Dictionary of Louisiana Creole
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Orthography: Entries use the modern Kouri-Vini Orthography; however, the examples retain their original orthography based on Haitian Creole from the book.
There are also several examples written in a French Orthography; these have also been left as is in the book.
Additionally, the acute (à) and circumflex (â) when used for stress, preterit, or disambiguation, have not been included separately (i.e., aren't used).
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There are several variants for certain sounds that have not been included in the variants for entries.
Please use the variants in quotations in place of the others when searching for words with the following sounds:
- use "s" for /s/ ← s, ç
- use "è" for /æ/ ← æ, è
- use "i" for /ɪ/ ← ì, i
- use "an" for /ã/ ← an, am, en, em
- use "on" for /ɔ̃/ ← on, om
- use "in" for /ɛ̃/ ← in, im
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Parts of Speech abbreviation correspondences:
- adj. = Adjective
- adv. = Adverb
- adv.phr. = Adverbial Phrase
- art.def. = Definite Article
- art.indef. = Indefinite Article
- conj. = Conjunction
- dem. = Demonstrative
- det. = Determiner
- det.poss. = Possessive Determiner
- f. = Feminine
- int. = Interjection
- interr.phr. = Interrogative Phrase
- m. = Masculine
- n. = Noun
- n.phr. = Noun Phrase
- num.card. = Cardinal Number
- num.ord. = Ordinal Number
- onom. = Onomatopoeia
- pl. = Plural
- place n. = Place Name
- prep. = Preposition
- pron. = Pronoun
- pron.indef. = Indefinite Pronoun
- pron.refl. = Reflexive Pronoun
- pron.rel. = Relative Pronoun
- prop.n. = Proper Noun
- ptcl. = Preverbal Particle
- sg. = Singular
- v. = Verb
- v.aux. = Auxiliary Verb
- v.cop. = Copular Verb
- v.intr. = Intransitive Verb
- v.mod. = Modal Verb
- v.phr. = Verb Phrase
- v.refl. = Reflexive Verb
- v.tr. = Transitive Verb
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Sources abbreviation correspondences (post-1960):
- gen = (BT + CA + NE + PC + ST)
- AN = Ancelet 1994
- BT = Bayou Teche, field data
- CA = Côte des Allemands, field data
- DC = Clifton 1980
- DT 77 = Tentchoff 1977
- GY = Guidry, Richard
- HW = Hebert Wiltz
- MO 60 = Morgan 1960
- MO 69 = Morgan 1969
- MO 72 = Morgan 1972
- NE = Neumann 1985
- PC = Pointe Coupee, field data
- ST = Saint Tammany, field data
Sources abbreviation correspondences (pre-1960):
- BD = Broussard 1942
- BI = Bienvenu 1933
- BO = Bourgeois 1927
- DU = Durand 1930
- FO T# = Fortier 1895
- FO 1887 = Fortier 1887
- GC1 = Cable 1886a
- GC2 = Cable 1886b
- JR = Jarreau 1931
- KB = Krehbiel 1962
- LA = Lavergne 1930
- ME = Mercier 1881
- ME 90 = Mercier 1890
- ME 91 = Mercier 1891
- PE = Perret 1933
- T# = Neumann 1987 Text # (T12–T17 are satirized Creole, use with caution)
- TM = Marie Augustin
- TN = Tinker 1935
- TP = Trappey 1916
- WO = Marguerite Wogan
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dar
PC
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n.
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da
PC
dad
PC
dash
PC
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Gig, spear used for fishing; petite lance à pêcher.
Èna de da ki gen trwa fouch, enan ki gen jich en fouch. La ka t a darde li gen en morso pou tchombo li anndan pwason-lan, pou to ka hale li on latè. There are gigs which have three prongs, there are some which have only one prong. When you’re going to gig, it’s got a piece to hold it in the fish so you can pull it onto land. (PC)
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dardar
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adv.
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Quickly, fast; dare-dare, vite, rapidement.
♦ Yé tous té per dardard, li vancé côté yé, et li di yé: pas per. They were all quickly afraid, but he came up to them and said ‘Don’t be afraid.’ (T25)
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dardé
CA, PC, ST
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v.tr.
