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Mwen di, yon liv bè, dé liv sik, senk liv fawin fwanse, yon liv sadu épi yon liv sel. Yon bwèt zalimet épi yon bwèt chandel, dé pan lèt, yon liv latjé kochon. Yon boutèy lwil épi yon pakit kafé, yon liv pwa kasé, dé liv diwi, yon bwèt savon, yon blé, yon liv pud, dé liv mayi, yon liv lanmowi, yon boutèy lwilbwé, épi yon pen.

I said, “One pound of butter, two pounds of sugar, five pounds of flour, one pound of lad and a pound of salt. A box of matches and a box on candles, two tins of milk and a pound of pig tail, one bottle of oil, a pack of coffee, a pound of split peas, two pounds of rice, a box of soap and a blue. One pound of baking powder, two pounds of corn, one pound of salt fish, a bottle of pitch oil and a bread.”

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Rose, Claudette — Vini Apwann Pou Palé Patois, 'Sètyenm Lison', p. 44 (Claudette Sinnette Publisher, Maraval, Trinidad, 2014; ISBN 978-976-8249-05-0)

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