Langaj

Quick meaning: Langaj is a noun meaning (voodoo) A sacred or incantatory language used in Haitian voodoo rituals.

Meaning

(voodoo) A sacred or incantatory language used in Haitian voodoo rituals.

Example Sentences

The langaj used for activation and the specific combinations required for a ceremony are initiatory secrets.

Though used only by initiates, some passages in langaj emphasize sounds in a fashion that appeals to the ears of the profane as well, even when no translation is accessible as in most of the following examples.

He and his assistant, a bigger, stronger, younger man, are both singing, bent over the bowl, in langage, which is a mix of slavery-era African dialects combined with Creole; it's used only in voodoo ritual and is one of the world's few remaining wholly sacred languages.

Word Forms

• langage

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include voodooism, voodoo, vaudoo, djevo, mambo, wanga.

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