Haitian Vodoun Culture Language

Haitian Vodoun Culture Language
Langay, Langaj
Native to Haiti
Native speakers
None[1]
(liturgical language)
None
Language codes
ISO 639-3 hvc
Glottolog hait1241[2]

Haitian Vodoun Culture Language (known as Langay and Langaj; literally "language") is a specialized vocabulary used in Haiti for religion, song, and dance purposes. It appears to not be an actual language, but rather an assortment of words, songs, and incantations – some secret – from various languages once used in Haitian Vodoun ceremonies.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Haitian Vodoun Culture Language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Haitian Vodoun Culture Language". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
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