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kwi2Ncalabash bowl or plateSété an kwi nou té ka manjé lè nou alé an hòtè.It was on calabash plates we used to eat when we went into the countryside.koupé kwiMisyé-a koupé chivé'y kwi.The man cut all of his hair off.tèt kwiTèt ou kwi kon on kalbas.The hair on your head is cut short like a calabash.
kwi3ADJrawSé nonm-lan ki té pèd anlè lanmè-a té ni pou manjé pwéson-an tou kwi.The men who were lost at sea had to eat the fish quite raw.Fr.cru
kwibichvar.kibichNcrayfishAn lawivyè-a ni an chay kwibich.There are lots of crayfish in the river.Fr.écrevisse
kwimNcrimeI pa fè pyès kalté kwim mé sé li polis-la awété.He didn't do any kind of crime but it was him the police arrested.Fr.crime
kwisNcrucifixKwis-la ka pann la.The crucifix hangs there.Fr.Christ
kwisifyévar.kwisiféVto crucifyYo kwisifyé Jézi asou Mòn Kalvè.They crucified Jesus on Calvary Hill.Fr.crucifier
kwistalNcrystalZatolan enmen manjé gwenn kwistal.Ground doves love to eat grains of crystal.Fr.cristal
kwititjéVto criticizeMadanm sala enmen kwititjé lòt moun.That woman likes to criticize other people.Fr.critiquer
kwitjètNgrasshopperKwitjèt-la pa té ka soté.The grasshopper wasn't jumping.Fr.criquetkwitjèt bwakwitjèt senkèykwitjèt vèKwitjèt vè ka mennen bon nouvèl.Cicadas bring good news.
kwityenNsynlatè1ChristianNou tout sé pa Kwityen.We're not all Christians.relig., rare2mankindSé Bondyé ki fè tout kwityen.It is God who created all mankind.synlatèlézòmFr.chrétien
kwiyasyonNcreationLatè-a sé kwiyasyon Bondyé.The earth is God's creation.Fr.création
kwiyévar.kouyéVto call loudly, to shout, to yellYo kwiyé nou mé nou pa tann.They called us but we didn't hear.synandjéléfè kwihélékwiFr.crierkwiyé anlèYo kwiyé anlè Bondyé pou Bondyé té sa édé yo.They called upon God to help them.kwiyé asouLè Bondyé kay kwiyé asou'w, ki sa ou kay di?When God calls on you, what will you say?
kwiyotéNevil, wickednessSé moun-an té ka fè nou an chay kwiyoté.The people were doing us a lot of evil.synméchanstémovèzté
kwizN1fit, convulsionTibway sala ni an kwiz ka pwan'y.That boy has convulsions.2crisis; uncontrolled anger, rage, craziness, madness; nervous tension, stress; the state of being out of one's mindPa pasé kwiz ou anlè mwen.Don't pass your rage on to me.Fr.crisefè kwiz pwan anlèTibway-la fè kwiz pwan mwen anlè'y.The boy infuriated me.kwiz pwanMwen fè ti manmay-la soté épi kwiz pwan'y.I startled the child and he cried out.
kyanngADJoverripe (in reference to dasheen)Dachin-an pa bon ankò, i ja kyanng.The dasheen isn't good anymore, it's already overripe.synnyaktounentounen