Dictionary of Louisiana Creole

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  • use "an" for /ã/ ← an, am, en, em
  • use "on" for /ɔ̃/ ← on, om
  • use "in" for /ɛ̃/ ← in, im
• 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
• 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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• rélijon NE, ST ( n. ) lalizyon PC lalijyon PC ralijyon PC lariijyon CA
  1. Religion, denomination; religion; dénomination.
     Mwa mo pa bèptis, marèdis, tou kalite lòt lalijyon, mo se katolik. I’m not Baptist or Methodist or any other kind of religion, I’m Catholic. (PC); Sete pa fe diferans kèl lariijyon li te gen. It didn’t matter what religion he had. (CA) ♦ Ein moune fini par dégouté, alors yé prend ein lote Bon Djé et ein lote religion. A person ends up disappointed and so they take a different God and another religion. (FO T15) See examples
  2. Hymns; hymnes, cantiques.
     Ye te chant la lijyon an kreyòl. They used to sing hymns in Creole. (PC) See examples
• rémark No sources ( n. )
  1. Remark; remarque. •pase de remark
     v.phr. (CA). To pass remarks, criticize; faire des critiques. L ap pase de remark. Li pa satisfe. He’s criticizing. He’s not happy. (CA) See examples
  2. Emblem; emblème.
     Pelikan-la, se la remark la Louziàn. Se en zozo. The pelican is the state emblem. It’s a bird. (CA) See examples
• rémarké No sources ( v.tr., v.intr. )
  1. To notice; remarquer.
     Kan mo pase devon so lamezon, mo remarke ke so lafinèt te kase. When I passed in front of his house, I noticed that his window was broken. (CA) ♦ Jean Malin té rémarqué qué quand michié la té au ras madame so l’amoureuse n ‘avait pas taureau dans la plaine. Clever John noticed that when the gentleman was around his mistress there was no bull in the plain. (FO T2) See examples
  2. To forecast; prédire, annoncer.
     S ale remarke en kou-d-ton. They forecast stormy weather. (BT)To state, reply, remark; dire, constater, remarquer. ♦ Vou pa besoin serré moin comme ça, remarque Mamrie. You don’t have to hold me like that, Mamrie replied. (ME) See examples
• rémaryé CA, PC ( v.intr. )
  1. To remarry, get remarried; se remarier.
     Fam-la ki so mari mouri li remarye ave en lòt nonm. The woman whose husband died married another man. (PC) See examples
• rémi-minaj CA ( n. )
  1. Ruckus, din, racket; remue-ménage, tapage, vacarme.
     L apé fe remi-menaj. Tou le menaj te desi de roulèt. He is making a racket. All of the furniture was on rollers. (CA) ♦ Tout d'ein coup yé tendé ein tapage, ein remu menage, ein train, comme si tonnerre té apé roulé en haut la terre. All at once they heard a noise, a racket, a din, as if thunder was rolling above the earth. (FO T15) See examples
• rémor No sources ( n. )
  1. Remorse; remords.
     ♦ Moman Florimond té gagnin remor, li maigri tous les jou, et ein soi, malgré yé soignin li bien, li mouri. Mother Florimond was filled with remorse, she got thinner by the day, and one evening, although she took good care of herself, she died. (FO T20) See examples
• rémèd CA, ST ( n. )
  1. Remedy, medicine; remède, médicament.
     Mo ale lapotikèr pou achte remèd pou mo piti ki te malad. I went to the pharmacist to buy medecine for my child who was sick. (ST); Mo pran remèd pou mo rim. I’m taking medicine for my cold. (CA) ♦ Mo oulé to porté moin demain matin ein bouteille di lait taureau, c’est pou fait réméde pou mo fille qui malade. I want you to bring a bottle of bull milk tomorrow, it’s to make a remedy for my daughter who is sick. (T18); ' réméde ‘ (FO T24) See examples
• rémèt CA ( v.tr. ) rimét PC rimété CA
  1. To replace, put back; remettre.
     La ou gen rimet napa, vou gen mèt BAIT pou rèplas e la lanmen maten vou kou leve l ankò. Then you have to put on bait, and the next morning you go and check it again. (PC); Si li wa li fini sèrvi brik savon kan li lav li, li deve remèt enn ot brik d savon. If he sees he’s finished using the bar of soap when he washes himself, he should put out another bar of soap. (CA) ♦ Vié fame remette so latête en place. The old woman put her head back in place. (T30) See examples
• répa CA, PC ( n. )
