A Learner’s Glossary of JamaicanPart of the Open Grammar Project

Table of ContentsA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1

B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6

C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10

D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12

E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15

F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17

G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20

H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22

I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25

J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28

K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30

L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35

M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38

N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41

O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  43

P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  44

R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49

S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52

T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58

U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61

V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  62

W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  63

Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  65

Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  66

A• a /a/, is

• a da mek /adamek/, that’s why

• a farin /afaɹin/, overseas

• a hen ina iself /aheninaɪself/, an end in itself

• a konchri /akontʃɹi/, in the country; in rural areas

• a wa mek /awamek/, why; why is it that

• a yaad /ajaːd/, at home

• aaba /aːba/, harbour

• aad /aːd/, hard; difficult

• aad fi /aːdfi/, hard to; difficult to

• aad iez /aːd iez/, disobedient; stubborn

• aadiens /aːdiens/, audience

• aaf /aːf/, half; off

• aagan /aːgan/, organ

• aaganizieshan /aːganizɪɛʃan/, organization

• aaganizm /aːganizm/, organism

• Aagas /aːgas/, August

• aagiment /aːgiment/, argument

• aakid /aːkid/, orchid

• aal /aːl/, all; even

• aal a dem /aːladem/, all of them

• aal di taim /aːlditaɪm/, all the time

• aalmuos /aːlmuɔs/, almost

• aalwiez /aːlwɪɛz/, always

• aarait /aːɹaɪt/, alright

• aaredi /aːɹedi/, already

• aas /aːs/, horse

• aas-riesin /aːsɹɪɛsin/, horse racing

• aat /aːt/, art; heart

• aata /aːta/, author

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• aatagrafi /aːtagɹafi/, orthography

• aatiek /aːtɪɛk/, heartache

• aatis /aːtis/, artist

• aawez /aːwez/, always

• aazwiez /aːzwɪɛz/, always

• ab /ab/, have

• abee /abeː/, taunt

• abraad /abɹaːd/, abroad

• achrakshan /atʃɹakʃan/, attraction

• achribyut /atʃɹibjut/, attribute

• ada /ada/, other

• adaels /adaels/, other

• adaels ieria /adaels ɪɛɹia/, other areas

• adawaiz /adawaɪz/, instead

• adminischrietiv /administʃɹɪɛtiv/, administrative

• advokiet /advokɪɛt/, advocate

• afta /afta/, after

• agen /agen/, again

• agrikolcha /agɹikoltʃa/, agriculture

• agrikolcharal /agɹikoltʃaɹal/, agricultural

• agyu /aɟu/, argue

• agyu se /aɟuse/, argue that

• ahn /ã/, and

• ai /aɪ/, high

• ai skuul /aɪskuːl/, high school

• aida /aɪda/, either

• aidentifai /aɪdentifaɪ/, identify

• aidentifai az /aɪdentifaɪaz/, identify as

• aidentifai wid /aɪdentifaɪwid/, identify with

• aidentiti /aɪdentiti/, identity

• aidie /aɪdie/, idea

• aigl /aɪgl/, idle

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• aijrosfier /aɪdʒɹosfɪɛɹ/, hydrosphere

