Haitian Creole

Well, the big deal is that in Haiti, it is believed that when a small child assumes this position, he is calling for his not-yet born brother or sister. This means that the child's mom will get pregnant soon. So, a mom who's not yet ready to have another child will usually get alarmed and ask the child to stop the behavior.

When a child does that, you'll hear people say:

Lap rele lòt. - He's calling the other.

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MAP MANGE

Map manje - I'm eating

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Haitian Creole word "jòn"

Jòn - yellow

if you don't anthing to say! dont!

If you don't have anything to say, don't say anything.
Si ou pa gen anyen pou w di, pa pale.

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san manke

Without missing a beat. or
Without missing anything.

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What do Haitians call the camps that people have had to live in since the earthquake? Thank you!

I hear they called them 'tent city", "tant yo", or "kan".
Now the locals in the regions might have other names for them that I'm not aware of at this time.

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A haitian woman was what you always needed

Translation:

Yon fanm Ayisyen, se sa ou te toujou bezwen.

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Can you tell me anything about "do cre i es"? How do you play it? Why is it called this? Who plays it?... etc.

Actually this game is called jwèt woslè.

woslè → from the french word 'osselets' means 'bonelets'

woslè → jacks

Jwèt woslè → game of jacks
jwe woslè (v.) → to play jacks

woslè

woslè plastik

This game probably entered Haiti via way of West Africa. But it goes way back to the Roman times. It is best played with original or synthetic ones.

The woslè that I've used when I was a child were from goats.

This games has four cycles. The four cycles are named after the four facets of the woslè.
cycle 1 is called do -named after the dorsal or convex part of the woslè.
cycle 2 is called kre - named after the ventral part (opposite the dorsal).
cycle 3 is called i - named after the side of the woslè which is flat.
cycle 4 is called s - named after the side that has a pit and is curved like an s.

To play this game, you need five woslè.

Cycle do

Throw all five woslè in the air and let them fall on the "playing field".

Pick one woslè that will become the leading one.

Throw the leading woslè in the air and reposition each of the woslè on the ground so that they show the "do" position, if they were not already in the "do" position. Reposition them one by one by throwing the leading woslè in the air, repositioning the woslè on the ground, and catching the leading woslè before it reaches the ground. Some people have strict rules about how many chances you get to reposition the woslè. The leading woslè must never fall on the ground. You loose your turn if that happens.

Playing the game

Say out loud: yon do! - You throw the leading woslè in the air and pick up each woslè one by one.

Say out loud: de do! - You throw all five woslè in the air and let them fall on the "playing field. You pick up the leading woslè, throw it in the air, reposition the remaining woslè to the "do" side. Then you throw the leading woslè in the air and pick up the remaining woslè two by two.

Say out loud: twa do! - You throw all five woslè in the air and let them fall on the "playing field. You pick up the leading woslè, throw it in the air, reposition the remaining woslè to the "do" side. Then you throw the leading woslè in the air and pick up three woslè together and then one.

Say out loud: kat do! - You throw all five woslè in the air and let them fall on the "playing field. You pick up the leading woslè, throw it in the air, reposition the remaining woslè to the "do" side. Then you throw the leading woslè in the air and pick up all four woslè together.

If any fall while you're picking them up, you loose you turn also.

Repeat the same cycle for kre, i, and s. If you complete it without losing a turn, then you win a hand. Your opponent gets to play at this time.
I have added some images that I've found on google. I also found a site where you can find some woslè. It's http://www.osselets.com/. Thanks.

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