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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martin-péshè
PC
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n.
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Belted kingfisher; martin-pêcheur. (Ceryle alcyon).
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martir
CA, NE, ST
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n.
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martur
NE
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Martyr; martyre.
Sete en sen e en martir. Ye twe li avèk kayou. He was a saint and a martyr. They killed him with stones. (ST) ♦ Martyrs layé', pi Comte Ory. The martyrs, and also Count Ory. (T1)
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Torture; torture.
Ye te rache nòt zyeu, rache nòt zong kom-sa-la, rache nòt zong zòrtey, koupe nòt long, koupe nòt zòrtey, onfen fe nouzòt tou spès de martur. They would pluck out our eyes, pull off our fingernails like that, pull off our toenails, cut out our tongue, cut off our toes, in short, they subjected us to every kind of torture. (NE)
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marto
CA, PC
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n.
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Hammer; marteau.
To kal li andan la ave en marto. You drive it in with a hammer. (PC); Si to klou kroch, to gen pou done li en kou-d-marto pou drwati li. If your nail is crooked, you’ve got to hit it with the hammer to straighten it. (CA)
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maryaj
CA, PC
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n.
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mariyaj
PC
maryé
CA, PC
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Marriage, wedding; mariage, noces.
Mo bèni mo mariyaj. I had my marriage blessed. (PC); Ye te dwaz èt gen en gran resèpsyon pou so maryaj. There must have been a big reception for her marriage. (CA) ♦ Michié Macaque vini fiancé avec Mamzelle la, et soi so mariage li invité so zami pou souper la. Mr. Monkey became engaged with the girl, and the evening of his marriage he invited his friends to have dinner there. (FO T10) •non-d-maryaj n.phr. Married name; nom de mariage, cf. non •par maryaj adj.phr. (PC). By marriage; par alliance. Neuveu par maryaj. Nephews by marriage. (PC)
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maryonèt
CA
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n.
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Puppet; marionnette.
Nouzòt t ap garde labouch maryonèt e no te pa kapab konprann koman li parle. We would watch the puppet’s mouth and we couldn’t understand how it spoke. (CA)
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maryé
CA, NE, PC
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n.
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maryè
PC
lamaryé
PC
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Bride, groom; marié(e).
En lamarye. Fonm-la se lamarye e nonm-la se mèm chòz , se la, se, marye. A bride, that woman is a bride. And that man is the same thing, he is a groom. (PC); Èn nouvo marye. A new bride. (NE); Leu maryè. Groom. (PC)
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maryé
CA, MO 60, PC
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v.,
v.intr.
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mari
NE
maré
PC
mariyé
PC
maryè
MO 60
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To get married, to be married; se marier, être marié.
Ye de ret ansanm. Ye pa marye, ye janme marye. Those two live together. They’re not married, they’ve never been married. (PC); Kan li marye, li fe en promès pou rèste ansanm juska lamòr. When he married, he made a promise to stay together until death. (CA) ♦ Mo oulé to marié; ala ein Mamzelle Lapin Blanc. [As for you, Brer Rabbit,] I want you to get married; there is a Miss White Rabbit. (FO T15) •marye avek v.phr. (PC); marye e (PC). To marry; se marier avec. Èskè vou gen kichòw kant sa, ke blan marye e nwa? Do you have something against blacks marrying whites? (PC) ♦ Yé té si joli, ké tout moune té oulé marié avec yé. They were so pretty, everyone wanted to marry them. (T29) —v. tr. 1. To marry ; se marier avec. M ap ale marye li. Li sra mo mari dan jen. I’m going to marry him. He’ll be my husband in June. (CA) ♦ Li commencé crié li pas oulé marié fille lé roi. He began to shout that he did not want to marry the king’s daughter. (FO T26) 2. To marry (s.o.) off; marier (qn). Ye marye mo, ye dòn mo en gran lanos, ave te gen benn, tou kichò. They married me off, they gave me a big wedding with a band, and all. (PC) ♦ Mo croi ben Lion en train marié so fille avec ein dans so voisin. I really think that Lion is marrying his daughter off to one of his neighbors. (FO T15) 2. To marry, perform a marriage ceremony (of a priest, etc.); marier (en parlant d’un prêtre, etc.). (PC)
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marènn
CA, PC, ST
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n.
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marinñ
MO 60
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Godmother; marraine.
