pwa beans
rara an informal musical band parading
restavek unpaid child servant often treated as the slaves were in colonial time
san manman motherless, used pejoratively to insult someone displaying bad behavior
tchaka dish of cornmeal with beans and meat
ti little, often used before someone's name to form a nickname
Tim, tim! interjection used before posing a riddle
vagabon rascal, shameless person
vaksin musical instrument made out of bamboo reed
veve ritual design traced on ground of Vodou worship places to invoke a specific spirit
Yanvalou dance or Vodou rhythm
French Words
certificat state exam at the end of elementary school
gourde Haitian currency
G riots storytellers in West Africa
gendarme policeman, a member of the Haitian Army until 1995
Edwidge Danticat
