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Friday, July 6, 2012

what is Creole's "mankèm dega"?

Manke dega (transitive verb) to show lack of respect for, to insult, to upset, to provoke
Note:  When using this expression, the H.Creole direct object is placed between the words manke and dega.


He showed lack of respect for my mom.
Li te manke manman'm dega.

I punched her because she was provoking me.
Mwen te ba'l yon kout pwen paske li t'ap manke'm dega.

He insulted our people.
Li manke pèp nou an dega.


I divorced her because she was insulting me in public all the time.
Mwen te divòse li paske li t'ap manke'm dega devan moun tout tan.


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