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.