  1. Meal; repas.
     To manj trwa repa par jou? Dejœnen, dmen e soupe. Do you eat three meals a day? Breakfast, lunch and supper. (PC); ♦ Jamais après mo repas mo té va dodo sur lachaise. Never after my meal would I fall asleep on the chair. (T39) See examples
• réparé PC ( v. )
  1. To repair, fix; réparer.
     Le chalon li gen, li bèzòn repare. The boat he works on has to be fixed. (PC) See examples
• répasé BT, CA ( v.tr. ) pasé CA, PC arpasé PC repasé PC erpasé PC rpasé CA
  1. To iron, press; repasser.
     Mo rakonte li se MISS DAL ki repase mon chimiz kan mo marye. I told her that it was Miss Dal who ironed my shirts when I got married. (BT); Mo midonnen mo lenj avan mo pase li. I starched my clothes before I ironed them. (CA) ♦ Là li çorti aine ki té samblé kom si li té pacé avè ein fair yé arpacé chimige djinkelmaine. Then he got one out which looked like it had been ironed with an iron they use on a gentleman’s shirts. (T17) See examples
• réponn CA, NE ( v. ) répòn MO 60, PC répondé CA
  1. To answer; répondre.
     M a repòn vou an kreyòl. I’ll answer you in Creole. (PC); Mo ekri li me li pa reponde man. I wrote him but he didn’t answer me. (CA) ♦ Li réponde yé té dans la maison a coté divant. He answered that they were in the house next door. (FO T22) •repòn tèlèfòn v.phr. (PC). To answer the telephone; répondre au téléphone. Ye p e repòn tèlèfòn. They don’t answer the phone. (PC) See examples
  2. To talk back, backtalk; répondre insolemment, être effronté.
     Li pa frante, Li byen poli. Ena ki va reponn twa. Pa li. She’s not sassy. She’s very polite. There are some who talk back to you. Not her. (CA) See examples
• répons CA ( n. )
  1. Response; réponse.
     Mo ti nèveu di: Mam , sa ena? Oken repons. Li te mòr. My little nephew said, ‘Mom? What’s wrong?’ No answer. She was dead. (CA) ♦ »Ça cé ain bel réponse, dit Mamrie. « ‘That’s a beautiful answer,’ said Mamrie. (ME) See examples
• répoublikin CA, PC ( adj., n. ) ripoublikin PC
  1. Republican; républicain.
     DOWN SOUTH ye dèmokrat , astè ye e toumen, ena plen ki e tournen repoubliken. In the South they are Democrats, but now they are changing, there are a lot more who are Republicans. (PC) See examples
• répozé CA ( v.intr. ) pozé CA, PC
  1. To rest, relax; se reposer, se détendre.
     Mo travay tou la journen, e mo las. Mo gen poze en pe. I’ve worked all day, and I’m tired. I need to rest a little. (PC); Mo kouche e repoze mo-mèm. I went to bed and rested. (CA) ♦ Quand soir vini , li té si lasse, li assite en ein nabbe pou réposer li. When evening came, he was so tired that he sat on a tree to rest. (BD) See examples
• réprézanté CA ( v.tr. ) réprézant CA
  1. To represent; représenter.
     Li i pou reprezante li-mèm devan lalwa. He had to represent himself before the law. (CA) ♦ Chak chandèl represan la vi enn pèrsòn, e mo-tchyenn ben kour. Each candle represents a person’s life, and mine is really short. (JR) See examples
• répété CA, PC ( v.tr. )
  1. To repeat; répéter.
     Le e repete sa le e di. He repeats what he’s saying. (PC); L ap chagrinen man. Li kontini repete tou-l-tan la mèm choj. He’s annoying me. He keeps repeating the same thing all the time. (CA) ♦ A tou minit Konpè Ratbwa te djete pou si Konpè Lous tape vini, e li te di, ma monje jis en nòt. Li te pa fini monje sila li te repete menm choz e kontinwe monje. At each moment Brer Possum looked to see if Brer Bear was coming, and he said ‘I’ll eat just one more.’ He wasn’t done eating that one when he repeated the same thing and continued eating. (DU) See examples
• réshanjé CA ( v.refl. )
  1. To change clothes; se changer.
     Mo rechanje mo-mèm parskè mo sue. I changed my clothes because I sweated. (CA) See examples
• résho BT, CA ( n. )
