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jack : donkey.

jes’ : just.

jesmy : jasmine. The buds are put in with the letter.

jine : join.

John-to-whit : the red-eyed greenlet. The name is imitative of the bird’s note.

Judge de feelin’s : Judge the feelings = just think.

juice : deuce.

ketch : catch.

kep’ : be kept.

’kin : skin.

kin’ : kind. Pronounce with long i.

kit: job.

know, mek you : equivalent to the slang phrase “give you beans.”

ko : look.

kue : hi!

laka dis : like this. The lak has the value of French lac.

Lard : Lord.

larn : learn, teach.

last, fe de : for the last time.

lay : lies; lie.

leas’ : least.

ledder : ladder.

lee : little.

lef’ : left; leave.