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“Li linmé poupé-yé.”

— She loved baby dolls.

“Ça çé mô poupé!”

— That's my darling!

“Used as a term of endearment for women.”

— See second example above.

“Tou mô famiy çé katolik.”

— All of my family is Catholic.

“Légliz katolik”

— Catholic church

“Katre-vin jouè”

— Eighty (sports) players

“(general) Katre-vin”

— Ninety

“(before nouns) Katre-vin-di shar”

— Ninety cars

“(before vowels) Katre-vin-diz œr”

— Ninety hours

“Mo fé mô katéshis é tou a légliz a Sin-Mattin.”

— I did my catechism and everything at the church in St. Martinville.

“katòz néléfan”

— fourteen elephants