Mo fe tou mo piti-ye konfïrmen, batize, fe batenm, batize katolik marenn e paren. I got all of my children confirmed, and baptized Catholic, with a godmother and a godfather. (PC) ♦ C’est mo marraine Man Barber qui té donnin bal la. It’s my godmother Mrs. Barber who gave that ball. (T40)
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maré
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n.
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Marsh, wetland; marécage, marais.
♦ L i t’apé ‘miser li-même en l'écorce ein marais. He was enjoying himself on the edge of a swamp. (BD)
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Pond; étang.
Ye te gengnen en ti mare ki te gengnen dolo. There was a little pond that had water in it. (TP)
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mas
BT, PC
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n.
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lamas
CA, PC
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Sledgehammer; masse.
Avèk enn mas on tape le poto de baryèr. You drive in fence posts with a sledgehammer. (BT); En lamas, sa gen en lamanch kòm en lahach. To sèr sa pou fan kikchoj. A sledgehammer has a handle like a hatchet. You use it to split something in two. (CA) ♦ Li samblé tou lafoce et li cogné so latête com ein lamasse. He gathered up all his strength and he struck with his head like a sledgehammer. (T2)
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mas
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n.,
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an mas
CA, ST
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Much, a lot (of); beaucoup (de).
Li plont fevi an mas. He plants a lot of okra. (CA)
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masakré
CA, PC
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v.tr.
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To slaughter, massacre; massacrer.
Ye pa tire li ye masakre li. They didn’t shoot them, they slaughtered them. (PC) ♦Yé batte, yé massacré yé méme. They fought, they slaughtered each other. (FO T16)
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To ruin, mess up, massacre (fig.); abîmer, gâcher.
Mo di kreyòl se pa masakre konm franse. Franse tou masakre. Ye gen li tou masakre paskè ènan de paròl ye, ye mel dan la ki va pa ditou. I say that Creole is not messed up like French. French is all messed up. They have messed it up because there are words in it that don’t fit at all. (PC); Mo masakre mo zèrb-ye. Mo vini avèk mo TRACTOR kraze ye. I killed my weeds. I came with my tractor and crushed them to death. (CA)
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To beat; battre.
Masakre kèkenn kòm to se biche li e gen li tou èstropye. To beat someone up, like you whip him or get him crippled. (PC); Li mouri parskè li te masakre. He died because he was badly beaten. (CA) ♦ Li trouvé ein ti chivreil qui té mouri, a force chien té massacré li li té plein bobo. He found a little deer that was dead, he was full of wounds because of how the dogs had beaten him up. (FO T1)
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mashinn
BT, CA, NE, PC
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n.
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Machine; machine.
Ben pa lòt jour ye te tou mile avek ti trèkta-ye, ye te pa gro machin kòm ye gen astè-la. But it seems like just yesterday that everything was done with mules and little tractors, they didn’t have heavy farm equipment like they have now. (PC); Si li lèv levye, so machin va travaye . If he lifts the lever, his machine will work. (CA) ♦ Mem jou 4 jiyet là , bon djié fé ein gran machine déchéché li pélé larche-kanciel pou pompé dolo si li tombé tro boucou ancau. On the same Fourth of July God made a big drying machine he called the rainbow to pump water if too much ever fell again. (T12) •machin a koud n.phr. (PC). Sewing machine; machine à coudre. Ave pa de machin a koud. There were no sewing machines. (PC) •machin dekann n.phr. (PC). Cane harvester; moissoneuse (à couper la canne).
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Engine, motor; moteur.
Puto achte en char kenz katòrz mil pyas, mo se pran en char avèk en bon BODY, mo se kouri, mo se mèt mon enn nouvèl machin anddan, mèt de bon tay. Rather than buying a new car for 14 or 15 thousand dollars, I would get a [used] car with a good body, and put a new engine in it and new tires on it. (BT)
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mashir
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n.
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Bruise, contusion; meurtrissure, bleu.
♦ Pou en machir, pronn en rasin chou-gra e met li on ba lasonn cho. For a bruise, take a pokeweed root and put it under hot ashes. (BI)
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mashpin
CA, PC
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n.
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maspin
BT
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Any plain cake without icing such as a pound cake, a sample cake or a single layer cake; gâteau simple sans glaçage, comme un quatre-quarts ou un gâteau à une couche.
Dòn-man en bon machpen. Mo pa en kèt pou blanchi. Give me a good pound cake. I don’t care about icing. (CA); Mo fe en ti maspen pou twa goute. I made a sample cake for you to taste. (BT)
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mashwa
CA, PC
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n.
