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Monday, October 10, 2011

swallow → vale

The Haitian Creole word "vale" means to "swallow".

Have you heard the term "Vale san kraze?
Vale san krazeto swallow whole, to devour, to consume.

Isn't that what the wolf did to Little Red Riding Hood?
He swallowed her whole.
Li vale li san kraze.

A big hole in the ground engulfed the houses.
Yon gwo twou nan tè a te vale kay yo.

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