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Louisiana Creole:kale, vale

“Li ouvèr zwit la et pis li calé.”

— He opened the oyster and swalled it.

swamp

noun
Louisiana Creole:lamèsh; sipriyè, sipriyær; bwa
Synonyms:marsh; marshland
Antonyms:desert

“Dan bwa/sipriyè/mèsh-la”

— In the swamp

swear to God

pejorative
Louisiana Creole:lévé lamin koté bondjé

sweat

verb
Louisiana Creole:swèr, laswèr, swér

“Mo te ale marche e mo gen en bon swe”

— I went walking adn I had a good sweat.

“Li te tronp avèk laswèr”

— he was soaking wet with sweat.

“Yapé fait chaud toujou; lasouère apé coulé”

— It's still hot, sweat is flowing.

sweep

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:baliyé; pasé balé

sweet

Adjective
Louisiana Creole:dou