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To jab, poke; frapper (avec un objet pointu).
Se en pikan. Si to pa fe atasyon, li va darde twa. It’s a thorn. If you’re not careful, it’ll prick you. (CA) ♦ Compair Lapin dardé so rakatchas dan côtes Compair Bouki. Brer Rabbit jabbed his spurs in Brer Bouki’s ribs. (T3)
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To gig, fish with a gig; pêcher a l’aide d’une longue lance barbelée.
En dad pou darde en gro pwason. A gig for gigging a big fish. (PC); Leswar nom otour isi te ale darde pwason andan bayou pou trape ye. At night men around here would go gig fish in the bayou to catch them. (ST)
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dart
PC
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n.
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dat
CA, PC
dad
PC
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Ringworm, skin blotch; dartre.
Li gen en dad. En dad de fwa li blan, defwa li rouj. He has a skin blotch which sometimes is white and sometimes is red. (PC); Li gen en dat andan lapo e li chanj koulèr. He’s got a blotch on his skin that changes color. (CA) ♦ Pou la dat ye te fe ti kataplas avek pakonn vè ye kraze sa avek di vineg. For skin blotches they would make compresses with green pecans, they would crush that (and mix it) with vinegar. (LA)
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dat
PC
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n.
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dét
PC
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Date; date.
Ki dat jòrdi? What’s the date today? (PC); Mo mete dat kan mo ekri. I mark the date when I’m writing. (PC) ♦C’ est li qui porté attention pour les dates des morts; c'est à dire, li té connein quand chaque personne té couri mourir. He is the one who paid attention to the dates of deaths; that is, he knew when each person was going to die. (JR)
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daté
PC
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v.tr.
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To date; dater.
Li date sa lèt. He dated his letter. (PC)
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daypinn
PC
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n.
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Safety pin; épingle anglaise.
To gen pou mèt sa trwa daypin, enn konm sa, enn on chak jonm. You have to put three safety pins (on a diaper), one like that, one on each leg. (PC)
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de
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dé
PC, BT, BT, CA, NE, PC
dœ
BT
dè
MO 60
dèz [+vowel]
MO 60
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Two; deux.
Li jouwe deu smenn, en smenn pou blan en smenn pou neg. He played for two weeks, one week for whites and one week for blacks. (PC); Nave deu nòm, èn ki t ape raboure è lòt ki t ape gete li. There were two men, one who was plowing and the other who was watching him. (NE); Lapòrt-lafonn an de. The door split in two. (CA) ♦Même matin-la li té ramassé quat’ dézéfs et pi dé dezefs. The same morning he had gathered four eggs and two eggs. (BD); ‘dé', 'daix\ 'deux', 'dés' (NE 1987 passim) •a deu adv.phr. (PC). Two together; à deux. Ouzòt a kouch a deu , mon mo tou sœl. You two will sleep together, and I’ll sleep alone. (PC) •de ò trwa adv.phr. (PC); de o trwa (NE); de trwa (PC). Several, a few, two or three; deux ou trois, quelques. Mo parle avek de ò trwa boug e mo monde ye, mè ye pa kònè non pli. I spoke with two or three guys and I asked them, but they don’t know either. (PC) •deu-par-kat n. (PC); dè-par-kat (PC). Two-by-four board; planche de deux par quatre pouces, deux par quatre. Èna de deu-par-kat, ena de deu-par-sis. There are two-by-fours and two-by-sixes. (PC) • deu-par-sis n. (PC); dè-par-sis (PC). Two-by-six board; deux par six. Ena de deu-par-kat, ena de deu-par-sis. There are two-by-fours and two-by-sixes. (PC) •tou le de n.phr. (PC); tou le dé (PC). Both, the two of them; tous les deux. Ye tou le de mouri jenn. Both of them died young. (PC) ♦ ”Va lavé vou piti Chant-d’Oisel, comme vou té fé dan tan lé zot foi, can Démon avé moin nou té tou lé dé tou piti." You are going to wash your little Birdsong, as you did in the past when Demon and I were both very little. (ME)
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de
CA, PC
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prep.
