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“on the foot”

“Mamm té gin un ta dê kòr.”

— Mom had lots of corns.

“Un diriyon fé mal.”

— A corn hurts.

“Pou fé makshou, to bezwin mayí.”

— To make maque-choux, you need corn.

“Dipin maï avèk dilé, çé bon!”

— Cornbread and milk is delicious!

“Koton mayí griyé”

— Grilled corncob

“Li o kwin.”

— He's on the corner.

“O kwi lari Sin-Mattin é Iyasint.”

— At the corner of St. Martin and Hyacinthe Streets.

“Pou fé un tart, to ka særvi lafarìnn mayí.”

— To make a pie, you can use cornmeal.

“Kan to fé lasos avèl lavyann, mèt un ti bin lafarìnn mayí dan dilo-la.”

— When you make a gravy with meat, put a little cornmeal in the water.