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majòlNdewlap
majòwitéNmostMajòwité moun Sent Lisi ka palé KwéyòlMost people in St. Lucia speak Creole.Fr.majorité
makNscarKoul boutèy-la kité on mak asou fidji'y.The blow from the bottle left a mark on his face.Fr.marquemak pyéYo ka swiv sé mak pyé-a pou wè ki koté i sòti.They're following the footprints to see where he came from.
makakNmonkeyMakak-la ni on lonng latjé.The monkey has a long tail.Fr.macaque
makanbouvar.makabouNa kind of cooking bananaI ka vann makanbou.She sells cooking bananas.
makouchatNtomcatMakouchat-la gwo!The tomcat is large!
makoumèN1female cosponsor at baptismal ceremony; your child's godmother or your godchild's motherMakoumè mwen vini épi mwen pa ni anyen pou ofè'y.My godmother came and I don't have anything to offer her.2effeminate male, a man who is acting like a womanNonm sala ka maché kon on makoumè.That man is walking in an effeminate way.
makwéyoNmackerelFr.maquereau
makwistiNcastor oil plantgwenn makwistilwil gwenn makwistiLwil gwenn makwisti sé yonn an sé lwil-la yo ka bay madanm ki akouché.Castor oil is one of the oils which they give women who have given birth.
mal1ADJmaleMal bouwik sala wèd pou kondwi.That male donkey is hard to control.oppfimèlfimèlFr.malemal manmanNonm sa'a sé on mal manman.That man's a homosexual.synboulapwan malFimèl chat-la ka pwan mal.The female cat is in heat.synan folimandé malanfoli
mal2ADJsynmaléwépòv1badNou pa di anyen ki mal asou'w.We didn't say anything bad about you.2poorYo té mal, yo pa té ni anyen.They were poor, they didn't have anything.synmaléwépòvNpainChouval sala sanm ni an chay mal.This horse seems to be in a lot of pain.Fr.malfè malto hurtDan mwen ka fè mwen mal.My tooth is hurting me.to harmYo ka fè tjenbwa pou fè lèlmi yo mal.They use obeah to harm their enemies.
mal3Ntrunk, suitcaseI sòti Langlitè épi an gwo mal.He left England with a big trunk.Fr.malle
malad1ADJill, sickI pa tèlman malad.He's not so sick.Fr.malademalad akouchéAlé kwiyé fanmchay-la, madanm mwen malad akouché.Go call the midwife, my wife is in labour.
maladivar.maladNillness, sicknessYo ni tout sòt kalté maladi.They have all kinds of illnesses.Fr.maladie
malangaNwild tanyaPa kasé malanga-a avan i gwaté'w.Don't break the wild tanya or it will make you itch.
malèNbad luckYo ni an chay malè.They have lots of bad luck.synmal chansmal chansoppbon chansFr.malheur
malenADJsly, cunning, craftyOu kwè ou malen, mé ou pa kay kwennen mwen!You think you're sly, but you won't fool me!entélijansFr.malin
malenngNsore that doesn't healI ni an malenng asou pyé'y.He has a sore that doesn't heal on his foot.
maléwéADJsynmalpòvoppalèzbyennéwééwéja fè'ywichwichapoorNonm-lan maléwé.The man is poor.oppwichsynmalpòvNpoor personI sé on maléwé mé i pa an vòlè.He is a poor person but he's not a thief.oppwichaFr.malheureux
maléwèzADJpoor (in reference to females)An ti madanm maléwèz ki ban mwen an pòt dlo pou mwen bwè.It was a little poor woman who gave me a cup of water to drink.synpòvmalNpoor womanMwen vlé'w édé madanm sala paski i sé on maléwèz.I want you to help this woman because she is a poor woman.Fr.malheureuse
malfiniNchicken hawkMalfini ka manjé ti poul.Chicken hawks eat small chickens.syngwigwi poulé
malisADJdeviousI pli malis pasé lézòt.He's more devious than the others.synbòbòliskwennadvisyé