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Louisiana Creole words starting with “B”

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bitir

adjective
English:drunkenness

bité apré

regular verb
English:bump into
Synonyms:stumble upon; run into; hit

“Li bité apré mò.”

— He bumped into me.

“Mo bité apré lashèj-la é fé mô zortéy mal.”

— I bumped into the chair and hurt my toe.

English:to mound, heap up (soil); to stumble

biy

noun
English:bead
Synonyms:necklace

“Mô manman té konné fé tou kalité biy.”

— My mom used to make all kinds of beads.

“O, yé jété un ta un ta dê biy o parade-la.”

— Oh, they threw tons of beads at the parade.

biy

Noun
English:bead, beads
English:base

“in baseball; in other children's games”

“Y na kat biy en laplòt.”

— There are four bases in baseball.

biye

Noun
English:business

blag

noun
English:bladder

blag

Noun
English:fib, tall tale