Morisyen

Conjugate Verbs

Introduction

Closer to French creoles of the Caribbean than to Reunion Creole (Philip Baker). Nearly identical to Rodrigues. Bilingualism in French. The mother tongue of virtually the entire population (D. Bickerton). Lower prestige than French or English. Trade language. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions 1885-1900.

Verblist

abes, abese, abime, aksepte, ale, amiz, amize, andomaze, anons, anonse, antere, anvi, anvole, ape, aste, avoye, badine, balanse, balye, bizin, bwar, chombo, defigire, deklare, denigre, devire, devlope, dimande, dodo, ekrir, elve, emplante, ena, esplike, fer, fer so bezwin, figire, fini, finn, fleri, fouye, gagne, galoupe, gate, gete, gid, gide, imilie, inn, interese, ipnotize, itilize, kaka, kapav, karote, kas, kase, kasyet, kav, kokin, koltare, konekte, kontan, kouver, koze, kriye, loke, makiye, manze, met chula, mete, monte, montre, naze, otorize, oule, ouver, panse, partaze, pe, perdi, permet, plante, plis, plise, plore, portab, pou, pran, pronons, prononse, realize, regrete, reklame, reste, ridikilize, riye, ronfle, rwine, servi, souriye, swazire, takine, tande, tata, ti, ti ape, ti finn, ti pe, ti pou, ti'nn, tolere, trouve, truv, truve, ule, vande, vini, vomi, zoure.