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a1658: Re: a1646: Voodoo chile, Vaudun, Voudou (fwd)
From: Racine125@aol.com
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>From: J.David <Jedidiah@lyalls.net>
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>To my knowledge, most haytians do not SPELL the word voudou at all.
>These are differences of french and american english spellings.
>There is no difference in the pronunciation of southern american
>'voodoo' and kreyol 'voudou'. The english spelling could just
>as easily be 'vudu'.
>
>Jimmy Hendrix spelled it "Voodoo Chile" as in, child of voudou.
The word "Vodou" is pronounced in Haiti as follows:
Vo - to rhyme with "toe", as in your big toe.
dou - to rhyme with "you"
The accent is on the second syllable, so:
Vo-DOU.
Peace and love,
Bon Mambo Racine Sans Bout Sa Te La Daginen
"Se bon ki ra" - Good is rare
Haitian Proverb
The VODOU Page - http://members.aol.com/racine125/index.html
(Posting from Jacmel, Haiti)