Meaning of langaj | Babel Free

Definitions

A sacred or incantatory language used in Haitian voodoo rituals.

uncountable

Examples

“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.”

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

“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.”

CEFR level