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dè
CA, MO 60, PC
d
CA, MO 60, PC
dé
NE
d
NE
dou
PC
du
PC
dé
PC
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[Joins a noun to its nominal complement]. Of; de.
En klo de kon. A sugar cane field. (NE) ; Èna èn deu se fiy ki mouri. One of her daughters is dead. (PC); Jij dè pè. Justice of the peace. (PC) ♦ Misérab de négue bossai. You wretched bossai of a slave. (T32); Ein belle lévite de drap noir. A frock coat of black cloth. (T36); Jour là, c'était ein jour de fête. That day was a holiday. (T36); La sémelle de mo boue. The heel of my boot. (T38)
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From; de.
Jènèral Chèmœn vyen du sud. General Sherman came from the South. (PC); Kèkchoj te tonbe par tèr de latab. Something fell from the table to the floor. (NE); En blòk d isi. A block from hère (MO 60) ♦ Yé couché en haut la planche loin l'ein de l'ote. They lay down on the board far from one another. (FO T4)
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Of, with; de.
To dòn li de kou d chari epi to fou li en kou d SPLITTER dan milye. You go over it twice with the plow and then you take the splitter through to bust the middle. (PC); Le kenz d aout se so fet. The fifteenth of August is his birthday. (PC) ♦ Lï té si simple qué tout moune té foute de li. He was so simpleminded that everyone made fun of him. (FO T18)
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[Possession]. Of; de.
La plas d so popa. his father’s land (NE) REM: The use of this preposition in all four senses belongs to acrolectal speech.
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dezyèm
PC
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num.ord.
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dèzyèm
PC
dèzyèm
NE
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Second; deuxième.
Mo dèzyèm frè li te ne laba osi men tou lòt piti ye ne isi. My second brother was bom there too, but all of the other kids were born here. (PC) ♦ Tan yé rivé déziéme zalon, Compair Chivreil siflé: fioute! When they reached the second goal, Brer Deer whistled: Dam it! (T5); desyenm (JR)
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di
MO 60, NE
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v.tr.
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To say, tell; dire.
Li di en segre a sa sœr. He tells a secret to his sister. (NE); Aben mo di sa t ole ankò to rich. Well I say ‘What do you want, you’re rich?’ (PC) ♦Florimond té pas oulé oua li et ein jou li dit li sré dit so popa on nétranger la. Florimond did not want to see him, and one day she said she would tell her father about the stranger. (FO T20); ‘dit’, ‘di’, ‘dis’ (NE 1987passim) •di lé v.phr. To tell time; lire l’heure. Tan pase, i te pa gen la mont. Pou di lè ye se garde soley e garde ye lanbraj, e di twa ki lè i ye. A long time ago they didn’t have watches. To tell time they would look at the sun and look at their shadow, and tell you what time it is. (PC) Conjug: a) dirè cond. Would say; dirais (-ait, etc.). Sa plito dirè angase. I'd say that’s more like vexing. (MO 60) • on dire v.phr. (CA; PC); an diri (PC); an dire (CA; NE; PC). One would say, it seems; on dirait. An diri lajar-la gen en trou andon li, paskè l e bese en pè. You’d think the jar had a hole in it, because the level has gone down a little. (PC); An dire to sanm kòm si to kolè e mon. One would say you look as if you’re angry with me. (CA) ♦ Quand li di moin zin mo qui dou, on dir é m’apré /onne. When he says a sweet word to me, you’d say I was melting. (T11) b) dizon, anon dizon, anon di (PC). Let’s say, let’s suppose; disons (que), mettons (que), cf. alon e) an dizan part.pres. (CA). Saying; disant. Pirat-ye t ole toujou fouye latèr an dizan no vjeu paran te tere larjan e lor mayèr trezòr. Pirates always wanted to dig up the ground, saying our ancestors buried money and gold or some kind of treasure. (CA)
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di-sou
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Dime, ten cents; pièce de dix sous, dixième partie d’un dollar.
♦ Si to pye fe mal mare en disou otor to pye. If your foot hurts tie a dime around it. (LA)
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diblé
MO 60, NE, PC
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n.
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dyiblé
MO 72
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Wheat; blé.
