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o you prefer kilès used as the subject directly before the verb is followed by the relative pronoun ki kilès ki pli gwo which is bigger when ki moun is used as the subject and comes directly before the verb it is followed by the relative pronoun ki ki moun ki di w sa who told you that note however ki moun ou yé who are you ki moun used to mean whose belonging to whom and as such directly follows the noun in question had ki moun ou ka lavé whose clothes are you washing nouns edit nouns in kwéyòl are invariable they do not inflect for case or number there is no grammatical gender unlike french indefinite definite singular an wòch wòch la plural wòch sé wòch la articles edit the indefinite article is an on yan or yon an mabwiya a house lizard on bétjin a barracuda yan zé an egg yon fèy a leaf the definite article may take the form a la an or lan depending on the sounds of the final syllable of the noun it qualifies it comes after the noun latè a the earth tab la the table mouton an the sheep nonm lan the man definite articles oral vowel nasal vowel vowel ending a an consonant ending la lan verbs edit verb tenses particle negative tense creole english creole english ø pa preterite present perfect i vini he came he has come i pa vini he didn t come he hasn t come ka pa ka pa a present progressive mwen ka palé ng a palé i am speaking mwen pa ka palé m a ka palé i wasn t speaking kay pa kay immediate future mwen kay alé ng ay alé i m going to go mwen pa kay alé m a kay alé i am not going té pa té past past perfect nou té di we said we had said nou pa té di we didn t say we hadn t said té ka pa té ka progressive past zòt té ka manjé y all were eating zòt pa té ka manjé y all were not eating té kay pa té kay conditional mwen té kay pran i would take mwen pa té kay alé i would not go soti have just mwen sòti rivé i ve just arrived mwen pa sòti rive i have not just gone out té soti had just albè té sòti sòti albert had just gone out albè té sòti sòti albert had not just gone gone out ja p òkò pò ò pa ankò already sé timanmay la ja fè the children already did sé timanmay la p òkò fè sé timanmay la pò ò fè the children have not already done the children had not yet done verbs in creole are invariable and are not conjugated instead tense and mood are expressed using various particles placed before the verb ø the absence of a particle indicates the simple past pwèt la bwè kafé the priest drank coffee it also indicates the present perfect this difference inferred through context pwèt la bwè kafé the priest has drunk coffee there is a group of verbs mostly modals and verbs of emotion which do not follow this rule and instead express the present tense when used on their own these verbs are ni to have sa to be able to pé to be able to vlé to want konnèt to know sav to know enmen to love kontan to like hayi to hate simyé to prefer kwè to believe dwé to owe wigwété to regret mak ni an pil lahan mark has a lot of money kilès kay ou simyé which house do you prefer ou vlé witounen denmen you want to return tomorrow ka this particle expresses the simple present present continuous as well as habitual present tibway la ka wè kabwit la the by sees the goat fanm lan ka déjnen the woman is having breakfast lapli ka tonbé an chay an livènaj it rains a lot during the rainy season serial verbs a feature which saint lucian french creole shares with other west atlantic creole languages is the ability to string verbs together a main verb may be combined with a select group of verbs of motion namely alé to go vini to come kouwi to run pòté to carry mennen to lead voyé to send i kouwi alé lékòl he went to school running irregular verbs there are only three irregular verbs in creole alé to go gadé to look watch and the copula sé alé has a second form ay there is no change in meaning and the two forms are interchangeable alé also forms a contraction with the verb particle ka ka alé kalé ka ay kay gadé has two forms in the imperative ga and gadé although gad may sometimes be heard as well sé is irregular in that it does not take verb particles instead the verb particles itself are used in place of a verb only in the present tense is it present the present tense has two forms one used before a noun sé and the other used when it is placed at the end of a sentence yé in the present sé is not used to link a noun and a predicative adjective it is used before a noun nonm lan ho the man is tall lit the man tall but i sé an nonm ho he is a tall man the past tense also has two forms either the past tense particle té or the form sété with these forms being interchangeable tense form present ø sé yé past té sété future kay ké conditional té kay té ké the future and conditional forms ké and té ké are not used in saint lucia but can be heard on other islands where creole is spoken prepositions edit a at on to limited use abò on board on in òbò guadeloupe yo mouté abò minibous la they got into the bus adan 1 inside in 2 out of