All these Creole words you cited are synonymous to the word clever, but they have different meanings.
One can be clever as in resourceful, or clever as in cunning, or clever as in wise.
So if you were an interpreter and someone asked you to translate the word clever, you should ask for the context first.
All the following H. Creole words can translate the English word clever
madre, mètdam, malen, rize can mean cunning, sly, crafty, etc...
debouya, degajan → resourceful
entelijan, eklere, maton, fò - smart
etc...
Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference, Look up Haitian Creole and English Words
One can be clever as in resourceful, or clever as in cunning, or clever as in wise.
So if you were an interpreter and someone asked you to translate the word clever, you should ask for the context first.
All the following H. Creole words can translate the English word clever
madre, mètdam, malen, rize can mean cunning, sly, crafty, etc...
debouya, degajan → resourceful
entelijan, eklere, maton, fò - smart
etc...
Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference, Look up Haitian Creole and English Words
I should the word "esmat" for "smart" in the mix.
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