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Magoua (French pronunciation:[maɡwa]) is a particulardialect ofbasilectalQuebec French spoken in theTrois-Rivières area, between Trois-Rivières andMaskinongé. Long before a military fort was constructed there, Trois-Rivières became in 1615 the first stronghold of thecoureurs des bois outside the city ofQuébec.Magoua is theethnonym applied to their descendants in the area. Magoua is the most conservative of all Quebec French varieties, includingJoual. It preserves thesontaient ("étaient") characteristic ofMétis French andLouisiana French, has acreole-like past tense particletà and has old present-tense contraction of a former verb "to be" that behave in the same manner as subjectclitics.
Its name may derive from a word inAtikamekw:Makwa (French:huard), which meansloon (Gavia immer).
| Magoua | Standard French | English |
|---|---|---|
| mouén | moi, je | I |
| toué | toi, tu | you |
| (mouén) ch(u) tà ben màlàd | j’étais très malade | I was very sick |
| (mouén) chu la pis j’rès | j’y suis, j'y reste | I am here, and I stay |
| i son tà deus euzot | ils étaient deux | There were two of them |
| Ti-Oui i ben màlàd | Louis est très malade | Louis is very sick |
| Ti-Oui i tà ben màlàd | Louis était très malade | Louis was very sick |
| Ti-Oui tà pour t’aider | Louis t’aurait aidé | Louis would have helped you |
| tà mér tu la? | ta mère est-elle là? | Is your mother at home? |
| tà mér tà tu la? | ta mère était-elle là? | Was your mother at home? |
| (nouzot) ouen tà pour viend | nous serions venus | We would have come |
| vouzot tà àprà bouér | vous étiez en train de boire | You all were drinking |
| m’a fer sa | je le ferai | I will do it |
| t'a fer sa | tu le feras | You will do it |
| ouan alé wér wér si la djòb tà fèt | nous irons voir si le travail a été vraiment fait. | We will go and see if the job was really done |
| mon kien | le mien | mine |
| ton kien | le tien | yours |
| à gar | à la gare | at the train station |
| dan kour | dans la cour | in the yard |
| dan kor | dans le corps | in the body |
| ya ben kàrant onz d'skotch dan kor | Il a bien quarante onces de scotch dans le corps | He must have been drinking 40 ounces of Scotch |
| kòsen | vieillerie, truc, chose, affaire | old stuff |
| èn plènté d'kosen | une grosse quantité d'objets divers | plenty of stuff |
| ranmàs té kòsen pi dékris | prends tes affaires et vas-t’en | Pick up your things and scram! |
| tokàp | pénis, sans allure, con | penis, idiot |
| tokàpin | conne | idiotic woman |
| parlé màgoua | parler magoua | to speak Magoua, "comme les gens de chez nous" |
| èn cour d'Màgoua | une cour en désordre où on trouve de tout | a courtyard that looks like Ali Baba's cave |
| en vrà Màgoua | un Magoua de souche; un vrai débrouillard | a person of Magoua descent; someone without "proper European" manners; a resourceful person |