Mo vonn no dyible ven-sen sou pliy chèr. I sold our wheat for twenty five cents more. (MO 72); Ye plant dible isi, sa ki fe lafarin. They plant wheat here, which makes flour. (PC)
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diblé
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n.
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Washing blue, bluing; bleu à laver.
Dible. Mo rapèl lantan pase ye te me sa dan to lenj. Washing blue. I remember a long time ago they would put that in your laundry, you know. (PC); To sèr dible apre to lav to dra-ye ou to chimij-ye pou ye vini pli blan. Dible-la blanchi. You use washing blue after you wash your sheets or your shirts so they become whiter. The washing blue bleaches clothes. (CA) ♦ [Pou] demonjezon si to kòr, pronn di ble e met sa don en ti vaz e met lalen on poud avek sa. For itches on the body, take indigo and put that in a little glass and put in some powdered alum with that. (BI) REM: BI (p. 51) glosses this as «indigo, washing blue».
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dibri
CA
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n.
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Noise; bruit.
Chen-lafe tro dibri. The dog makes too much noise. (CA) ♦ Mo tandi di bri koté mo poulayé. I heard a noise by the chicken coop. (T14); ‘di bris’ (T25); ‘du bruit’ (T39) •mennen dibri v.phr. To make noise; faire du bruit.
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dibwa
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n.
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Tree; arbre, cf. bwa
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dibèr
NE
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n.
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Butter; beurre, cf. bœr
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didòk
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v.tr.
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To deduct, subtract; soustraire.
Li pèz le wagon. Paski le peze wagon li gen didòk wagon l anho la. Because they weigh the wagon and they have to subtract the wagon from the total (weight). (PC); Mo mande li pou didòk pri-la deflèr parskè ye tou kreve. I asked him to deduct the price of the flowers because they all died. (CA)
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difikulté
CA
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n.
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difikilté
PC
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Trouble, difficulty, problem; difficulté, problème, tracas.
Ye lenm bat, ye lenm tire, ye lenm difikilte. They like to fight, they like to shoot, they like trouble. (PC); Ye te gen en ta difikulte apre ye paran mouri. They had a lot of trouble after their parents died. (CA) •tonbe dan difîkulte v.phr. To run into some trouble, to fall upon hard times; tomber dans la misère, se heurter à des difficultés. Li te pa gen ase larjan. Li tonbe dan difikulte. He didn’t have enough money. He ran into trouble. (CA)
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difisil
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Difficult, hard; difficile, dur.
T wa, paròl - sa-ye se difisil pou di en moun sa sa min. You see, those words, it’s difficult to tell a person what they mean. (PC) • Ye te pa konnen parle kreol e sete difisil pou ye fe moun konprann ye. They didn’t speak Creole and it was difficult for them to make people understand them. (JR)
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difwin
BT, MO 60, NE, ST
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n.
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difwon
CA, PC, PC
difon
CA, PC, PC
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Hay; foin.
Pay difwen pour li pe chèche. Spread the hay out so it can dry. (BT); Mo foule mo sak difwon pou sere mo difwon pou kouvèr mo patat. I packed down my bag of hay to store my hay to cover my potatoes. (CA); Tan le ti sek, no te fe difwon e lalyòn defev-ye, e lòt lèb ki te ansonm, nou mèle tou sa. When they dried out we made hay out of the bean vines, and the other grasses mixed in with them. (PC) •Li temps pou fait di foin, li temps halé di bois. It is time to make hay, it’s time to haul wood. (T27)
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difé
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n.
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Fire; feu. cf. fe
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diféran
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Different; différent.
Ye gen en diferon kreyòl tou patou. There are different kinds of Creoles everywhere. (PC); Lez-ot moun, mo pons, vini de le diferont plas. The other folks, I think, came from different places. (NE); Ena diferan nasyon, de Portoriken Lespagnòl, Arichmèn. There are different ethnic groups, Puerto Ricans, Spanish, Irishmen. (CA)Differently; différemment. Ye parl difèran from nouzòt. Nouzòt se kreyòl, e ye ye se FRENCH. They speak differently from us. We are Creoles and they are French. (PC)
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diférans
PC
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n.
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diférons
NE, PC
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Difference; différence.
