Dictionary of Louisiana Creole

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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
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  • onom. = Onomatopoeia
  • pl. = Plural
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  • 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
• 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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• klòshar No sources ( n. )
  1. Bum, hobo; clochard.
     Et si Volé d'être le roi de les clochards passer so temps à jouer bourré en derrière le LUMBERYARD, ça c'tété so l'affaire. And if he wanted to be the king of the hobos, and spend his time playing bourré behind the lumberyard, that was his business. (DC) See examples
• kobi BT ( v.tr. )
  1. To dent; cabosser.
     Yèr kan t e parti, t e toune tro kour, me to kobi fin disu ton char. Yesterday when you were leaving you cut it too short and you dented the fender of your car. (BT) See examples
• kokin CA, PC, ST ( adj. ) kokinn (f.) BT
  1. Crooked, dishonest, thieving; canaille, malhonnête, voleur.
     Boug-la , ye menòt li. Li koken. Ye va mèt li an prizon. That guy, they’re handcuffing him. He’s crooked. They’re going to put him in prison. (CA); El e kokin. Nœf pyas pour kat chandèl, e pui la fonm blan , si pyas e dmi. E la ape dmande nœf pyas. She’s a thief. Nine dollars for four candles, and the white woman only charges six and a half and here she is charging nine. (BT) ♦ Bon jours la yé, ma cher, passé a force nous vini coquin. Those good days are over, my dear, so crooked have we become. (T31) See examples
  2. Enormous, huge; énorme, grand.
     ♦ Einne fois yé té gain ein gros coquin desrat tout gras, qui jonmain fait carême. Once there was a big old rat who had never observed Lent. (BD) See examples
  3. Slick, clever; malin.
     Kan to pèch dan larivyè, ena de vyœ ti tòrti ki vyen anbète lalign. Ye plen koken . When you fish in the river, there are little old turtles that come and disturb the line. They’re very slick. (PC) See examples
• kokin CA, NE, ST ( n. )
  1. Thief; voleur.
     Mo ede li pou trouve koken-la e li done man en rekonpans. I helped him find the thief and he gave me a reward. (CA) ♦ Mo dijà frémé yé, Compair Bouki, n'a si tan cokins dan tan jordi. I’ve already locked them up, Brer Bouki, there are so many thieves today. (T6) See examples
• kokinn CA, NE ( n. )
  1. Thief; voleuse.
     Se en vye kokin. Li vole en ta. She’s an old thief. She steals a lot. (CA) cf. koken (m.). See examples
• kokinnri No sources ( n. )
  1. Knavishness, roguery; scélératesse, coquinerie.
     ♦ Li prend Compair Lapin pou so premier colombe, et pi après ça yé pende Compair Bouki pou so coquinerie. He took Brer Rabbit as his first overseer, and after that they hanged Brer Bouki for his roguery. (FO T18) See examples
• kokiné ST ( v. )
  1. To swindle, cheat; escroquer, frauder.
     Li kokine li. He cheated him. (ST) See examples
• kokiy CA, PC ( n. ) koki PC, ST kokil BT, CA, PC kochiy PC kòkiy BT
  1. Shell; coquille.
     Mo gen en gro bit kokil andan lakour pou paye. I’ve got a big mound of shells in my yard to spread out. (CA) ♦ Li couri dan kisine: coquil dézef parpillé tou partou. He went into the kitchen; there were egg shells scattered everywhere. (T4) See examples
  2. Hull (of rice); cosse.
     Kokiy-ye, le kòch-ye. To ote sa, la to vanté li. The rice hulls... you remove them and winnow that. (PC) See examples
• koko CA, PC, ST ( n. ) kokon PC
  1. Coconut; (noix de) coco.
     Gato koko, gato deponm, mo fe gato tou—karamèyl, AND tou zafè-sa-ye. Coconut cakes, apple cakes, caramel cakes, I make all of that. (PC); M ap rape en koko pou fe en gato. I’m grating a coconut to make a cake. (CA) See examples
• koko-zyé PC ( n. ) koko-d-zye PC
  1. Eyeball; bulbe de l’oeil.
     To gro koko-zye-ye klere. Your eyeballs are sparkling. (PC) See examples
• kokodri BT, CA, ST ( n. )
