Thursday, August 16, 2012

What does the word "lasengi" means? It occurs in Franketienne's 'Dezafi' in the sentence "Ou pran latranblad lasengi."

Latranblad Lasengi, not an everyday H. Creole word, means an all of a sudden uncontrollable shake resulting from anxiety, surprise or fear.  It's 'theater' language.
Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference, Look up Haitian Creole and English Words

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