Ènan dan ye ki blan, do. To pa ka di la diferans. Some of them are white, though. You can’t tell the difference. (PC)
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dig
PC
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n.
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Dike; digue.
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digri
CA, MO 60, NE, PC
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n.
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dugri
PC
dugru
PC
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Grits (ground corn with which a thick gruel is made); gruau de maïs (maïs concassé dont on fait une bouillie épaisse).
Li moulè mai-la pou fè digri. She ground the corn to make meal. (MO 60); Li tamize digri-la pou fè lafarin mayi-la. She sifted the grits to make the commeal. (CA) REM: NE 1987: 127 note 3 says this could also refer to ‘gruau d’avoine’. ♦ Di gri avec sirop, c’est ça tout moun l'dinmain. Gruel (commeal) with syrup, that’s all that I like. (T27)
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diji
MO 60, NE, PC
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n.
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duju
PC
jiji
PC
juju
PC
duji
PC
diju
PC
dishu
NE
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Juice; jus.
Mo prèse juju from joranj-la. I squeezed the juice from the orange. (PC) ♦ [Pou] brilmon estoma, mache de fey chenn e vale diji-la. For heartburn, grind up some oak leaves and drink their juice. (BI); ‘dijis’ (T27)
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dikrépsi
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Dyspepsia; dyspepsie.
♦ Dikrepsi', se konm monje dijir pa. Dyspepsia is when your food doesn’t digest. (BI)
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dikté
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To dictate; dicter.
Mo t ape dikte pou li parskè l ole prann sa ann ekritur. I was dictating for him because he wants to take it in writing. (CA) ♦ P.S. Cé Françoése qui dicté moin dernier phrase là. P.S. Frances is the one who dictated the last sentence. (T23)
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dilé
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n.
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Milk; lait. cf. lé
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dimansh
CA, MO 60, PC
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n.
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dimonsh
NE, PC
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Sunday ; dimanche.
Pròch tou le dimanch sa, mo wa. I see them almost every Sunday. (PC); M ap ale batize mo ti bebe dimanch. I’m going to baptize my baby Sunday. (CA) ♦ Compair Lapin louvri so lormoi et li pran so zoli capo et so kilote dimance. Brer Rabbit opened his wardrobe and took his pretty overcoat and his Sunday slacks. (T3); ‘dimanche’ (T5; T8; T14; T16) •le dimanch adv. (PC). On Sundays; le dimanche. I dòn bal-la le dimanch swa. He put on dances on Sunday evenings. (PC) •Dimanch Ramo n.phr. (CA; PC; ST). Palm Sunday; le Dimanche des Rameaux. Beni sa pou Dimanch Ramo. (You) bless that for Palm Sunday. (PC); Dimanch Ramo, nou sèrvi fœy magnolya. On Palm Sunday we use magnolia leaves. (ST)
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diminwi
NE, PC
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v.intr.,
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déminwé
PC
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To decrease in quantity; diminuer.
Mo mai ape diminwi. Sa k ape monje mai-la? My corn is disappearing. Who is eating the corn? (NE)To thin out; éclaircir. (PC)
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dimyèl
NE
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n.
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Honey; miel.
Sa ki myeu ke dimyèl? What is better than honey? (NE); Le ti tan ape voltije e apre fè dimyèl dan en rich. The little bees are flying around and are making honey in a hive. (CA) ♦ Men wi, mo chè, don jou sa ye, konpè lous te en chasè di myel. But yes, my dear, in those days Brer Bear was a honey hunter. [ ‘di miel’ ] (DU)
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dinishé
PC
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To remove bees from a hive in order to extract honey from it; faire sortir les abeilles d’une ruche pour en extraire le miel.
Deniche demouch, fe dimyèl. Remove the bees to make honey. (PC)
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To rout out; dénicher, faire sortir de son gîte.
Kòm en GANG boug-ye kònè BUNCH UP la. Ka ye wa polismenn-la-ye, ye a galope, ye a paye. Polismenn-la deniche ye. Like a gang of guys bunch up. When they see a policeman they run, they spread out. The policeman routs them out. (PC)
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dinonsin
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To denounce, turn s.o. in; dénoncer.
