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lib : live.

li’l, lilly : little.

limber : see a-limber.

’lone : alone.

’long : along.

love’ : loved.

lub : love.

mac : shilling, shillings; short for macaroni.

manchinic : Martinique bananas.

marnin’, soon a : early in the morning.

me : my. It is written thus in order to remind the reader that the y of my is almost invariably short.

me no know : I don’t know.

me poor boy : I, poor fellow that I am; poor I.

mek : make; let.

mek we : let us.

mek you know : see know.

mell : meddle.

’member : remember.

mese’f : myself.

middle. “In de middle road” = in the middle of the road.

mighta : might.

min’ : mind. Pronounce the i long.

mo’ : more.

mountain-side : in the mountains.

mout’ : mouth.

mudder : mother.

mus’n’ : must not.

mus’ smart : must be smart.

mussy : mercy.

mus’ wukin’ overdue : must be working overtime.