13265: Braziel: Query about "Deye mon gen mon" (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Jana Evans Braziel <evans_braziel@hotmail.com>

To all:

I have a question about the proverb "Deye mon gen mon."  How old is the
proverb and what is its origin?  Also, what is the etymology of the Creole
verb "gen" ("genyen")?  Is it related to the French "gagner"?

Thanks,

Jana Evans Braziel
jebraziel@amherst.edu
evans_braziel@hotmail.com

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