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Dey let dese 'omans do easy, light wuk towards de last 'fo' de chilluns is bawned, en den atterwuds dey doan do nuffin much twel dey is well en strong ergin.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Administrative Files Selected Records Bearing on the History of the Slave Narratives

English sentences: "If Maria has seben fencils and see loses sree, see will hab four fencils left, and if her moser gibs her eight fencils, see will hab twel 'fencils in all."

A Woman's Impression of the Philippines

Ef dey's anybody what kin set up twel de las 'day in de mornin' an 'not git red-eyed an' heavy-headed, it's ol 'Brer Rabbit.

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Den de sojers takes her out en set her up on top er de high gate post in front er de big house, en mek her set dar twel de whole regiment pass by.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Administrative Files Selected Records Bearing on the History of the Slave Narratives

S'posin 'you wuz ter say dat you won't b'lieve um less'n you kin feel um; does you speck de fish gwineter hang dar in de fallin' water an 'wait twel you kin wade 'cross de slipp'y rocks an' put yo 'han' on um?

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He come mighty nigh not gittin 'out; but he scramble an' he scuffle twel he git back ter de bank whar he kin clim 'out, an' he stood dar, he did, an 'kinder shuck hisse'f, kaze he mighty glad fer ter fin' dat he's in de worl 'once mo'.

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Us run 'bout de woods lookin 'at de mens fight de fire, en evvy time we see uh new place a-blaze we run dis way en dat way, twel fus' thing us knows, we is plum off Marse Ned's plantation, en us doan rightly know whar us is.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3

When he git mos 'dar he stop en tell de little Rabs fer stay back dar out er sight, en wait twel he call um' fo 'dey come.

The Book of Stories for the Story-teller

My manny say dat long fo 'de War he used ter wait twel all de cotton wuz picked in de fall, en den he would have it all loaded on his waggins.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3

He broke an 'run, an' den he stop fer ter see what 'tis -- an 'den he run a leetle ways an' stop ag'in, an 'he keep on dodgin' an 'runnin' twel he fool Brer Bull-Frog inter b'lievin 'dat he wuz skeer'd mighty nigh ter death.

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