tanka (kouri-vini)

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housecleaning 

moving around 

under my breath 

reciting words and

phrases in Kouri-Vini 



*Kouri-Vini - name for Louisiana Creole. Given along the Bayou Teche region because Creolophones say "Kouri/Vini" for "Go/Come" while Francophones say "Allez/Viens"

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