  1. Gas heater; appareil de chauffage à gaz.
     Va tenye recho-lœ. S ape vini tro cho isit don. Go turn off the heater. It’s becoming too hot in here. (BT); No te gen en gro recho an bwa me no te pa i fdye. We had a big wood stove but we didn’t have a fireplace. (CA) See examples
• réshonj PC ( n. ) réshans CA
  1. Change; monnaie.
     La nòm-la gen karkule komon vou achte ovon li donn vou vou rechonj. The man calculates how much you bought before he gives you your change. (PC) See examples
  2. Change of clothes; rechange de vêtements.
     Si mon mo te gen en bon rechonj pou mo-tchenn piti. If I had a clean change of clothes for my child. (PC); Mo te menne en rechans an tou ka mo swe. I brought a change of clothes in case I sweat. (CA) See examples
• réshosé PC ( v.tr. ) ransosé PC
  1. To bank up, rebank, place soil around the base of (plants); rechausser, butter (des plantes).
     To konnen kan ye dechose dekann e kan ye me la tè-la bèk, rechose. You know, when they offbar the sugar cane and when they put dirt back around its base. (PC) See examples
• rési CA, PC ( n. )
  1. Receipt; reçu.
     Ekan mo achte mo tomobil, ye dòn man en resi. When I bought my car, they gave me a receipt. (CA) See examples
• résité CA ( v.tr. ) résit CA
  1. To recite; réciter.
     Le swa mo resit mo leson pou landmen a lekol. At night, I recite my lesson for the next day at school. (CA) ♦ Ye kontinwe marche e chakenn te resite ye ti bout kreol. They continued walking, and each one recited his little bit of Creole. (JA); Mo resit trwa sali mari e en nòtr pe. I recite three Hail Marys and one Our Father. (BI) See examples
• résusité No sources ( v.tr. )
  1. To resurrect; ressusciter.
     ♦ ’Mo bon papa qui jamin menti, qui té ressuscité Saint Lazare et sauvé Daniel de lion layé. ‘ «My good Father who never lies, who raised Lazarus from the dead and saved Daniel from the lions.» (TN) See examples
• résèpsyon CA ( n. )
  1. Reception; réception.
     Ye te dwaz èt gen en gran resèpsyon pou so maryaj. There must have been a big reception for her marriage. (CA) See examples
• résévwa PC, ST ( v.tr. ) rézévwa PC rèsévwa PC rèsèvwa PC résèvwa CA
  1. To receive, get; recevoir.
     Don ton-sa-la ki moun ki te resevwa en tchèk, ni blon ni nwa, to te gen travay. In those days who received [welfare] checks? Neither whites nor blacks, you had to work. (PC); Mo resevwa en liv ke mo pa ordonen e mo ranvwaye li. I received a book I didn’t order and I sent it back. (ST) ♦ Yé di mouan pou mo hèkri vou pou pran zaranjman avé vou pou arçoi ein gazait. They told me to write to you and make arrangements with you to receive a newspaper. (T17) See examples
  2. To receive, entertain guests; recevoir des invités.
     Me se de drol moun-ye. Ye di pa bonjou, ye pa konnen pou rezevwa. But those are strange people. They never say hello, they don’t know how to receive guests. (PC); Mo resèvwa en ta moun yèr. I entertained a lot of people yesterday. (CA) ♦ Quand mo rivé là soir là mo trouvé mo l'oncle à laporte apé reçoit moune. When I arrived there that evening I found my uncle at the door receiving people. (T40) •rèsèvwa piti v.phr. (PC); resèvwa piti (CA). To deliver a baby; mettre un bébé au monde. Fonm koulè, li se kouri la se vni kote vou-tchèn madòm rèsèvwa piti-la. The black woman would come to your wife’s place, she would deliver your child. (PC) See examples
• rétar No sources ( adv., adv.phr. ) an rétar No sources
  1. Late; en retard.
     ♦ Dans lamonte Torti, Lapin té en rétard. According to Turtle’s watch, Rabbit was late. (T26); ‘en retard ' (T27) See examples
• rétardé No sources ( adj. )
  1. Retarded; attardé, faible d’esprit.
     Tout qualité moun, tout retardé, yé gone chanter à le nèg que li ‘tait pas éduqué. Every kind of retarded person, went to sing to the black man that he was not educated. (DC) See examples
• rétir No sources ( v.tr. ) rétiré MO 60
  1. To remove, take off; retirer, enlever, ôter.
     ♦ [Pou] panari, to me lemouch ( en la gres) si la ou safe mal. Kont li vyen rouj to retir lemouch. For whitlow, you put some flies and grease on the place where it hurts. When it turns red you remove the flies. (BI) See examples
• révanjé CA ( v.intr. )