• ail /aɪl/, oil

• ailan /aɪlan/, island

• ailant /aɪlant/, island

• airish /aɪɹiʃ/, Irish potato; potato

• airish pitieta /aɪɹiʃ pitɪɛta/, Irish potato; potato

• ais /aɪs/, ice

• aiskriim /aɪskɹiːm/, ice cream

• aisoliet /aɪsolɪɛt/, isolate

• ait /aɪt/, height

• aiyan /aɪjan/, iron

• ajres /adʒɹes/, address

• aki /aki/, ackee

• aki ahn saalfish /aki ã saːlfiʃ/, ackee and saltfish

• akliem /aklɪɛm/, acclaim

• aknalij /aknalidʒ/, acknowledge

• akraas /akɹaːs/, across

• aktivis /aktivis/, activist

• Aktuoba /aktuɔba/, October

• ala /ala/, holler; shout

• alaiv /alaɪv/, alive

• alayans /alajans/, alliance

• alduo /alduɔ/, although

• aligeta /aligeta/, crocodile; alligator

• aligeta pier /aligeta pɪɛɹ/, avocado; alligator pear

• aliv /aliv/, olive

• amfisbiinyan /amfisbiːɲan/, amphibian

• an /an/, and

• ana /ana/, honour

• anarebl /anaɹebl/, honourable

• anda /anda/, under

• andastan /andastan/, understand

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• aneda /aneda/, another

• anlain /anlaɪn/, online

• anles /anles/, unless

• anmigl /anmigl/, palm

• ansa /ansa/, answer

• ansofistikietid /ansofistikɪɛtid/, unsophisticated

• apaat /apaːt/, apart

• apaint /apaɪnt/, appoint

• api /api/, happy

• apier /apɪɛɹ/, appear

• apl /apl/, apple

• aplai /aplaɪ/, apply; applied

• apm /apm/, happen

• aprishiet /apɹiʃɪɛt/, appreciate

• apruoch /apɹuɔtʃ/, approach

• apruuv /apɹuːv/, approve; approved

• ar /aɹ/, or; she

• ar els /aɹels/, or else

• aredi /aɹedi/, already

• arinj /aɹindʒ/, orange

• asaalt /asaːlt/, assault

• aschranami /astʃɹanami/, astronomy

• aschranomi /astʃɹanomi/, astronomy

• askaadn /askaːdn/, according

• askaadn tu /askaːdn tu/, according to

• aspital /aspital/, hospital

• at /at/, hat; hot

• atletix /atletiks/, athletics

• atmosfier /atmosfɪɛɹ/, atmosphere

• aul /aul/, old

• avielobl /avɪɛlobl/, available

• ax /aks/, ox; ask

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• axep /aksep/, accept

• axtiel /akstɪɛl/, ox tail

• aya /aja/, higher

• azwel /azwel/, also

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B• baaba /baːba/, barber

• baagin /baːgin/, bargain

• baal /baːl/, ball; cry

• baan /baːn/, born

• baara /baːɹa/, borrow

• baas /baːs/, boss

• baaskitbaal /baːskitbaːl/, basketball

• baat /baːt/, bath

• baazli /baːzli/, basil

• bad /bad/, bad

• bada /bada/, bother; worse

• badarieshan /badaɹɪɛʃan/, hassle; inconvenience

• badi /badi/, body

• badman /badman/, gangster

• bai /baɪ/, by; buy

• baik /baɪk/, bike

• bailoji /baɪlodʒi/, biology

• bait /baɪt/, bite

• baka bush /baka buʃ/, in the bush; in the countryside

• bakbuon /bakbuɔn/, backbone; spine

• bakl /bakl/, battle

• bami /bamɪ/, bammy (a traditional cassava flatbread)

• ban /ban/, band

• banaana /banaːna/, banana

• Baptis /baptis/, Baptist

• batam /batam/, bottom

• batn /batn/, bottom

• baul /baul/, bowl

• bax /baks/, punch; bask

• baxin /baksin/, boxing

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• baya /baya/, buyer

• bayagrafi /bajagɹafi/, biography

• bayosfier /bajosfɪɛɹ/, biosphere

• beg yu /beg ju/, please

• bekaa /bekaː/, because

• bel /bel/, bell

• beli /beli/, stomach; belly

• ben /ben/, bend

• bex /beks/, angry

• bie /bɪɛ/, bay

• biebi /bɪɛbi/, baby

• bied /bɪɛd/, bathe; beard

• biefies /bɪɛfɪɛs/, bare-faced; blatant

• biej /bɪɛdʒ/, beige

• biek /bɪɛk/, bake

• bier /bɪɛɹ/, bear; stand

• bies /bɪɛs/, base

• bies pahn /bɪɛs pã/, based on

• biesik /bɪɛsik/, basic

• biesin /bɪɛsin/, basin

• biev /bɪɛv/, to behave

• bifuo /bifuɔ/, before

• bifuor /bifuɔɹ/, before

• bifuotaim /bifuɔtaɪm/, formerly; an era in the past; a period in the past

• bifuotaim piipl /bifuɔtaɪm piːpl/, people of earlier times; people in the olden days

