makak
noun, everyday
The Haitian Creole word for "monkey" is makak.
It names the animal in stories, at the zoo and in children's talk. The plural uses yo after the noun: makak yo, "the monkeys".
Meaning: monkey (phrase)
How does it change in a sentence?
Haitian Creole puts the article after the noun: makak la is "the monkey" and yon makak is "a monkey".
Did you know?
- Makak is close to the French macaque, a kind of monkey.
Examples in context
- Gade makak la!Look at the monkey!
- Makak yo ap monte pyebwa a.The monkeys are climbing the tree.
- Yon makak manje bannann.A monkey eats a banana.
Example conversation
Father and daughter visit a zoo and stop in front of a cage.
- LisaPapa, gade yon makak!Dad, look at a monkey!
- PapaWi, li ap manje bannann.Yes, he is eating a banana.
- LisaMwen renmen makak yo.I like the monkeys.