♦ Mo va gagnin tou so l(agent, ké lé roi sra confisqué pou donnin nou zote, si nous dénoncin li. I shall have all his money which the king will confiscate to give us, if we denounce him. (FO 1887)
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diné
NE
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dinin
PC, CA, MO 60
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Dinner; dîner, souper.
To se dòn ye dmen ye se tounè bèk di y òl ankò. You would give them their dinner, they would come back and say they wanted some more. (PC); Lapen di: Me Bouki, ki sa va som, gen en gro dine kom-sa e nou p ale gen bal? Rabbit said, ‘Bouki, what will that look like if we have a big dinner and we don’t have a dance? (NE) ♦ Tous les jous quand mari la té révini so louvrage fame la té servi li dinin. Every day when the husband got home from work the wife served him dinner. (FO T17); ‘dinain ‘ (T7; T20); ‘dinin’ (T29)
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Lunch; déjeuner, repas de midi.
To manj trwa repa par jou? Dejœnen, dmen e soupe. Do you eat three meals a day? Breakfast, lunch and supper. (PC); Apre mo sòrti lamés, mo vini isi kwi mo dmen. After I gout out of mass, I came hère and cooked my dinner. (CA) ♦ To sa gen manje dmen e soupe ansanm, paske mo sa petet pa la pou donn twa soupe aswa. You will have to eat lunch and dinner together, because I might not be here tonight to give you dinner. (JR)
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diné
NE
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To have lunch, dinner; déjeuner, dîner.
La fonm se vini sèrvi nouzòt en lontch pour nouzòt dine. The woman would come serve us a plate for lunch. (BT) ♦ Ein jou, dan tan lézot foi, Compair Bouki couri dîné côté so ouasin Compair Lapin. One day long ago, Brer Bouki went to have dinner at his neighbor’s, Brer Rabbit. (T2)
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dipa
CA, PC
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n.
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Ladle; louche.
Pou sèr lasoup, to gen en dipa. To serve soup you’ve got a ladle. (CA)
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dipfrize
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n.
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Freezer; congélateur.
La, ye ranpli le ‘dipfrizeu, ‘te pare pou tou l anne. Manje lapen den sezon a lòt. Then they’d fill their freezer, (they) were ready for the entire year. (They’d) eat rabbit from one season to the next. (BT)
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diplon
CA, MO 60, PC
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n.
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diplan
PC
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Lead; plomb.
Tiyo-sa-la fe avek diplan. That pipe is made of lead. (PC) ♦ [Pou] lèrb a la pis, pou onpeche trape li to pòrt en meday on plon si la po. To keep from getting poison ivy you wear a lead medal on your skin. (BI)
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Lead sinker; plomb.
En dan diplan-ye. Li gen diplan ALL AROUND anmba, pou fe li kouri anmba. To ja wa diplan-yen, ben? One of the lead (sinkers). It (the cast net) has lead all around at the bottom to make it sink. You’ve seen those lead sinkers, eh? (PC)
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dipo
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Train station, depot; gare. (CA) cf. dépo
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diptèri
CA, PC
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Diphtheria; diphtérie.
Diptèri se pito pou piti-ye, pou lez anfan. Diphtheria is mostly something that kids get. (PC) ♦ Si to le geri dipteri bouyi rasin zerons, rasin prinye, ti moso la lenn, di myel tou sa onsonm pi la gagalize to gòrj. If you want to cure diphtheria, boil blackberry roots, prune tree roots, a little bit of wool, some honey, all of that together, then gargle. (LA)
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dipwav
CA, PC
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dipwòv
PC
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Pepper; poivre.
Mo mete dipwòv dan mo rou , e mo mete disel, e mo mete en pe zonyon. I put pepper in my roux, and I put in some salt, and I put in a few onions. (PC) •Li ramase so lapo, met plen di sel, di pwòv, e piman dan li e li lese li dan kwon-la ou li te. He took up his skin, put a lot of salt and pepper on it, and left it in the corner where it was. (JR)
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diri
CA, MO 60, NE
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dyiri
MO 60, MO 72
diru
PC
duri
PC
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Rice; riz.