  1. Alligator; alligator. (Alligator mississippiensis).
     Sœl po ke ti peu achte, ke i achèt outour, se le kokodri, me ya pa gran moun ki te chache de kokodri. The only skin you can buy around here is alligator, but there aren’t a lot of people who hunt alligator. (BT) ♦ Pou koupe so don-ye, les ti bebe-la mòrd si en don krokodil. For a child who is cutting teeth, let the baby bite on an alligator tooth. [ 'crocodile ‘] (BI) 2 . prop.n. Brer Crocodile, Alligator (folktale character); Compère Caïman (personnage dans les contes). ♦ En jou Pa Lapen rankontre avec Pa Kokodri dan en lapyes lèrb. One day Brer Dog met Brer Alligator in a grassy field. (JR) 3. Nigger; nègre. ♦ Milatraisse couri dan bal, cocodrie po'té fanal. Yellow girl goes to the ball, nigger lights her to the hall. (GC2) See examples
• koké CA, PC, ST ( v.intr. ) koku PC
  1. To fuck, have sex; baiser, avoir des rapports sexuels. M
     ole koke. I want to make love. (PC); Koke se tou li fe. All she does is fuck. (CA) See examples
• kokòm PC ( n. ) kokanm PC kokonm CA
  1. Cucumber; concombre.
     M kou ramase kokòm. I’m picking cucumbers. (PC); Pye kokonm-la gen en ta kokonm. Mo lenm kokonm dan salad. The cucumber plant has a lot of cucumbers. I like cucumbers in salad. (CA) ♦ To pa gaignin à rien. To frèt com cocombe qui couché dan la rosée. There’s nothing wrong with you. You’re as cold as a cucumber lying in the dew. (WO) •'banane-concomme’ adj.phr. Crazy; fou, insensé, cf. banann •kokonm a lodè n.phr. (PC); kokonm odœ (PC). «Smell-melon», a small, yellow, inedible vegetable-like fruit which grows on vines; un petit fruit jaune immangeable qui pousse sur une plante grimpante. ( Cucumis melo). Sa se vye kokonm a lodè ye sa. Ye san bon bon bon mè to monj pa sa. Those are old [kokonm a lodè]. They smell very good but you don’t eat them. (PC) See examples
• kol CA ( n. ) kòl shimij PC
  1. Collar; col.
     To gen en kòl apre to chimij. You have a collar on your shirt. (CA) ♦ Enho chimin ein moune oua djab et dit li: - Donne moin mo cravate, et mo col, ça mo té prêté toi. On the road, a person saw the devil and said, ‘Give me my tie and the collar that I lent you.’ (FO T19) See examples
• kolibri CA ( n. )
  1. Hummingbird; colibri.
     En kolibri se en ti zozo grouy tou-l-tan. A hummingbird is a little bird that moves around all the time. (CA) ♦ Larenne zozos té voyé so colibri pou porté nouvel. The queen of the birds sent her hummingbird to carry the news. (T8) See examples
• kolidòr CA ( n. )
  1. Corridor, hallway; corridor, couloir.
     Enave en kolidòr. There was a hallway. (CA) See examples
• kolik CA, PC ( n. )
  1. Colic, stomachache; colique, mal au ventre, mal à l’estomac.
     Pou kolik, to gen p frote ti bebe an so ti vant e lagrès kanfre. For colic, you’ ve got to rub the baby’s little tummy with camphor oil. (CA) ♦Michié Bouki, mo pove gaçon manzé tro boucou gombo çaoui avè zambalaya; ça donne li colik. Mr. Bouki, my poor boy ate too much raccoon gumbo and jambalaya; it has given him colic. (T3) •gen kolik v.phr. (CA). To have an upset stomach; avoir mal au ventre, avoir mal à l’estomac. Mo te gen kolik yèr-o-swa . I had an upset stomach last night. (CA) See examples
• kolmoro PC ( n. ) kolmoron CA, PC
  1. Cormorant; cormoran. (Family Phalacrocoracidae).
     En kolmoron se en gro zozo. To fe gonbo ou frikase avèk sa. A cormorant is a big bird. You make gumbo or fricassee with that. (CA) See examples
• kolonb No sources ( n. )