• bigop /bɪgop/, praise; commend

• biif /biːl/, beef

• biini /biːni/, tiny; teeny

• bikaazn /bikaːzn/, because; since

• bil /bil/, build

• bil pahn /bilpã/, build on

• bilang /bilaŋ/, belong

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• biyain /bijaɪn/, behind

• bizniz /bizniz/, business

• blai /blaɪ/, favour; chance; opportunity

• blak /blak/, block; black

• blak pepa /blak pepa/, black pepper

• blingki /bliŋki/, firefly

• bluu /bluː/, blue

• bod /bod/, bird

• bokl /bokl/, bottle

• bon /bon/, burn; bun

• bongjri /boŋdʒɹi/, boundary

• bongx /boŋks/, bounce

• bot /bot/, but

• bota /bota/, butter

• botn /botn/, button

• bou /bɔu/, bough; bow

• bout /bɔut/, about; approximately

• braad /bɹaːd/, broad

• braatopsi /bɹaːtopsi/, upbringing

• bred /bɹed/, bread

• breda /bɹeda/, brother

• bredfruut /bɹedfɹuːt/, breadfruit

• brejrin /bɹedʒɹin/, friend

• briekop /bɹɪɛkop/, brak up; fall apart

• briev /bɹɪɛv/, brave

• bring tigeda /bɹiŋ tigeda/, bring together

• bringgl /bɹiŋgl/, agitated

• brok /bɹok/, break

• broun /bɹɔun/, brown

• buk /buk/, book

• bulfraag /bulfɹaːg/, bullfrog

• buod /buɔd/, board

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• buod a chostii /buɔdatʃostiː/, board of trustees

• buodn skuul /buɔdn skuːl/, boarding school

• buot /buɔt/, both; boat

• buut /buːt/, booth; boot

• bwai /bwaɪ/, boy

• bwai pikni /bwaɪ pikni/, son

• bwail /bwaɪl/, boil

• byuuti /bjuːti/, beauty

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C• chaaj /tʃaːdʒ/, charge

• chaaklit /tʃaːklit/, chocolate; cocoa

• chaaklit chrii /tʃaːklit tʃɹiː/, cacao tree; cocoa tree

• chais /tʃaɪs/, choose

• chaka-chaka /tʃakatʃaka/, untidy; disorderly; in disarray

• chat /tʃat/, speak

• cheri /tʃeɹi/, cherry

• ches /tʃes/, chest

• chichi /tʃitʃi/, wood termite; wood ant

• chienj /tʃɪɛndʒ/, change

• chiiz /tʃiːz/, cheese

• chikin /tʃikin/, chicken

• cho /tʃo/, expression of exasperation

• chobl /tʃobl/, trouble

• choch /tʃotʃ/, church

• chokcha /tʃoktʃa/, structure

• chos /tʃos/, trust

• chostii /tʃostiː/, trustee

• chrabl /tʃɹabl/, travel

• chradishan /tʃɹadiʃan/, tradition

• chrai /tʃɹaɪ/, try

• chrai fi /tʃɹaɪfi/, try to

• chrajidi /tʃɹadʒidi/, tragedy

• chrang /tʃɹaŋ/, strong

• chranzfaam /tʃɹanzfaːm/, transform

• chranzishan /tʃɹanziʃan/, transition

• chranzishan piiriad /tʃɹanziʃan piːɹiad/, transition period

• chranznashinal /tʃɹanznaʃinal/, transnational

• chrap /tʃɹap/, strap

• chrapik /tʃɹapik/, tropic

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• chrapikal /tʃɹapikal/, tropical

• chrech /tʃɹetʃ/, stretch

• chrecha /tʃɹetʃa/, stretcher

• chrent /tʃɹent/, strength

• chretn /tʃɹetn/, threaten

• chried /tʃɹɪɛd/, trade

• chrien /tʃɹɪɛn/, train

• chrienin /tʃɹɪɛnin/, training

• chrienja /tʃɹɪɛndʒa/, stranger

• chriet /tʃɹɪɛt/, straight

• chrii /tʃɹiː/, tree; three (3)

