List of Tamil words in St. Lucian Patwa and Kreyol language
by
Dr . V.R . Annadurai Variankaval Ramasamy ; MD; DPM;
consultant Psychiatist
doctorannadurai60@gmail.com
www.drannadurai.com
Saint Lucian Creole French (Kwéyòl [kwej?l]), known locally as Patwa, is the French-based Creole widely spoken in Saint Lucia. It is the vernacular language of the country and is spoken alongside the official language of English.
Kwéyòl is a sub-variety of Antillean Creole, and like other varieties spoken in the Caribbean, it combines the syntax of African language origins and a vocabulary primarily derived from French. Like its similar Dominican counterpart, the English language has influenced the vocabulary of the creole. There has also been a recorded syntactical influence of the Carib language.
It remains in widespread use in Saint Lucia across the island. Though it is not an official language, the government and media houses present information in Kwéyòl, alongside English.
Clues to read Patwa words into Tamil;
Letter ‘k’= ‘v’; ‘v’= ‘k’.
Add /change vowels then and there.
Letter ‘m’ and ‘n’ can be added or deleted.
letter ‘p’ and letter ‘s’ can be retained/ deleted/ added or exchanged.
A letter can be read more than once.
If a letter occurs consecutively more than once it has to be read only once.
Ref;
English - kweyol / Kreyol / Patwa - Tamil
*1.young- jenn- sinna
*2.young/ small - pidi- podi; podisu.
*3.young person – jennes- chinnan;chinnaiyan.
*4.wear- pote- poadu; uduththu .
*5.weave- natu- neithidu
*6.water- koule- keelaalam
7.weep – plewe- azhuva
8.value- vale- vizhumiyam
9.tooth-dan – thantham
*10.torch- chal- sool
11.swell- boufi- uppa
12.sweet- dou–thiththippu
13.study- etidye- oaathidu; padiththidu.
14.sty- kaloj- kazhalai – swelling
*15.live- weste- vasiththidu
16.sore- bobo- punn
17.side- kote- konthu
18.shy- koutja – koochchamadaiya; letters are jumbled; koochcham- shyness; adaiya -to have.
19.sew- koud- theikka; letters are in reversed order.
20.several- plize- pala
*21.set- mete- amaiththidu
22.rub- fwote- thaei
23.quiet- dous-amaithi
*24.protect- pwotekte- paathu kaaththidu
*25.pot- chode- satti
*26.pot- kannawi- kinnam / bowl
*27.pour- vide- uooththu
*28.powder- poud- podi
29.pray- pwedye- - poosaiseithidu; oaathu;thuthi; jebiththidu.
30.pretty- bel – oyil
31.poke- tjoke- kuththu; letters are in reversed order.
32.police station- kodgad- kattu koodam; kattu- to guard; koodam- house.
33.penis- kal- aan kazhai ;aan- male; kazhai /stick .
34.penis- pati -thadi /stick
35.penis- lolo- poozhu
36.photograph/ picture/ movie- potwe- padam
37.take picture- tiwe potwe- padam edu; words are in reversed order; edu- take.
38.package- patje- pothi
39.page- feyet- yaedu
40.our- nou- nam
*41.nurse- tete- uoottu thaai;thaathi; uoottu- feed; thaai-mother.
42.noon- midi- mathiyam; maiyaidai; maiyam- center; idai- time.
43.finger nail- zonng- naked
44.naked- tou ni- thuni inmai; thuni- cloth;inmai- without.
*45.nail- klou- keelam
*46.mute- moumou- mounam;ummnnu.
47.move quickly - fe pye - po po / go go
*48.get lost- ped- poaeidu
49.louse- pou- paenn
50.look- gade- kanndidu;noakkidu.
*51.look into- fouye deye- paaththidu
52.look after- gade apwe- kaaththidu;paathtukka – letters are in reversed order.
53.load- chay- sumai
*54.listen- koute- kaettidu
55.light- leje- oli
56.leave- kite– neenkkidu; kai vidu; ka= va; va= ka.
57.leak- koule- ozhuka; letters are in reversed order.
*58.knife- kouto- kaththi
59.kneed- pentwi- pisainthidu
60.king- louwa– aazhiyaan; aaluvoan /ruler.
*61.kick- koul pat- kaalaal poaattu uthai ; kaal- leg- uthai/ kick.
*62.itch- gwate- kadi;kadikka.
*63.itching- gwatel- kadiththal
64.how- kouman- enkkanam
65.however- kanmenm- enkkanamaayinum
66.hook- koche- kokki
67.hit- foute- adi poadu;idi.
68.go- ale- sellu
69.hole- twou- oaattai
*70.go away- foukan- poakanum/ should go
71.get up- leve- ezhu
72.garden- lakou- kollai; letters are in reversed order.
