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| LEXIQUE - DICTIONARY |
| Ce petit lexique a pour but essentiel de faciliter la compréhension des sirandanes qui utilisent souvent des mots inusités |
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This small glossary / dictionary is mainly intended to help in the understanding of the "sirandanes", which use some unfamiliar terms. |
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Kreol |
Français |
English |
| B |
| bourle |
brûler |
to burn |
| G |
| goui |
aiguille |
needle |
| gri |
grill |
grill |
| K |
| kales |
calèche. |
carriage |
| koulou |
clou |
nail |
| kouroupa |
colimaçon. |
snail |
| krir |
écrire |
to write |
| L |
| labous |
bouche |
mouth |
| laponp |
fontaine |
fountain |
| lasanm |
chambre |
room |
| lonb |
ombre |
shadow, shade |
| M |
| mous jòn |
guêpe |
wasp |
| N |
| nek |
seulement, rien que |
only, nothing but |
| nene |
nez |
nose |
| P |
| paryaka |
mouchoir à carreaux |
checked kerchief |
| pous |
chasser |
to chase |
| S |
| sat |
chat. |
cat |
| siko |
chicot. |
stump (of tree, toth) |
| T |
| tort |
tordu |
twisted, buckled, bent |
| tourou |
trou. |
hole |
| V |
| vas |
vache |
cow |
| Y |
| yev |
lièvre |
hare |
| Z |
| zanblon |
fruit comestible de forme oblongue et de couleur noir violacé |
an oblong, dark purplish tropical fruit |
| zourit |
poulpe |
pulp |
| zozo |
oiseau |
bird |
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