(Conjugation)
This is how we say "We sing" in KV.
Ki çé "Nou/No/Nouzòt shant"? (Nou shanté in RP Creole)
Something cute, something cuddly, and dogs like to chase me. (In KV)
Ki çé "in sha"?
Mô nom çé Clif. _____ yé pèl vou?
Ki çé "Komen"?
This is the negator in Kouri-Vini.
Ki çé "pa".
Ki çé "in shar blé"
We don't get up early... When do we get up (In Kouri-Vini)?
Ki çé "nou lèv tar". (BT)
Ki çé "nou lévé tar. (RP)
Homonyms (words that sound alike but have different meanings) are marked by this diacritic in Kouri-Vini.
Ki çé "sirkonflèks" (circumflex, hat, carrot top, upside down 'v' are acceptable).
Fill in the blank to find out the time your friend will arrive work. ______ li va vini?
Ki çé, "kan"?. (ékan, ékant, akan, ké lœr)
It's hot and I've warned you not to touch it in KV. What did I say?
Ki çé "Toush-pa ça!"
This is the rule that determines what Kouri-Vini adjectives will come in front of the noun.
Ki çé B.A.N.G.S (Beauty, age, numbers, goodness, size).
Ê, and Pé are two less common variations of this tense marker
Ki çé, "apé"?
This may be one of the most confusing words in Kouri-Vini because of it's versatility. It can mean, He, She, It, They, That, and What".
Ki çé, "ça"?
Poukwa is a less common way to ask this question word.
Ki çé, "kofè/why"?
"Pé tô ladjèl" and "Lapé" are very abrupt or rude ways of saying this in English.
Ki çé, "be quiet" (shut up, shut your trap)
These are the kind of eggs and ham "The Cat in the Hat" preferred. Répònn dan kouri-vini (Respond in Kouri-Vini.)
Ki çé, "vèr/vær"?
In the song "Eh Labas" by Lizzie Miles, she did this ___ ____ ____, and drank wine and it didn't cost her anything.
Ki çé, " mo (té) manjé plin"
If there's one thing you know about Clif, it's that, "li fou pa mal pou tô _____"
Ki çé, "nomm"?
(Li fou pa mal pou tô - he doesn't care about your)
Ki and kwa are what you call a given for "what", but what is the third "what" that can be used when the following word is a noun or pronoun?
Ki çé, "ça"?
In the Bayou Têche Creole dialect, the verb, or action word usually comes ____ the negator in the imperative form (avan ou apré - before or after)
Ki çé, "avan"? (Before)
In a way, you could say that this is how you say "kind of".
We didn’t cook then, and not later either.
(Hint: No té pa kwi avan, é pa pli ta non pli)
"N'apé kwi (astè)"
You can find me on your desk, in your walls, or on your face if you're lucky.
Ki çé "in souri"?
For many moons, we've used ____ alone or with moun to find out exactly which moun is which moun.
Ki çé, "ki"? (Explanation: Ki can be used alone or with moun 'ki-moun' to ask "who")
"Arèt de parlé a mon!" means this in English.
Ki çé, "Stop talking to me"?
This is both a certain type of sausage and a certain type of idiot.
Ki çé, "éspès dandwiy"?