Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Wondrous Words

tap-tap   "A tap-tap is a kind of public transportation in Haiti. It is usually a kind of pickup truck with seats and a hood."


Ou pa bliye means "You are not forgotten."
Posted by Tea norman at 11:18 AM

4 comments:

bermudaonion said...

Both of those are new to me. I think ou pa bliye is probably from French some was since forget is oublier in French.

June 20, 2012 at 4:27 AM
Jackie/Jake said...

Tap-tap makes me smile. In Mazatlan Mexico they use golf carts and call them putt-putts.

June 20, 2012 at 6:05 AM
Tribute Books Mama said...

I like the word for "you are not forgotten".

http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/06/wondrous-words-wednesday_20.html

June 20, 2012 at 7:53 AM
Libby said...

I did not know either of these! Tip-tap sounds fun...like something from Dr. Suess! I am curious about this book...I do not know nearly enough about Haiti...

June 20, 2012 at 9:21 AM

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