  1. Dove; colombe.
     ♦ Colombe, ain jour, en haut ain n’harbe dans bois t apé jonglé l'amour. The dove, one day atop a tree in the woods was thinking about love. (T 18) See examples
• koloni No sources ( n. )
  1. Colony; colonie.
     ♦Ma roulé tout la colonie. I’ve traveled the whole colony. (GCl) See examples
• kolonm CA, PC ( n. )
  1. Overseer, foreman; contremaître, intendant.
     Kolonm, se en nonm ki on en chval e OVER THE travay on. Li di ye sa ki pou fe e sa ki pa pou fe. An overseer is a man on horseback who is in charge of the workers. He tells them what to do and what not to do. (PC) ♦ Li prend Compair Lapin pou so premier colombe. He took Brer Rabbit as his main overseer. (FO T18) See examples
• koloñ No sources ( n. )
  1. Cologne; eau de Cologne.
     ♦ En haut latab y avait ain jog, comme jog do l'eau Cologne. On top of the table there was a jug, like a bottle of cologne. (T20) See examples
• kolta BT, CA ( n. ) koltar NE
  1. Coal tar; goudron de houille, coaltar.
     Me di kolta disu leu simon, sa fe IT’S A BLACKTOP . Put some tar on the cement, and then it’s a blacktop [road]. (BT); Sakre ti nòm koltar-la en kou. He struck the little tar man. (NE); Ye f e chmen e BLACKTOP e kolta . They made the road with blacktop and coaltar. (CA) See examples
• kolyé PC ( n. ) lèkolyé PC
  1. Necklace; collier.
     Sè en gran lèkolye . It’s a big necklace. (PC); Li te gen tro dòrur, desi li. Li te gen en brasle, en kolye dan so kou, de bout-dòrey dan so zorèy. She had too much gold jewelry on her. She had a bracelet, a necklace on her neck, earrings in her ears. (CA) ♦ Mo sra done toi quand ma revini ein joli robe et ein collier. When I get back I’ll give you a dress and a necklace. (FO T20) See examples
  2. Collar (of harness, dog, etc.); collier (d’un harnais, d’un chien, etc.). (CA)
     ♦ Michié vente plat té oir lamarque collier quand yé fermain gros Boule dans poulailler. The flat-bellied man had seen the collar marks from when they had locked Boule in the henhouse. (T22); ‘collier’ (BD) •kolye an bwa n.phr. (PC). Wooden collar (of a harness); collier en bois (d’un harnais). Konnen kolye an bwa pardeusu en kolye an po. (You put a) wooden collar on top of a leather collar. (PC) cf. bwa-kolye • kolye an po n.phr. (PC); kolye a po (PC). Leather collar (of a harness); collier en peau (d’un harnais). Konnen kolye an bwa pardeusu en kolye an po. (You put a) wooden collar on top of a leather collar. (PC) See examples
• kolèj CA, PC ( n. ) kolèj PC
  1. School; école, collège.
     Li te e monte en kolèj TWO STORY HIGH . He was building a school two stories high. (PC) See examples
  2. Boarding school; pensionnat. (PC)
  3. College, university; université.
     Ye gen plen moun dan ton-sa-la te e fini kolèj . There were a lot of people in those days who finished college. (PC) ♦ Mo kré li kouri dan gran colèche laFlance. I think he went to a big college in France. (T17) See examples
• kolèksyon CA, PC ( n. )
  1. Collection, charity; collecte, quête, charité.
     Na pa larjan dan sa. Mo brok. Mo p ole mande kolèksyon an mo do. There’s no money in that. I'm broke. I don’t want them to take up a collection for me on my behalf. (PC); Pou Karèm, no gen de trwa semèn lamisyon. Ye fe kolèksyon pou le misyon. For Lent, we have two or three weeks for retreats. They collect money for the retreats. (CA) See examples
• kolèkté BT, CA, PC ( v.tr. ) kolékté PC
  1. To collect (taxes, a payment); percevoir (des impôts, un paiement).
     Nou te kouri pour kolèkte Chaken trant sou, pour tou lavanmidi. We each went to collect thirty cents for the whole morning. (BT) See examples
  2. To take up a collection; faire la quête, la collecte.
     Kolèkte larjan. To collect money (pass the collection plate in church). (PC); Larjan li kolèkte sa va pou misyonèr-la. Sa rès pa dan la parwas. The money he collected, it goes to the missionary. It doesn’t stay in the parish. (CA) See examples
• kolèr CA ( adj. )
