Gombo Zhebes: Little Dictionary of Creole Proverbs
Lafcadio Hearn
64 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 1557095132
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Language: French
Publish: January 1, 2001
Originally published in 1885, Gombo Zhebes is a collection of 352 Creole proverbs selected from 6 dialects. Included are selections from the Creole of French Guyana, the Creole of Haiti, the Creole of New Orleans, the Creole of Martinique, the Creole of Mauritius, and the Creole of Trinidad. The proverbs are translated into French and into English.