out from 1 i mété kwéyon an adan pòch li he put the pencil in his pocket 2 i sòti mouchwè adan pòch li he took the kerchief out of his pocket akòdans according to in accordance with yo pa ka viv akòdans pawòl bondyé they are not living according to god s word alapòté alongside beside next to kon kannòt la wivé alapòté tjé a péchè a mawé kòd la vitman when the boat arrived alongside the dock the fisherman tied the rope quickly alimans aliman side by side yo té asiz alimans yonn a lòt they sat side by side an nan in upon sé timanmay la ka jwé an savann an the children are playing in the field anba below under tifi a séwé pòpòt li anba kouch la the girl hid her doll under the bed andidan 1 inside 2 out of out from 1 jibyé a andidan kalòj la the bird is inside the cage 2 kwab la sòti andidan twou a the crab exited the hole andji instead of rather than andji ou édé mwen ou ka wi mwen instead of helping me you are laughing at me anho above over lanp lan ka pann anho tab la the lamp is hanging above the table anlè 1 on top of 2 off of off from 1 liv la anlè tab la the book is on top of the table 2 yo tiyé y anlè tab la they took it off the table anmitan nanmitan in the middle of nou wè y anmitan lawi a we saw him in the middle of the street anpami among i té ka séwé anpami sé moun nan he was hiding among those people ant between motoka a ant légliz la èk lékòl la the car is between the church and the school antiwan antiwans except ou pé pwan tout sé liv la antiwan sé sala you can take all the books except those ones apwé after yo antwé yonn apwé lòt they entered one after the other asou 1 on top of 2 off of off from 3 toward 4 about concerning 1 bonm lan asou mach la the bucket is on the step 2 gwanmanman mwen tiwé chòdyè a asou difé a my grandmother took the cooking pot off the fire 3 polis la maché asou nonm lan the police officer walked towards the man 4 mwen pa lontan palé asou politik i don t like talking about politics asi guadeloupe sou haiti ba ban bay for fè sa ba li do that for him fanm lan achté an bonbon ban mwen the woman bought me a cake nou kay fè y bay zòt we ll do it for you bò alongside beside next to wétjen an vini bò tjé a the shark came near to the dock bòdaj alongside beside next to sé chouval la té ka pozé bòdaj chimen an the horses were resting next to the road dapwé according to ones own understanding dapwé w mwen té ka pasé an ti chimen you thought i was walking on the small path dépi from since 1 dépi ansyen dat nonm ka jwé gwenndé people have played dice since ancient times 2 i té ni gwo dlo dépi bèson pou wivé kastwi there was flooding from bexon to castries dèwò dòwò outside chyen an dèwò kay la the dog is outside the house dèyè 1 behind 2 after in pursuit of 1 machann nan dèyè yan pyébwa the vendor is behind the tree 2 sé chyen an ka kouwi dèyè chat la the dogs are running after the cat di of limited use i alé langlitè a laj di ventan he went to england at the age of twenty sé gwanmoun nan ka palé di politik the elders are talking about politics douvan in front of before ou pé mouté montany lan ki doubout douvan w la you can climb the mountain that stands before you èksèpté asèpté except sé polis la awèsté toutmoun ki té adan kay wonm lan èksèpté nonm sala the police arrested everyone who was in the rum shop except that man é èk èvè èvèk èp épi with mak té alé an vil épi manman y mark went to town with his mother nou kontan twavay èvèw we like to work with you hòd from away from 1 fanm lan ka wété dis kilomèt hòd twavay li a the woman lives ten kilometres from work 2 tounen hòd péché zòt turn away from your sins jis jik until as far as up to jis ki koté ou ka wivé up to which point are you going where are you going konsèné about concerning mwen té kay vlé palé ba w konsèné ich ou i would like to speak to you about your child kont 1 against 2 about because of 1 nou kont lwa nèf la we are against the new law 2 mwen faché kont bonm lan ki tonbé a i am angry about the bucket that fell lanmen lenmen from yo achté tout ba ay lanmen y they bought everything from him ofon at the bottom of chatou ka viv ofon lanmè a octopuses live at the bottom of the sea olyè instead of chwézi wòb sala olyè sala choose this dress instead of that one owon oliwon around nou maché tout owon vilaj la ka chaché timanmay sala we walked all around the village looking for that child alantou guadeloupe otou haiti pa by through 1 bondyé sové nou pa lagwas li god saved us through his grace 2 yo ka vann zowanj dé dòla pa liv they sell oranges for two dollars a pound pou for in order to ni pou must 1 tantant mwen wété la pou dé nanné my aunt lived there for two years 2 machann nan vann dé bwapen ba li pou sis dòla the vendor sold him two breadfruits for six dollars 3 nou wimèsyé y pou vizité nou we thanked him for visiting us 4 i vini pou étidyé he came to study 5 sé pou nou alé an hòtè chaché manjé we have to go to the country to look for food 6 ou ni pou éséyé you have to try pwé opwé near légliz la pwé lapòs la the church is near the