  1. Angry, mad; fâché, en colère.
     Mo pa vini kolèr parskè mo konen li t ap fe fars. I didn’t get angry because I knew he was joking. (CA) ♦ Kan mo tandé paroi cila à force mo té kolèr, mo sorti mo souyé dan mo pié et mo kouri coucé. When I heard those words, mad as I was, I took off my shoes and I went to bed. (T14) •kolèr apre v.phr. (CA). To be mad at; se fâcher contre, être fâché contre. ♦ Mo connin li colère après moin. I know he’s mad at me. (FO T3) See examples
• kolèr CA, NE ( n. ) kolè PC
  1. Anger; colère.
     Kon somdi vini, Bouki fe en kou-d-kolèr. When Saturday came Bouki had a fit of anger. (NE) •an kolè adj.phr. (PC). Angry; en colère. Mo an kolè ka ye fe mo sa. I get mad when they do that to me. (PC) ♦ Sa to vini fe isi? rwa-la mannde li depi li wa li, e ben an kolè. ‘What did you come hère to do?’ the king asked when he saw him, quite angrily. (JR) See examples
• kolé CA, PC, ST ( v.intr. ) kòl PC
  1. To stick, get stuck; poisser, coller.
     Zèr-koken li, kan li chèch li kòl an to lenj, li s tach an to lenj. Cockle bur, when it’s dry it sticks to your clothes. (PC); Piti-ye apre ye dòrmi, ye gen souvan popyèr-zye kole ansanm avèk lasir. Children after they sleep often have their eyelashes stuck together with waxy substance. (CA) ♦ Hé! lamain là resté collé! Hey! The hand remained stuck! (T2) See examples
  2. To land; atterrir.
     ♦ Bal koton-la flote jiska li kole on en ti lil . The bale of cotton floated until it landed on a little island. (JR) •kole apre v.phr. kòl apre (PC). To stick to, bother; coller à. Kòl pa apre mon! Leave me alone! (PC) See examples
  3. To bank up, rebank, place soil around the base of (plants); rechausser, butter (des plantes). (CA)
• kolòy CA, PC ( n. )
  1. Kerosene, coal oil; kérosène, pétrole lampant.
     Ye te fe lalimyè avèk en boutey. Mèt en RAG avèk kolòy den en boutey, e mèt l an en poto, enn la, enn la, enn la, sa se klere ase. They would make lights with a bottle, put a rag with kerosene in a bottle and put it on a post, one there, one there, and one there. That made enough light. (PC) ♦[Pou] mòrdir sèrpon, to fe li bwa en kirelye lagres kochon fre e la to enbibe en lenj avek kòl òy e to pas sa si lamòrdir. For a snakebite, you make him drink a spoonful of fresh pigfat and then you soak a cloth in kerosene and wipe it over the wound. [ ‘ cold oil’ ] (BI) See examples
• koman CA, PC ( adv. ) komon PC komon NE koman CA, ST
  1. How; comment.
     Koman vou vini isi-la? How did you get here? (PC); Moun-la ki te gen piroke apran li koman pou jire . The people who had a parrot taught it how to swear. (CA); Touche le tof-sa-la. Wa koman mou li ye. Feel this cloth. See how soft it is. (PC) ♦ Comment to connain tous bougues-yé to popa? How do you know all of those guys are your father? (BD) •komon lonton adv.phr. (NE; PC); koman lantan, komon lanton (PC). For how long, for how much time; pour Combien de temps. Komon lonton to ondon la Louzyàn? How long are you in Louisiana for? (NE) •koman sa s fe exp. (PC). How is it that, how does it happen that; Comment se fait-il que. Koman sa s fe, to pa gen Chivi dan dèmi to latet? How is it that you don’t have hair on half your head? (PC) • kònen komon se pou v.phr. (PC). To know how to; savoir. To gen pou kònen komon se pou kwi ye. You have to know how to cook them. (PC) See examples
• komandé No sources ( v.tr. )
  1. To order; commander.
     ♦ Fleuve pa loin; comandé moin, ma parti couri néyé moin laddan tou suite. The river is not far; command me, and I will go drown myself in it right away. (ME) See examples
• komansé CA, PC ( v.intr., v.mod. ) konmonsé BT kanmansé PC komans CA komansé CA
