| Term | Definition |
| la savane (f.n.) | the pasture |
| tit ch'min d'terre (n,m.) | little dirt road |
| le chêne (n.m.) | the oak (tree) |
| l'écorce (n.f.) | the bark (of a tree) |
| des coquilles (n.f.) | the shells |
| la cigale à (de) bois (n.f.) | 17 year tree locust |
| se marconer (v.i.) | to hitch (mate) oneself |
| éclos (p.t.v.t. &v.i.) | hatched |
| s'enterrer (v.t.) | to bury itself |
| le coupage (n.m.) | the cutting (lopping of branches) |
| tailler, taillent (v.t.) | to trim (cut), they trim |
| crevé (p.t.v.t.) | dead (of animals and inanimate things) |
| très agée (adv.adj.) | very old (very aged) |
| des racines (la racine) (n.f.) | some roots (the root) |
| des lianes, (la liane) (n.f.) | some creepers (vines), the creeper (vine) |
| tout partout (adj.,adv.) | everywhere |
| surtout (adv.) | above all |
| autour (adv.) | around |
| des glands (le gland) (n.m.) | some acorns (the acorn) |
| convenable (adj.) | convenient, suitable |
| tites pipes (la pipe) (n.f.) | little pipes (the pipe) |
| les cochons (le cochon) (n.m.) | the pigs, the pig |
| asteur (adv.) | now, at this time |
| s'assir (v.t.) | to sit oneself |
| qui traînait (form of v.t.) | that which drags |
| sans trop d'tracas (prep. p.) | without much of trouble |
| basse (bas) (adj.) | low (fem.), low (mas.) |
| grimper (v.t.) | to scamper, to climb |
| nous rendre (n. & v.t. ) | (it) takes us to the top |
| en disputation (prep. p.) | in dispute (disputation) |
| jeunes garçons (adj., m.n.pl.) | young boys |
| propres idées (adj., f.n.) | own ideas |
| le tort (n.m.) | the wrong |
| les cheveux (n.m.pl.) | the hair |
| se regrichaient (v.t., form) | themselves raise up (razor back look) |
| une colère (n.f.) | a fit of anger |
| s'éteignait (s'aurait éteint), (aurait étendu) | would blow out, would have bown out, would have blown out |
| un désaccord (n.m.) | a disagreement |
| la bande (n.f.) | the group, the bunch |
| défendu (v.t., p.t.) | dared |
| menaçante (f.adj.) | menacing (fem.) |
| une hache (n.f.) | an ax |
| naturellement (adv.) | of course, naturally |
| la menace (n.f.) | the threat |
| au cours (adv. phrase, n.m.) | during the course |
| s'a faché (v.i.p.t.) | he angered himself |
| contrôl de soi (n.m. phrase) | self control |
| la grande branche (n.f.) | the big branch |
| le propos (n.m.) | the purpose |
| est pu là (verbial phrase) | is not there anymore |
| frais (adj.) | fresh |
| mon idée (n.f.) | my mind |
| a pu apprendre (v. t. phrase) | was able to learn |
| répétez-eux (v.t. phrase) | you repeat them |
| souvent (adv.) | often |