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Jaw; mâchoire.
Li te gen so de lamen an so machwa. He put his jaw in his hands. (PC); Li chike taba tou la jounen. Sa fe so machwa mal. He chews tobacco all day long. It hurts his jaw. (CA) ♦ C’est ein ver de terre qui mordé li dans so cou en bas so machoire. An earth worm bit him in his neck below his jaw. (FO T3)
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mashwaron
PC
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n.
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Yellow catfish, mud catfish; espèce de poisson-chat. (Leptops olivaris).
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mashèr
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n.
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Pus; pus.
♦ [Pou] tatanòs...Promi en kouvèr e rouj e li pou laboukàn frap drwat don p le-la. Safe matchèr-la sòrti. For tetanus, take a lid and arrange it so that the smoke hits the wound directly. That will make the pus come out. (BI)
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mashé
CA, PC
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v.,
v.tr.
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To grind, mince; hacher, moudre.
Se kòm sa to gen lavyòn mache, to moul li. That’s how you get ground meat, you grind it. (PC); To mache to kafe pou fe kafe. You grind your coffee to make coffee. (CA) ♦ [Pou] brilmon estoma, mache de fey chenn e vale diji-la. For heartburn, grind up some oak leaves and drink their juice. (BI)
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mask
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n.
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mas
CA, PC, ST
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Mask; masque.
Mo pa kònè ki moun li te, li te gen en mas an so figi. I didn’t know who she was, she had a mask on her face. (PC) ♦ Li trouvé ain mask ki té joliman bien faite. He found a mask that was very well made. (ME 90)
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maskaradé
CA
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v.tr.
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To disguise; déguiser.
Li te si maskarade li te sanble en vye dyablès. She was so disguised she looked like an old devil woman. (CA)
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maské
CA, NE
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v.refl.
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To put on a mask; se masquer.
Mo te pa konen wa li byen. Li te maske. I couldn’t see him well. He was masked. (CA) ♦ Vous connin que roi Canne avale té donné l'ordre qué li té pas oulé moune masqué yé en haut Mardi Gras. You know that King Carnaval gave the order that he didn’t want people to wear masks on Mardi Gras. (T40)
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mastòk
CA
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n.
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Large dragonfly; grande libellule.
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matashé
PC
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adj.
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Spotted, speckled; tacheté.
En chval li matache. A spotted horse. (PC)
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matin
gen, MO 60
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n.
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Morning; matin.
Li se vini vandredi , sanmdi maten , ‘penng! Penng! Penng! Penng! ‘ li se sònen laklòch-la . When Friday or Saturday morning came around, ting! ting! ting! ting! They would ring the bell. (PC); Lonmen maten avon jour, kote siz-èr, Konpèr Lapen vini ondon l BUS . The next morning before dawn, around 6:00, Brer Rabbit got onto the bus. (NE) ♦ To va prend in costume caouène, moin mo sra zétoile du matin. You will get a snapping turtle costume, and I will be the morning star. (T33) •asmaten adv.phr. (BT; CA). This morning; ce matin. To leve asmaten to vini isit èk to chveu-ye tou paye. You got up this morning and came here with your hair all uncombed. (BT); Mo latèt t ape tournen asmaten. Mo rèste asit. I was dizzy this morning. I stayed seated. (CA) •bo maten adv.phr. (CA; MO 60; PC; ST); bon maten (NE; PC). 1) In the early morning; de bon matin. Mo travay pa l apre-midi. Mo travay bon maten. I don’t work in the afternoon. I work in the early morning. (PC) ♦ Bon matin, li parti couri côté Compair Zavoka. Early in the morning, he got up and went to Brer Lawyer’s. (T5) 2) This morning; ce matin. Mo parle avèk li bo maten. I talked with him this morning. (CA) •bon maten int. (CA; ST). Good morning; Bonjour, •gran-maten adv.phr. (PC); gran bo maten, gran gran maten, (PC); gron-maten (NE). Early in the morning, just before sunrise; de bon matin, juste avant le lever du soleil. E e kou pèche gran maten. A katr è anvan jou. (I’m) going fishing early in the morning. At four o’clock in the morning. (PC); Gran maten? Se en ti bren avan soley lève. Gran maten? That’s a tiny bit before sunrise. (PC) •le maten adv.phr. (PC). In the morning; le matin, dans la matinée. Mo bwa yenk en tas le maten. I just drink one cup in the morning. (PC) •tou le maten adv.phr. Every morning; tous les matins. Mo bwa kafe tou le maten. I drink coffee every morning. (CA) ♦ Pou di son kle bouyi fey pakaye avek en ti moso koupros e bwa tou le maten kon to leve. For thin blood, boil some pecan leaves with copperas, and drink some every morning when you get up. (LA)
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matinal
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Early-rising, morning (person); matinal.
