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Louisiana Creole words starting with “A”

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apwonte

Verb (transitive)
English:to appoint (s.o.) to a position

apènn

adverb
English:barely

“Li té apènn kat pyas.”

— It was barely four dollars.

“Navé apènn di mounn.”

— There were barely ten people.

apé fé, ap fé

regular verb
English:doing
Synonyms:making
Antonyms:finished

“Ki t'apé fé?”

— What are you doing?

“M'ap fé li byin.”

— I'm doing well.

“L'ap fé un ta.”

— She's doing a lot.

apé shanté

regular verb
English:singing

“apé shanté; ap shanté”

— is singing; are singing

“t'apé shanté; té'pé shanté”

— Was singing

apérswa

Verb (transitive)
English:appetite

aranj

Adverb
English:no matter, regardless of

aranj

adjective
English:regardless

aranjé

regular verb
English:get back at
English:construct
Synonyms:build; bati
Antonyms:deconstruct; tear down; undo

“Apré louragon, yé té gin pou aranjé lamézon enkò.”

— After the hurricane, they had to reconstruct the house.

English:build

“Y'apé bati un gro batis laba.”

— They are building a large building over there.

“Ki va monté yê tipi?”

— Who will build their tipi?

ardi

adjective
English:hardy

arevwa

Expression
English:goodbye
Synonyms:Tchao