I, Me, Mine, My | Mwen |
You, Your, Yours | ou |
He, She, Her, Him, It, Its | li (i) |
We, Us, Out, Ours | nou |
Y'all, Y'alls | zot |
They, Them, Their, Theirs | yo |
parot | jako |
elephant | lefan |
behind | deye |
hat | chapo |
which | kiles |
gun | fizi |
shirt | chimiz |
books | liv |
shoes | soulye |
dog | chyen |
cat | chat |
and | ek |
many | plizye |
have | ni |
name | non |
want | vle |
any | pyes |
mistress | jabal |
good | bon |
where | kote |
table | tab |
on | asou/anle |
step-mother | belme |
step-father | bope |
today | jodia |
gift | kado |
to be | sa |
welcome | byen vini |
life | lavi |
well | byen |
clothes | wad/had |
say | ka di |
also | osi |
how much is this | come sa |
you're welcome (its nothing) | sa pa anyen |
where is the book | kote liv-la |
its on the table | I asou tab-la |
what did you do today? | ki sa ou fe jodia |
how do you say… | koumannye ou ka di… |
life is good | lavi bon |
how are you | kouman ou ye |
im well | mwen byen |
numbers - Limewo: | |
yonn | |
de | |
twa | |
kat | |
senk | |
sis | |
set | |
nef | |
dis | |
wonz | |
douz | |
twez | |
katoz | |
kenz | |
sez | |
diset | |
diswit | |
diznef | |
ven | |
ventenyen | |
vennde | |
venntwa | |
venkat | |
vensenk | |
vennsis | |
vennset | |
ventwit | |
ventnef | |
twant | |
twantenyen | |
twant de | |
twanttwa | |
twantkat… | |
kawant | |
kawantenyen | |
kawantde… | |
senkant | |
senkantenyen | |
senkantde… | |
swasant dis | |
swansant wonz | |
swansant de… | |
katwiven | |
katwiven dis | |
yon san | |
1000 yon mil | |
10000 dis mil | |
100 000 yon san mil | |
1 000 000 yon milyon | |
months - Mwa: | |
Janvye | |
Fevwiye | |
Mas | |
Avwi | |
Me | |
Jen | |
Jwiye | |
Awou | |
Septanm | |
Oktob | |
Novanm | |
Desanm | |
Days of the week - Jou Lasimenn: | |
Dimanch | |
Lendi | |
Madi | |
Mekwedi | |
Jedi | |
Vandwedi | |
Sanmdi | |
How old are you (what is your age) | ki laj ou |
I am 24-years-old | mwen ne vennkatzan |
year | lanne |
year (when speaking of age) | zan |
Ordinal Numbers - Limewo Ordinal: | |
pwemye | |
dezyenm | |
twazyenm | |
katyenm | |
senkyenm | |
sizyenm | |
setyenm | |
wityenm | |
nevyenm | |
dizyenm | |
the negative | pa |
makes the noun plural | se |
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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