  1. To avenge oneself, take revenge, get even with; se venger.
     Li revanje an twa. He got even with you. (CA) See examples
• révini CA ( v.intr. ) réviñi MO 60
  1. To come back; revenir.
     Il y a deux mois, nous apé couri pêcher. Chaque fois nous reviens, il y a pas manger. For two months now we’ve been going fishing. Each time we come back, there is no food. (AN T7); Mo te gonn me mo te revini. I had left but I came back. (CA) ♦ Enfin, quand jour la va rivé; que ta oulé revini chez nous. Finally when the day arrives and you want to come back to us. (T33) See examples
  2. To become again; redevenir.
     Mo revigni mjè. I got better again. (MO 60) See examples
• révolt CA, PC ( n. )
  1. Revolt; révolte.
     Èiti te kontrole par leu Franse. E kon le nwar, la pòpulasyon d nwar i te plu gro keu le blan se fe enn revolt. E ye prann leu pei. Haiti was controlled by the French. And when the blacks, the black population was bigger than the whites there was a revolt. And they took over the country. (PC) ♦ Cé li kapé gouvernin en cachette é conseillé tou moune é mené yé en révolte. It is he who is governing secretly and advising all your people, and putting them in rebellion. (FO 1887) See examples
• révolté CA ( v.intr. )
  1. To revolt, rebel; se révolter.
     ♦ Faut nos fait la loi, et tout ça yé qui révolté na tchué yé. We have to make a law, and all of those who rebel, we will kill them. (FO T1) See examples
  2. To avenge oneself, take revenge, get even with; se venger.
     Li vole so fonm-la e li revolte anlèr li. He stole his wife away and he got even with him. (CA) See examples
• révolusyon No sources ( n. ) révolisyon CA
  1. Revolution; révolution.
     ♦ Mo revé qu’ein révolution té bouleversé la Louisiane. I dreamt that a revolution had rocked Louisiana. (T37); ‘revolution’ (T38) See examples
  2. High blood pressure; pression du sang élevée.
     Li malad. Li gen revolisyon san. He’s sick. He’s got high blood pressure. (CA) See examples
• révé PC ( v. ) rèvé CA, PC
  1. To dream; rêver.
     Mo wa sa dan la nwit. Mo rève sa. I saw that at night, I dreamt it. (PC); Mo rève mo te dan la Frans. I dreamt I was in France. (CA) ♦ Mo révé qué dans peu de jours nous té rivé coté Lindine. I dreamt that in just a few days we had arrived at Lindine. (T34) See examples
• révéyon CA ( n. )
  1. Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve dinner; réveillon.
     Apre lamès minwi, no te gen en reveyon. Pap te twe en ti kochon. Sete en repa. After midnight mass, we had a New Year’s dinner. Dad would kill a little pig. It was a meal. (CA) See examples
• révéyon CA ( n. )
  1. Reverend; révérend.
     Ezot pèl prèt-la reveyon Gabrièl. The others call that priest the Reverend Gabriel. (CA) See examples
• révéyèr PC ( n. ) révéyè (m.) CA révéyéz (f.) CA
  1. One who wakes another up; un réveilleur.
     Sè en reveyèr. [A rooster] is a waker-up. (PC); Reveyè pas e li son la klòch pou reveye sès k ape dòrmi. The wake-up man passes and he rings a bell to wake up those who are sleeping. (CA) See examples
• révéyé No sources ( v.intr., v.tr. )
  1. To wake up; se réveiller.
     Mo kou dòrmi ka mo reveye mo te BRAND NEWl I went to sleep and when I woke up I was brand new. (PC); Reveyè pas e li son la klòch pou reveye sès k ape dòrmi. The wake-up man passes and he rings a bell to wake up those who are sleeping. (CA) ♦ Mo révéyé avé ein la souafe ki té apé graté mo gargane. I woke up with a thirst that was scratching my throat. (T16)To wake, wake up; réveiller. Li tanmbe dòrmi, è, mo te pa ka reveye li. He fell asleep, and I couldn’t wake him. (PC) ♦ Mais qué commerce tapé méné, bougue d'animal, réveillé tout moune comme ça? But what activity is this, you animal, to be waking everyone up like that? (FO T18) See examples
• réyini No sources ( v.intr. )
