| 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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