  1. To begin, start; commencer.
     M ole wa si ye ja e komanse. I want to see if the show is starting yet. (PC); Kan mo arive legliz , ye te an plen lamés. Lamès deja komanse. When I got to church, they were in the middle of mass. Mass had already begun. (CA) ♦ Fille la commencé pair. The girl began to be afraid. (FO T19); Eh bien, dit mari la, commencé prémier, ti garçon, pasqué c'est toi qui plis jéne. Well, said the husband, you go first, little boy, because you’re the youngest. (FO T27)To begin, start (to); commencer à. Mo konmonse travaye dan enn plas. I started working somewhere. (BT); Li t ap kòrde dibwa e dibwa-la komanse deboule. He was cording wood and the wood began to tumble. (CA) ♦ Li commencin poussé soupir, et fait la cour à eine dame. He began to sigh and to court a woman. (T37) See examples
• komifo CA ( adj. )
  1. Proper, respectable, suitable; comme il faut, convenable.
     To fe man en rob komifo. Mo lenm li. You made me a suitable dress. I like it. (CA) ♦ Vou gagnin ain ti lair si tan comifo! vou popa riche, mo sûr. ‘You have such a proper appearance. Your daddy must be rich.’ (ME) See examples
• komin CA, PC ( adj. ) kòmin PC konmin PC
  1. Common, of low moral character; commun.
     Fòm-ye tro komen, se pou sa ouzòt pa marye. Those women are too common [i.e. easy], that’s why they’re not married. (PC) See examples
  2. Common; commun.
     Se pa si kòmen isi. That’s not so common here. (PC); En tayo se en chyen komen. Li pa gen oken valèr. A hound is a common dog. It doesn’t have any value. (CA) See examples
  3. Cheap; de peu de valeur.
     Men, to achte zafè-sa-la? Men se en zafè konmen, sa sa pa bon. You bought that? That’s a cheap thing, it’s no good. (PC) See examples
• komèr No sources ( n. )
  1. Mrs.; Madame.
     ♦ Ah! cé vou, Comaire Ranhoutan! Vou ben matinal, jordi. Oh, it’s you, Mrs. Orangutan. You’re an early riser today. (T6) See examples
• komèrs CA ( n. ) komès PC kòmès PC kòmèrs ST
  1. Fuss, trouble, goings on; histoire(s), tracas, embarras, difficulté.
     En gran komès. A big fuss. (PC); Mèt-d-ekol-la li gen en ti sifle e kan li sif piti-ye arèt hetaye, fe ye komèrs . The schoolteacher has a whistle, and when he whistles, the children stop yelling and carrying on. (CA) ♦ Mais qué commerce tapé méné, bougue d'animal, réveillé tout moune comme ça? But what fuss is this, you animal, to be waking everyone up like that? (FO T18) •fe komèrs v.phr. (CA; PC; ST). 1) To make trouble; faire des embarras, faires des histoires. (PC) 2) To gossip; dire des commérages. (CA) 3) —avèk To run around with (romantic partners); sortir avec (des partenaires sexuels). Life komèrs avèk tèl e tèl fom me li vè pa so non soti. Li wa en fom diferant tou le swa. He’s running around with this woman and that but he doesn’t want his name to come out. He sees a different woman every night. (CA) 4) To make a mess; faire un gâchis. Piti-si-le fe en ta kòmèrs kan ye ranje manje. These kids make a big mess when they fix food. (ST) •menen komèrs v.phr. (CA). To cheat on, run around on (one’s spouse); tromper, cocufier. Li kolè. So fom ap menen komèrs. He is angry. His wife is running around on him. (CA) See examples
  2. Gossip; commérages, racontars, potins. (PC) •komèrs de neg
     n.phr. (CA). Unnecessary fuss, gossip; histoires inutiles, commérages, racontars, potins. Se tro d komèrs de neg. Li toujou ap fe lanbara e sa fe lanbrouy. It’s too much gossiping. She’s always making trouble and it causes confusion. (CA) See examples
  3. Meddling; intervention (d’un officieux). (PC)
• komèrsyèz CA ( n. )
