From French dramaturge, from Ancient Greek δραματουργός (dramatourgós).

δραματουργός


powèm

From French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημᾰ (poíēma).


Fenlann

From French Finlande, from Old Norse Finnland.


syedwa

Swedish (of, from or relating to Sweden)


Sirinam

From French Suriname, from English Suriname.

Suriname (a country in northern South America)


Giyàn franse

French Guiana (an overseas department and administrative region of France in South America)


matinikè

Martinican (of, from or relating to Martinique)


Sent Lisi

Saint Lucia (an island and country in the Caribbean).


sidkoreyen

South Korean (of, from or relating to South Korea)


twotwa

sou twotwa a


jenjanm gran-bwa

From jenjanm (“ginger”) + gran (“big”) + bwa (“wood”).

com

Renealmia pyramidalis, a flowering plant in the ginger family.


Bangladèch

Ultimately from Bengali বাংলাদেশ (baṅladeś).


pyèlanren

From pyè (“stone”) + lanren (“loin, kidney”).


debòde

Rivyè a debòde ak inonde vil la.

The river overflowed and flooded the town.

(figurative) to go overboard, to lose oneself


jakorepèt

From jako (“parrot”) + repete (“repeat”).

A stupid person who repeats everything he hears.


Afrik disid

South Africa (a country in Southern Africa)


Kòt divwa

Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)


kay mistè

The room in an hounfour which contains the pè or altars.


poto mitan

(voodoo) The central post of the peristil of an hounfour.


alamòd

Alèkile raf nan bokal pa alamòd ankò.

2017, BIC Tizon Dife (lyrics and music), “Alèkile”, in Kreyol Chante Kreyol Konprann, Vol. II:

Nowadays the jar raffle isn't fashionable any more.


Grangwav

From French Grand-Goâve, from Spanish Aguava.

Grand-Goâve (a commune of Léogâne, Ouest department, Haiti)


Leyogàn

Léogâne (a commune and capital of Léogâne, Ouest department, Haiti)

Léogâne (an arrondisement in the Ouest department, Haiti)


madan sara

village weaver (an African bird which has become naturalised on Hispaniola)


chodyè

From French chaudière, from Late Latin caldāria.


gadkòt

From French garde-côte. By surface analysis, gad (“to watch”) + kòt (“coast”).


konbyen

Konbyen goud ou bezwen pou w achte yon dola ameriken?

How many gourdes do you need to buy one American dollar?


kòmilfo

From French comme il faut (“as it should be”).

der

Patisipasyon sitwayen yo esansyèl pou demokrasi mache kòmilfo.

The participation of the citizenry is essential for proper functioning democracy.


kòm

From French comme, from Late Latin quōmodo et.


Tayilann

From French Thaïlande, from English Thailand.


reaksiónè

From French réactionnaire (“reactionary”).