Monday, January 23, 2012

What is "yon palavire"?

palavire (n.) - slap, punch, swat

Other Haitian Creole words for a slap (n.) are kalòt, baf, pataswèl, souflèt, or sabò.
Other Haitian Creole words for to slap (v.) are kalote, bafle, souflete, sabote.

Mwen pase l yon palavire.
or
Mwen ba l yon palavire.
I took a swat at him/her/it.

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