  1. To gather together, assemble (for a meeting); se réunir, se rassembler.
     ♦ Quand tout zouvrier té réini Compair Lapin commencé fait so pont qui té vite fini. When all of the workers had gathered, Brer Rabbit began to construct his bridge, which was finished in no time. (FO T15) See examples
• réyon No sources ( n., n.phr. ) réyon solèy ST
  1. Ray of sunlight, sunbeam; rayon de soleil.
     Se dwa-zèt jour parskè mo wa reyon soley. It must be daylight because I see rays of sunlight. (ST) ♦ »Asteur to propre é bel comme ain rayon soleil. « Now you are clean and pretty as a ray of sunlight. (ME) See examples
• réziman No sources ( n. )
  1. Regiment; régiment.
     ♦ Dan tan réziman blan ein solda té mouri, zoficié té kouri téré li. In the days of the white regiments, if a soldier died the officers went to bury him. (T14) See examples
• rézin CA, PC ( n. )
  1. Grape; raisin.
     Rezen-la e mwazi. The grapes are moldy. (PC); Ena moun ke fe duven avèk rezen. There are people who make wine with grapes. (CA) ♦ Raisins apé grimpé. The grapevines are climbing. (T27) •rezen rouj n.phr. (CA). Red grape; raisin rouge. •rezen sek n.phr. (CA; PC). Raisin; raisin sec. Ena de kalite rezen. Ena rezen sek ena rezen vè. There are two kinds of grapes, dried ones and fresh ones (i.e raisins). (PC) •rezen vè n.phr. (PC). Grape; raisin. Ena de kalite rezen. Ena rezen sèk ena rezen vè. There are two kinds of grapes, fresh ones and dried ones (i.e raisins). (PC) rezidans n. Residence; résidence. ♦ Compair Lapin é Maite Rénard tou lé dé resté dan minme paroisse où lé roi lé fé so résidence. Compair Lapin and Master Fox both remained in the same parish where the king had his residence. (FO 1887) See examples
• rézipèl CA, NE ( n. )
  1. Erysipelas; érysipèle.
     Li te gen en gro rezipèl apre so bra-la. He had a big erysipelas on his arm. (CA) ♦ Pan rezipel fe en longon avek de rave e lagres, epi fròt avek sa. For erysipelas make an ointment with cockroaches and fat, and rub with that. [ ‘résipelle ‘] (LA) See examples
• rézistans No sources ( n. )
  1. Resistance; résistance.
     ♦ Cé pou ça mo conseillé vou pa fé résistance. This is why I advise you not to resist. (FO 1887) See examples
• rézisté No sources ( v. )
  1. To resist; résister.
     ♦ Mingo peut pas résister une bouteille tafia. Mingo cannot resist a bottle of tafia. (TM) See examples
• rézon NE, ST ( n., adj. ) rézo PC
  1. Reason; raison.
     Ye gen deu rezon to pa dwat fe sa. There are two reasons you shouldn’t do that. (ST) ♦ La rezon Konpè Ratbwa pa gen pwal on so latchye. The reason Brer Possum has no hair on his tail, (name of folktale), [ ‘réson’ ] (DU) •(gen) rezon v.phr. (CA; PC). To be right; avoir raison. Si ye fe twa kèkcho ki to rezo o pa, vyen isi. If they do something to you, whether you’re right or not, come to see me. (PC); L ape di la verite. Li gen foutiman rezon. He’s telling the truth. He is really right. (CA) ♦ Ah, Compair Lapin té raison; ein pé plis mo té fouti. Oh, Brer Rabbit was right; a little more and I would be dead. (FO T18)Reasonable; raisonnable. Sa se rezon. That is reasonable. (NE) rezònab adj. Reasonable; raisonnable. ♦ Èce que yété jamin gagnin, dans tou la Nouvel Lorlèan, ain nanfan plice intelligent éplice raisonable pacè li? Has there ever been, in New Orleans, a more intelligent and more reasonable child than he? (ME 91) See examples
• rézé BT ( v.tr. )
  1. To dig a hole or a small ditch in a row in order to plant; faire un trou pour planter.
     Te reze la tèt lœ ran; sete fe konm en fose. They dug out the head of the row to make a drainage ditch. (BT) See examples
• rézòné CA ( v.intr. ) rézònin CA
  1. To reason; raisonner.
     Li an anfans me jodi li parle byen. Li te kapab rezònen byen. Li te p ap deparle. He’s senile but today he spoke well. He was able to reason well. He wasn’t talking nonsense. (CA) See examples
• rézòné No sources ( v.intr. )
  1. To ring, resound; résonner.
     ♦ Vouzote té capabe tendé la hache la résonné et nabe la té tremblé. You were able to hear the axe resound and the trees quiver. (FO T2) See examples