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tjakin annou tjak give signal for cock fight to begin by moving the cocks near to each other.? Not fund elsewhere.
tjatjacha-cha small fish of jackfish family (Decapterus punctatus)? Also in Dom., Guy.
tjéin mèl tjé jonn, yellow-tail, large cornbird, merle à queue jaune (Psarocolius decumanus)
tjèheart; flesh of cocoa bean; hearts (in game of cards – the only suit with a patois name).
tjèksome, a few, e.g. t. jou a few days; some (unspecified); t. moun somebody, e.g. e.g. t. moun ké viniv pou li somebody will come for him.
tjenbéto hold; to hold on to, syn./unspec. var.tjenn, e.g. t. rèn to hold on to the reins,. ; to catch; to arrest
tjenmvariant of tjenn
tjennto hold, e.g. tjenn kò ou dwèt lit. HOLD/keep yourself straight, stand up straight; to keep, e.g. tjenn ni keep it; to keep up, maintain, e.g. bon chen ka tjenm ras I a good dog keeps its pedigree
tjennètguinep, chenette (Melicoccus bijugatus)
tjèsmetal safe
tji1keel, e.g. tji kannòt the keel of the boat
tji2variant of ki
tjikitjikono. squelching sound made when washing clothes with soap
tjilibisnack made from grilled and ground maize mixed with sugar? Guad., Mart. (Jourdain 1956b: 97) have kilibibi/chilibibi.
tjilòttrousers, pants; panties, knickers
tjimfroth, foam; wake (of ship)
tjininin tjinin razyé bush quinine (Enicostema verticillatum?)
tjiponyoung cocoa plant
tjipòtcoal pot? Not found elsewhere.
tjiptjipsmall edible mollusc found on beaches (Donax denticulatus)
tjiréto scrub, scour; tj dan to brush one's teethsynbosé
tjirèlvery young cocoa pod
tjitjirikind of bird
tjokéto poke; to pierce; to shove, push alongsynfougonnen