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“Stó-la binkròp, yé frémé astœr.”

— The store went bankrupt. They're close, now.

“Mo pa tendé ariyin dan sô sharabiya.”

— I didn't get a word in all of his babbling.

“Alon diné apré sô batinm.”

— Let's go to dinner after her baptism.

“Mô batinm çé té a légliz Sin-Édwar.”

— My baptism was at St. Edward Church.

“Si t'olé konné parin é nénènn, to bezwin lir mô batistè.”

— If you want to know my godfather and godmother, you need to read my baptismal certificate.

“Mo té batizé dan légliz a Sésilyá.”

— I was baptized at the church in Cecilia.

“Yé va batizé sô bébé frè démin matin.”

— They will baptize their baby brother tomorrow morning.

“M'a kouri ashté un brik savon koté Joyce's.”

— I'm going to buy a bar of soap at Joyce's.

“O, y'apé toultem bwa o saloun labá.”

— Oh, they're always drinking at the saloon over there.

“tuft of feathers found on the male turkey's breast”

“Fil a kroshé, lá, va koupé twa!”

— That barbed wire will cut you!

“Li té mèt un bariyè pou défenn renar-yé rentré.”

— He put a barbed wire fence up to prevent foxes from entering.

“of a catfish”

“Mo barbiyé çé pa lwin mô lamézon.”

— My barber is not far from my house.

“Li sortí sô bin tou nu.”

— He got out of the bathtub bare.

“Sô janmb té nu.”

— Her leg was bare.