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The following is list of words used by the Acadian people. I hope you find them interesting. I remember saying many of them.

I am certain some of you have heard of the word chiac? Well I found the following: there were tow definitions of "chiac". One was Chiac spoken French often tinged with nautical terms for example: haler or embarquer reflecting the historic importance of the sea to the local economy as well as older words such as hucher many deemed archaic by the Academie Francaise, testimony of three centuries of Acadian communities of relative isolation from French influence.

The second definition was that Chiac came to refer to an Acadian French spoken especially among youths near Moncton, Memramcook and Shediac, New Brunswick by linguists. Source: Wikipedia.org.

HUCHER = TO YELL
BAILLER  = TO GIVE
EMBARQUER = To GET IN
ABRILLER= COVER
AIGUISER =SHARPEN
AJEUVE = EARLIER
ASTEUR =NOW
ATTOQUER=LEAN
BASIR= DISSAPPEAR
BERLICOCO= PINE CONE
CHACOTER= WHITTLE
COMPRENURE= HARD TO UNDERSTAND
ALLER CRI = GO GET
DEPARLER= RANT
SE DESABRIER= UNCOVER
ECHINE=  BACK OR SPINE
ELOISE= LIGHTNING
GALANCE = SWING
GAROCHER= HURL
GRAFIGNER = SCRATCH
ITOU = ALSO
MOUILLER = RAINED
PIGOUILLER = TEASE
RICASSER= LAUGH FOR NO REASON
AVOIR ZIRE = DISGUSTED
ARRET= STOP
BUTIN= FABRIC
DANDAINE = ATTRACTIVE WOMAN
DEBOULER= TUMBLE
SE DEVIRER = TO TURN
EMOYER= ASK ABOUT
GELEE BLANCHE = WHITE FROST
GROUILLER= MOVE
MITAN = MIDDLE
NOUCLE = KNOT
TIRETTE= DRAWER
CHULOTTE=TROUSERS
AMANCHURE=THINGAMAJIG
BELUETTE=SPARK
ELOIZE=LIGHTNING
CALLER=TO SINK
J'AI FRETTE=I'M COLD
EMBORVER=SOAKED
LAICHE=EARTH WORM
MASHQUI=BARK
GAROCHER=TO THROW
MENTERIE=A LIE
MAGANNER=MISTREAT
VEERER=TO TURN
BRAYON=CLOTH
BOUCHURE=FENCE
CALLOTTE=HAT OR TOQUE>

BARDEAU= SHINGLES ON A ROOF
BLE-D'INDE= CORN
BRAILER = CRY
BROCHE = WIRE
BUCKWITTE=BUCKWHEAT
CALCHULER= CALCULATE
CERNER= AVOID
CHAINER =WIND AS A CLOCK
CLABORDER= RESHINGLE
CONNESTABLE= CONSTABLE
COTON-LAINE=COTTON BATTON
CULOTTE= PANTS
DJABLE= DEVIL
DJEULE= MOUTH
ECHAUDER= SCALD
FAYOT= BEANS
FESSER= HIT
MASHER= MASH
MASHQUOUI= BARK OF A TREE
PAINDOUX= CAKE
RACOTCHILLER= SHRINK
SUBLER= WHISTLE
TANNER= FED UP
TETE A POULE-= HEN HOUSE
TIRER=THROW
HORLER=TO BAWL
CHAVIRER=TO GO CRAZY
COTCHEENER=TO CHEAT
FARLAQUE=LOOSE or WILD
YELLE=HER
WHYEE=YEAH
BADJELER=ARGUE
CHEURIEUX=FUNNY
TCHEU MISERE=WHAT A HARD TIME
PIS=AND
AMANCHURE=THING

QUISSE QUI COGNE=WHO IS KNOCKING
ENARVER=ALL NERVOUS
BABINES=LIPS
ROUVRIR=OPEN

Source: from the book La Vie Sainte Marie,Some of the words I have heard said or even used myself.

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