Mo di, mo m pe trape mile mon, le maten, kouri hèrse pou plante diri. I say, I can go get my mule in the morning, and go plow to plant rice. (PC); En kireye dè ri. A spoonful of rice. (BT); M ap boure mo kana pou THANKSGIVING. Mo mèt diri e fwa e jijye pou fe en far. I'm stuffing my duck for Thanksgiving. I put rice, liver and gizzards to make a stuffing. (CA) ♦ Li donnin Blanche eune graine di riz pou pilé dan pilon, voilà pilon ki vini plein di riz . He gave Blanche a kernel of rice to grind in her mortar, and behold, the whole mortar was full of rice. (T30) •diri gren lon n.phr. (CA). Long grain rice; riz à grains longs. •diri gro neg n.phr. (PC). Long grain rice; riz à grains longs. •diri kourt n.phr. (CA). Short grain rice; riz à grains courts, •diri sal n.phr. (CA). Rice dressing, dirty rice (a stuffing made of rice and bits of meat); riz épicé et préparé avec des petits morceaux de viande, des oignons, etc. •diri o fèv n.phr. (CA; ST). Rice and field pea jambalaya; riz aux fèves, jambalay a fait de riz et de fèves.
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Rice field; rizière.
Mo travay dan diri. I worked in the rice field. (MO 60)
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diryon
CA
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Com, callos (on the foot); durillon, cor (sur le pied).
To gen diryon anba to pye e sa fe mal. You’ve got callouses on the soles of your feet and that hurts. (CA)
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dirèk
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dirèktman
CA
diréktémon
NE
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Directly; directement.
Mo pans se de Bwèch ki vyen deu la Frans. Dirèk deu la Frans. I think they are the Bueche family who came directly from France. (PC)
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dirèksyon
CA
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dirèsyon
NE
dairèskyon
PC
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Direction; direction.
Dolo-la va dan lòt dairèksyon. The water goes in another direction. (PC); Fatras-yé halé yé dans toute direction , et le tit vieux nèg crié 'Bénédiction '. The scoundrels pulled on him from every direction, and the old guy cried ‘Blessing!’ (DC); Li arète e mande la dirèksyon eou li t ap ale. He stopped and asked directions where he was going. (CA) ♦ Li deside on en direksyon e ye parti, le trwa ti frè ye. He decided on a direction and they left, the three little brothers. (JR)
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Example; exemple.
Ye di se le tivi ki dòn le moun le move dirèsyòn. They say it’s TV that sets a bad example for people. (NE)
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dis
CA, PC
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Disk harrow, disk; disque d’une herse.
To pran to mule to krouvi li avèk en chari o avèk en dis. You take your mule and you cover it (the planted sugar cane) with a plow or with a disk. (PC)
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Plow attachment used to bank up; accessoire d’une charme qui sert à rechausser.
Èna du mon ki pèl sa en otreo e dot mon ki pèl sa en dis. There are some people who call that an [otreo], and others who call it a disk. (CA)
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Cultivator; cultivateur. (PC)
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dis
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di
CA, PC
diz
NE, PC
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Ten; dix.
TITANIC, li kale diz-nèf san dis. The Titanic sank in 1910 (sic). (PC); To kónen dòn mo li kòm t ole, di pyas par mwa. You can give it to me as you want, ten dollars a month. (CA); Ena pre diz an li muri. She has been dead about ten years. (PC); Mo rèste onndon la Louzyòn pou diz-on. I stayed in Louisiana for ten years. (NE) ♦Li te gen bon lespri e li te kouri fe so di pyas-ye sir. He was a clear thinker, and he was surely going to earn his ten dollars. (JR); dice foi. Ten times. (T5); ' dix’ (T6); disse minites. Ten minutes. (T6) •di sou an chak pyas n.phr. (PC). Ten cents to the dollar, ten percent; dix pour cent.
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dis-sèt
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di-sèt
BT
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Seventeen; dix-sept.
Mon titch la ouityenm aprann a lir na di-sèt an. I’ve been teaching eighth graders to read for seventeen years. (BT); Mo yi mo nonk ki pron mwa kon mo te gen dis-sèt mwa. My uncle took me in when I was seventeen months old. (NE)
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