♦A h! cé vou, Comaire Ranhoutan! Vou ben matinal, jordi. Oh, it’s you, Mrs. Orangutan. You’re up quite early this morning. (T6)
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matinyènng
PC
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n.
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Any old object; n'importe quel vieil objet.
Va chèrche vye bout matenyenng-la dan kwen pou mwen. Go get that old thing in the corner for me. (PC)
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matla
CA, PC
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n.
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Mattress; matelas.
En payas fe avèk lapay ki sòr an-o mayi. Nou te chik li byen e nou te me li den en sak, e nou te fe pou mèt an no matla. A mattress made with corn shucks. We would tear it up well, and put it in something like a bag to put on our mattress. (PC); Lontan pase ye te fe matla evèk lapay. A long time ago they made mattresses with straw. (CA) ♦ C'est temps pou découvri matelas, planté dicane. It’s time to uncover the mattress and to plant the cane. (T27)
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matlo
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Sailor; matelot.
♦ Lézot matlo pa bésouan comandan. The other sailors don’t need a commander. (T7)
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matou
CA, NE, PC
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n.
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Tomcat; matou.
An franse se en matou. An kreyòl se en popa chat. In French it’s a ‘tomcat’. In Creole it’s a [popa chat]. (PC); Mo gen en matou. Li vini dan mo kou, li tchwe ti cha-ye. Mo pa konen ou li sòr. Li toujou ap chèrche pou femèl. I’ve got a tomcat. He comes in my yard and kills little cats. I don’t know where he comes from. He’s always looking for females. (CA) ♦ Coutez vié chatte léyé qu’apé pélé matou. Listen to the old pusses that are calling out for tomcats. (T27)
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matris
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Womb, uterus; matrice, utérus.
♦ Pou lamaladi de fam, pou netwaye matris en fam, vou sèrv medsin Misye Irsen. For women’s sickness, to clean out the uterus, you use Mr. Irsen’s medicine. (BI)
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(A kind of illness of the womb).
♦ Pou lamatris, vou sèr lalyann on kat. For the [illness of the] womb, you use [a certain kind of] ivy. (BI)
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maté
PC, ST
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To buck, rear up; faire le gros dos, se cabrer.
Chval mate. The horse reared up. (ST) ♦ Alorse Bourriquet la maté é pi corcobié. Then Bourriquet reared and thought he was doing something nice. (FO 1887)
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may
BT, CA, NE
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n.
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Joint, segment; joint, entrenoeud.
Mò te tou koupe ye pa may, tou koupe dan l maj. I cut it all up into segments. (BT)
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Mesh, link (in a net); maille (d’un filet).
♦ Desrat-la couri vite et mangé tout lamaille-la et Lion té ca fou’ so camp. The rat came and ate the mesh links of the net, and the Lion was able to flee. (BD)
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mayi-lòr
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n.
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Children’s game in which participants hold hands and turn around (cf. ‘ring-around-the-rosie’); jeu d’enfants dans lequel les participants se tiennent la main et font des tours.
Ye te kat o senk ansanm, e ye tchombo ye lamen. Mari tchoulo. There were four or five of them together, and they held hands. (PC)
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mayonéz
CA
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n.
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Mayonnaise; mayonnaise.
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mayé
BT
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adj.
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Jointed, divided up into net-like links; segmenté, diviser en mailles.
Lab-a-malo se tou maye, se maye konm en dwa. Lizard’s tail is all jointed, it is jointed like a finger. (BT)
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mañifik
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Magnificent; magnifique.
♦ Mo fille di moin com ça li magnifique dan so cercueil. My daughter said how magnificent she was in her coffin. (WO)
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mañin
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n.
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mwayin
PC
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To handle; manier.
Mo janmen monyen en fizi . I’ve never handled a rifle. (PC) ♦ Quand Compair Lapin oua tout largent li té apé magnin tous les jou, ca proche rende li fou. When Brer Rabbit saw how much money he was handling almost every day, it almost made him crazy. (FO T15)
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mañòlya
PC
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n.
