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Louisiana Creole words starting with “B

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bonswa(r)

Interjection
English:good evening, good night

bonswa, bonswá

Expression
English:good evening

Bonswa, to alé koté?

Good evening, where are you going?

bonte

Noun
English:goodness, kindness

boné

noun
English:bonnet

Dan tem-çéla, fanm-yé té porté un boné dan klo.

In those days, the women wore bonnets in the field.

English:bonnet Carré

Name of a spillway between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Used to be a community in St. John the Baptist Parish.

borné

regular verb
English:border

Lamézon-la té borné enhó par Madamm Léono.

The house was bordered from the north by Mrs. Léono.