13.5.2004
Hi Stranger,
I did a search on "An Gaway" on google.com and it comes up in your dictionary of Creole from Martinique.
I have a boat model that I bought by a local craftsman on Martinique, carrying the name "AN. GAWAY..." I was told it meant "A l'aventure", i.e. roughly "To the adventure" in English, but I am very curious to have that confirmed. Can you help me?
Cheers,
Patrick
44 - I did a search on ...
You're right !
The creole expression "an gaway" means "to the adventure" on a metaphorical level. In fact, it was used to describe runaway...cattle. Have a look at letter "G" in my dictionnary ! You'll find the word "gaway".
I hope that your boat hasn'y left "an gaway" (maybe to go back to Martinique).
Yours sincerely.
Raphaël Confiant
The creole expression "an gaway" means "to the adventure" on a metaphorical level. In fact, it was used to describe runaway...cattle. Have a look at letter "G" in my dictionnary ! You'll find the word "gaway".
I hope that your boat hasn'y left "an gaway" (maybe to go back to Martinique).
Yours sincerely.
Raphaël Confiant