  1. Gossip, gossiper; commère, cancanière.
     Li te komèrsyèz . Li t ole di twa sa. Li di se sa Ème di. She was a gossiper. She wanted to tell you that. She said that was what Aimee said. (CA) See examples
• komèt CA ( v.tr. )
  1. To commit; commettre.
     Li komèt en krim e ye prizonnen li. He committed a crime and they imprisoned him. (CA) See examples
• komédyin No sources ( n. )
  1. Actor; acteur.
     ♦ Compère Renar entré dans ain boutic comédien, é fouillé dan tou so bitin. Brer Fox entered an actor’s store, and searched through all the goods. (ME 90) See examples
• konbiné No sources ( adj. )
  1. Combined; combiné.
     Cocodrie c’est ein gros menteur et comme tout so famille, ein gros pecheur. Ca, combiné avec le fait que Tchoupoule, li té s’en allé. The Alligator is a big liar and like all of his family, a big sinner. That, combined with the fact that Tchoupoule had gone away. (DC) See examples
• konbyin NE ( adv. ) komyé NE konmyin CA, PC komin PC kòmin PC komon PC
  1. How much, how many; Combien.
     Komon du tan to bèzòn? How much time do you need? (PC); Konbyen d piti t ale batize? How many children are you going to baptize? (NE); Komon d fwa. How many times. (PC); Konmyen to peye to souye? How much did you pay for your shoes? (CA) ♦ Li kouri wa Madanm Djab e li mande Djables-la kanman li se charje li pou fe li vini gro konm en chevrey. He went to see Mrs. Devil, and he asked the she-devil how much she would charge him to make him as big as a deer. (JR); Combien ça fait en tout? How many does that make? (FO T18) See examples
• kondané No sources ( v.tr. )
  1. To condemn; condamner.
     ♦ Yé trouvé compair Lapin coupable, é yé condanné li à mort! They found Compair Lapin guilty and they condemned him to death. (FO 1887) See examples
• kondisyon CA ( n. )
  1. Condition; condition.
     Mo t ole vann mo tomobil pou en bon pri parskè li te an bon kondisyon. I wanted to sell my car for a good price because it was in good condition. (CA) ♦ Tout chien té trouvé yé sort té malheureux, alors yé voyé ein délégation, ein bande chien pou mandé Bon Djé pou li méliorer yé condition. All of the dogs found their fate unhappy, so they sent a delegation, a pack of dogs to ask God to improve their condition. (FO T15) See examples
• konduit No sources ( n. )
  1. Behavior; conduite, comportement.
     ♦Cé in procédé ça? cé agi en gentleman ça? mo mandé vous? cé conduite Bertin et Capdeville! Is that any way to act? Is that acting like a gentleman, I ask you? That’s acting like Bertin and Capdeville. (T34) See examples
• kondwi No sources ( v.tr. ) kondi CA kondu CA
  1. To direct, steer, drive; conduire.
     Djab-la mete so bot de sèt lye pou tante jèn fiy-ye. Se le bòt ki kondi li. San bòt, li te pa kapab kòrsye. The devil put on his seven league boots to tempt young girls. It’s the boots that led him. Without boots he wasn’t able to run. (CA) ♦ To va les mwen monte on to do e mo va kondwi twa che Bouki. You’re going to let me climb on your back and I’m going to lead you to Bouki’s. ['conduit’] (DU) See examples
• konfirmasyon CA ( n. )
  1. Confirmation; confirmation.
     Mwa d me se mwa d la konfirmasyon. To resevwa sakreman. May is confirmation month. You receive the sacrament. (CA) See examples
• konfirmin PC ( n. ) kanntœrné PC
  1. Confirmation; confirmation.
     Sete en vye katolik. Mon e li fe tou nou konfirmen nou konmiyon. Nou batize katolik. He was an old Catholic. He and I did our confirmation and our first communion. We were baptized Catholic. (PC) See examples
• konfirmin CA, PC ( v.intr. )
  1. To be confirmed, receive the rites of confirmation; être confirmé.
     Mo fe konfirmen, e mo fe tou mo piti-ye konfirmen, batize katolik marenn e paren . I did my confirmation, and I had all of my kids confirmed, baptized Catholic with a godmother and a godfather. (PC); Si to pa konfirmen, to pa kapab batize en pitL If you’re not confirmed, you can’t baptize a child. (CA) See examples