*73.find out- konnet- kanndidu
74.finish- bout; panni mudi; pannu- do; mudi- finish.
75.fire- dife- thee
*76.father- apa- appa
77.do- fe -pannu
*78.depart- pati- poaeidu
79.depart- kite- neenkkidu; oaankkidu
80.delayed- tade– thamatham
*81.deaf- soud- sevidu
*82.deaf person - soude -sevidan / male; sevidi/ female.
*83.dead- mo- maai/ maaya
84.crush- kwaze- kasakku
*85.crack- taye- udaiya; oaattai aayida.
*86.create- kweye- aakku
87.coconut- koko- kaai
*88.call- hele- azhai
*89.call- kwiye- koovu
*89.butter fly - papiyot- paappaththi
*90.body- ko- yaakkai
*91.author- ekwiven- aakkiyavan
*92.atop- asou – uchchi
*93.attack- atake- thaakku
94.attentive- annekout- kavanaththoadu; letters are jumbled; ka=va; va=ka.
*95.one- yonn- onnu
96.one o’ clock- yonnu- mani onnu; mani- time.
97.to reveal- wevele- veliyaakku; ka= va; va =ka.
*98.meat- vyann-uoon
99.swallow- vale- vizhunkku
100.alone- tousle- oththaiyil
*101.fault- to- thuththu
102.clogged- tjok- adaikka/ block
103.heart- tje- ithayam
104.teach- titj- oaathi thaa
105.to take off- tiwe- edu
106.to die- tiweko- maainthiduka
107.title- tit- pattam
108.bury- tewe- puthai
109.property- te- udaimai
110.land- te- naadu;thaem.
*111.to tempt- tante- thoondu
*112.time- tan – tayan
*113.sky- syel- sel
*114.to shake- soukwe- asaikka
115.help- soukou- kumukku;sakaayam.
*116.to produce- podwi- padai
117.post / pillar- poto -thadi; thadi- post /timber; muttu thadi – supporting pole; thoon / pillar.
*118.to break- pete- potti; pottiththidu; poaattu udai.
*119.foot/ animal- pat- paatham; adi.
*120.cooking pot- pann- paanai
121.to braid- nate- pinnidu
*122.mature- matwite- muththida
123.occupation- leta- thozhil; letters are in reversed order
124.fool- lele- pullan
125.eagle- leg- kazhzuku; letters are in reversed order.
126.garlic- lay- ulli;letter is read more than once.
127.rain- lapli- mazhai pozhiya; mazhai- rain; pozhiya- to shower
128.moon- lalin- nila; letters are in reversed order;luna.
129.church- legliz- koil ; letters are in reversed order.
*130.soul- lam-ullam
*131.home- lakay- illakam
*132.house/home- kay- akam
*133.short- kout- kuttai
*134.colour- koule- kezhu;koalam.
*135.to meet- kontwe- kanndidu
*136.to count- konte- kanakkidu
*137.to know- konnet- kanndidu
*138.vagina- ko kot- koothi
139.kkalot- blow the head with the knuckle; kai muttiyaal thalai yaei kottuthal; letters are jumbled; kai- hand; mutti- joint; thalai- head; kottuthal- to blow.
140.exaggerated way of storytelling- kal kati - kathai alakka; kathai- story; letters are jumbled.
141. jail- kalabous- kaval akam
*142. excrement- kak- kakka
143. goat- kabwit- aattu kidaa
*144.gift- kado /don - kodai; thaanam.
*145.to add- jete- saeththidu
146. to pull- hale- izhu
147.clothes- had- aadai
*148.clothes- wad- udai
149. long stick with a curved blade at the end- gol;kazhi; kole /long stick
*150.to spoil- gate- keda; kaedu adaiya.
*151. spoiled/ overindulgence- gate- kedukka
152. guard- gad- kaaththaan; kaaththidu -to guard.
*153.to look- gade- noakkidu
*154.to hold- fete- pidi
155.to sneeze- estenne- sinthu;letters are jumbled.
156. to extinguish the fire - etenn- theeyaei anaiththidu; thee- fire; anaiththidu /putoff; letters are jumbled.
*157.to say- di- oaathu
158.drop- de goute- kotta; kottida.
159.drip- de goute- kadaiya
160.to cut up- dekatji- thundikka; thundaakku.
161.struggle -debat- paadu padu; letters are jumbled.
*162.agreed- dako- yaeththukka; oththukka
*163.to scald- chode- soodu
*164.box- bwet- petti
165.bottle- boutey- putti
166.a club- boutou- thadi
167.to load- bate- yaeththu
*168.fight/ battle - batay- pudai
169.entire /whole- antye- anaiththum
*170.grant- akode- kodai
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