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magnolya
CA, ST
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Magnolia tree; magnolier.
Dimanch Ramo, nou sèrvi fœy magnolya. On Palm Sunday, we use magnolia leaves. (ST)
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mi
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n.
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dimiy
PC
dimiyè
PC
mi balé
PC, CA
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Broomstraw, millet; millet.
Mennen mo dimiy-ye pou mo fe baleye. Bring me the broom straw so I can make a broom. (PC)
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midi
CA, NE, PC
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n.
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Noon; midi.
Nou monje a midi. We ate at noon. (PC) ♦ A pe pre a midi, nonm-la rive. Around noon, the man arrived. (JR) •le midi adv.phr. Noon, at noon; à midi. Ye bwa le maten, ye bwa le midi, e ye bwa le swa. They drink in the morning, they drink at noon, and they drink in the evening. (PC)
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midjit
PC
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n.
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Midget, dwarf; nain.
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midonnin
CA
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v.tr.
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To starch; amidonner.
Mo midonnen mo lenj avan mo pase li. I starched my clothes before I ironed them. (CA)
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migrèn
PC
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n.
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lamigrènn
PC
mégrin
PC
migrènn
PC
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Migraine; migraine.
Li gen lamigrenn. She has a migraine. (PC) ♦ Si to gen la migrenn pron mar kafe e di sel e met sa don en ti moso di bren fen pi mare on to la tet, onvon demen to mal latet a pase. If you have a migraine, take some coffee grounds and salt and put it in a piece of fine cheesecloth and then tie it around your head and the headache will pass. (LA)
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mikmak
CA, ST
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n.
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Plot, scheme, foul play; intrigue, manigance.
♦ Gran jou 4 jiyet mo oua tou zans koulair apé kouri miting, ça fé mo pran mo baton hé mo kouri oussit pou oua ki mikmak yé té apé alé fé. That great Fourth of July all of the colored folks were going to meeting, so I grabbed my stick and I went too, to see what scheme they were plotting. (T13)
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mikwonn
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kana mikwonn
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Shoveler duck, spoon-billed duck; souchet. (Spatula clypeata ). cf. kanar
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Mile; mille.
Nou te gen marche apeupre, aprè si mil o kèkcho, tou le jou pou vin lekòl. We had to walk about six miles a day to get to school. (PC) ♦Mo zoreilles yé si longues mo tendé des milles. My ears are so long that I can hear for miles. (FO T4) ; Li fe en sèten distons, apopre en mil. He went a little ways, about a mile. (DU) •son mil a lè adv. (BT). Very fast, a hundred miles an hour; très vite, à cent milles à l’heure. Li pase la on mon son mil a lè son leve lamen. He passed me up driving so fast without waving to me. (BT)
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mil
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Thousand; mille.
Puto achte en char kenz katòrz mil pyas. Rather than buying a [new] car for 14 or 15 thousand dollars. (BT); En fwa to gen de mil liv o trwa mil liv o to gen de tonn. Once you’ve got two or three thousand pounds, you’ve got a ton. (PC) ♦ Mo mandin li mille pardons si mo té paraite stupide. I begged him a thousand pardons if I looked stupid. (T38)
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milat
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Mulatto; mulâtre.
Si vou mè en nèg epi èn fiy blonch, sa va èlve de milat. If you put a black man and a white woman together, they will have mulatto children. (NE); En moun koulèr ke blan se en milat ou en milatrès. A black person who is white is a mulatto man or a mulatto woman. (CA) ♦ Si nous pas bien veillé, milates va mené nous en dedans. If we are not careful the mulattoes will trick us. (T35) •milat klè n.phr. (PC). Light-skinned mulatto; mulâtre au teint clair, •milat jonn n.phr. (PC). Mulatto with yellowish skin; mulâtre au teint jaunâtre.
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myoulatrès
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milatrés
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Mulatto woman; mulâtresse.
En moun koulèr ke blan se en milat ou en milatrès . A black persone who is white is a mulatto man or a mulatto woman. (CA); Ti milatres-la ave ti milat-la mele ansanm, sa mennen jenerasyon milat, to wa. Then the little female mu-latto and the little male mulatto mix together, and that brings a generation of mulattoes, you see. (PC) • Milatraisse couri dan bal, cocodrie po’té fanal. Yellow girl goes to the ball, nigger lights her to the hall. (GC2)
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