Saturday, March 2, 2013

"Ou mawon m?" What does this mean?

mawon v. → to shy away from, to hide away from

Eske ou mawon m?
or
Ou mawon m?
Are you hiding from me?

egz:
Depi misye fin genyen nan lotri a.  Li mawon tout fanmi l.  Li pè pou yo pa mande l lajan.
Since he won the lottery, he stayed away from his family.  He's afraid they'll ask him for money.

Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference, Look up Haitian Creole and English Words

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