post office san without i kouwi jik bòdlanmè a san soulyé he ran all the way to the sea side without shoes silon according to silon jij la nonm lan té koupab according to the judge the man was guilty vizavi in line with with respect to i ka maché vizavi wout la he is walking in line with the road vocabulary edit the vocabulary of slc is mostly derived from french with important contributions from english and west african languages english derived vocabulary edit word meaning english word meaning english akennsin type of freshwater fish atkinson tilapia mitin meeting amèn amen motoka car motor car bak to reverse back nòlaj knowledge baka supporter backer nòs nurse banndjo banjo panyt pint bék flat bread cooked on hot plate bake pennsil penis pencil bèlibann cinch girth bellyband pitj to pave with asphalt pitch bésin basin plasta bandage plaster bol ball cricket bowl plég plague bway boy plén aeroplane chéd shed shelter shade pwotèkté potèkté to protect chlen 25 cents shilling radyo radio diskasyon discussion rèkòd record djal attractive girl or woman girl roro uproar tumult row djip jeep sayd side djòb job sentdjòn saint john flower saint john djòs just slak loose slack dòla dollar stéchann police station station drayv to drive swing swing èkstré x ray switi sweetie candy sweetie fak gardening fork fork taks tax faktri factory tanmadòz tomato fama farmer taya tire fas to fast tép tape fin thin tim team flas thermos flask tin can tin fridj fridge titj to teach gòg liquor grog titja teacher hèlsenta health centre tiyéta theatre ilèkté to elect tjiki nosy cheeky ka care tjok clogged choked kanmèl camel tjòkanblòk haphazardly chockablock kanp camp camping camp tou too kapa small change copper trakta tractor kawozin kerosene tròk truck kés court case case vann van kòlvèt culvert waflé to raffle konpyouta computer waya wire kòrèk good ok well correct widjèkté to reject layt light that shines light wivòlva revolver pistol revolver mannwa warship man of war wòf wharf misték mistake yis yeast creole is a language historically and primarily spoken in rural areas as such it has a large assortment of words related to nature agriculture and fishing zannimo animals edit jibyé birds edit gwigwi poul chicken hawk mwennson type of small bird gwiv tropical mockingbird mimus gilvus pèdwi wild dove jako st lucia parrot amazona versicolor pélékan pelican jibyé lapli rain bird pijon pigeon kanna duck pipirit gray kingbird tyrannus dominicensis kawouj st lucia oriole icterus laudabilis poul hen kayal egret cowbird sikwiyé bananaquit coereba flaveola kilibwi koulibwi hummingbird sisi bondyé type of humming bird kòbo vulture sisi zèb black faced grassquit melanospiza bicolor kodenn turkey sizo magnificent frigatebird fregata magnificens kòk cockerel toutwèl zenaida dove zenaida aurita koukou mannyòk mangrove cuckoo coccyzus minor twanblè trembler kwabyé great blue heron ardea herodias wanmyé wood pigeon lèg eagle wondèl a type of bird malfini chicken hawk zatolan common ground dove columbina passerina mèl black bird pitjwit spotted sandpiper actitis macularius pwéson fish edit akennsin type of fresh water fish kwab crab babawen goatfish kwab hont red sea crab bak river crab kwab mal zòwèy fiddler crab balawou a type of small fish with a long snout labé drum fish equetus ardenherodia banndjo skipjack tuna makwéyo mackerel bawé king fish wahoo pantoufouyé hammerhead shark bétjin barracuda pwéson amé pufferfish bous queen trigger fish balistes vetula pwéson gwo zyé redsnapper chadon nwè black sea urchin diadema antillarum pwéson nas potfish chadon chadwon white sea urchin strongltocentrus spp siwik blue crab chatou octopus sòlda hermit crab chès squid souwi goatfish djouk kind of pot fish taza king mackerel dowad dolphin tilapiya tilapia hawansò herring ton tuna kaka bawi type of salt water fish touloulou beach side crab kaka poul type of salt water fish volan flying fish kamo type of fresh water fish wétjen shark kawanng amberjack fish wétjen blan white shark kiliyou kiliwou type of fish wétjen sab sand shark kòdonnyé jackfish zagaya a type of crab kòf boxfish zandji jandji fresh water eel konng moray eel zòfi needle fish garfish mamifè mammals edit balenn whale léfan elephant bèf cow lyon lion bouk billy goat machwen porpoise bouwik donkey mangous mongoose chanmo camel mannikou opossum chat cat milé mule chouval horse mouton sheep chyen dog sòlsouwi bat dowad dolphin souwit mouse kabwit goat tig chat tig tiger kanmèl camel wadenn guinea pig kochon pig wat rat lapen rabbit bèt bugs edit bèt kochon type of insect matoutou tarantula bèt patat sweet potato bug mawisosé dragonfly bèt san zo slug maygwen mosquito bètafé firefly mòpyon pubic louse bètannipyé centipede mouch fly chini caterpillar mouklé click beetle chouval bondyé praying mantis papiyon moth djèp wasp papiyòt butterfly eskoupyon scorpion pinèz bedbug fonmi ant pis flea kalmason snail pou head louse kangowi millipede vè worm katin black widow spider ven kat nèditan black widow klaklak krakrak...