• chriit /tʃɹiːt/, treat

• chriiti /tʃɹiːti/, treaty

• chrik /tʃɹik/, trick

• chrikifai /tʃɹikifaɪ/, cunning

• chrompit /tʃɹompit/, trumpet

• chruu /tʃɹuː/, through

• chuocho /tʃuɔtʃo/, chayote squash; christophene; cho-cho

• chuochuo /tʃuɔtʃuɔ/, chayote; cho-cho

• chupid /tʃupid/, stupid

• chuu /tʃuː/, true

• chuu-chuu /tʃuːtʃuː/, really

• chuuhout /tʃuːhɔut/, throughout

• chuun /tʃuːn/, tune

• chuut /tʃuːt/, truth

• chuuz /tʃuːz/, choose

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D• daa /daː/, that

• daag /daːg/, dog

• daans /daːns/, dance

• daata /daːta/, daughter

• dailuut /daɪluːt/, dilute

• dainasuor /daɪnasuɔɹ/, dinosaur

• dairek /daɪɹek/, direct

• dala /dala/, dollar

• dangki /daŋki/, donkey

• dash /daʃ/, throw; toss; fling; hurl

• dash awie /daʃ awɪɛ/, throw away

• dashiin /daʃiːn/, taro; taro root; dasheen

• dat /dat/, that

• dat-de /datde/, that there

• dat a chuu /datatʃuː/, indeed; yes; truly

• dayalek /dajalek/, dialect

• dayaspora /dajaspoɹa/, diaspora

• dayatishan /dajatiʃan/, dietician

• de /de/, there

• debl /debl/, devil

• ded /ded/, die; dead

• definishan /definiʃan/, definition

• dehn /de/, they

• dehn kaali /de kaːli/, is called; known as

• dekied /dekɪɛd/, decade

• dem /dem/, they; them

• dem-de /demde/, those; those there

• dem-ya /demja/, these; these here

• demakrasi /demakɹasi/, democracy

• dep /dep/, depth

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• deso /deso/, right there

• dezat /dezat/, desert

• di /di/, the

• di grietis /digɹɪɛtis/, the greatest

• di muos /dimuɔs/, the most

• di uol a dem /diwuɔla dem/, all of them; they all; everyone

• dibiet /dibɪɛt/, debate

• die /dɪɛ/, day

• dieli /dɪɛli/, daily

• difiit /difiːt/, defeat

• difikolti /difikolti/, difficulty

• difrahn /difɹã/, different

• difrans /difɹans/, difference

• digrii /digɹiː/, degree

• diil /diːl/, deal

• diil wid /diːl wid/, deal with

• diklier /diklɪɛɹ/, declare

• diktieta /diktɪɛta/, dictator

• diktietaship /diktɪɛtaʃip/, dictatorship

• dimokratizieshan /dimokɹatizɪɛʃan/, democratization

• dipaacha /dipaːtʃa/, departure

• dipen /dipen/, depend

• dipen pan /dipen pan/, depend on

• dis /dis/, this

• dis-ya /disja/, this here

• disaid /disaɪd/, decide

• disaya /disaja/, this here; this

• dischribyuushan /distʃɹibjuːʃan/, distribution

• Disemba /disemba/, December

• disendant /disendant/, descendant

• disepshos /dɪsepʃos/, deceitful

• disgostid /disgostid/, disgusted

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• distingshan /distiŋʃan/, distinction

• ditiel /ditɪɛl/, detail

• divaid /divaɪd/, divide; divided

• dizain /dizaɪn/, design; designed

• dizain fi /dizaɪnfi/, designed to

• dizort /dizoɹt/, dessert

• domestikieshan /domestikɪɛʃan/, domestication

• domplin /domplin/, dumpling

• dong /doŋ/, down

• dopi /dopɪ/, ghost

• dos /dos/, dust

• doti /doti/, dirty

• doti op /dotiop/, soil; get dirty

• dout /dɔut/, doubt

• drop a grong /dɹopagɹoŋ/, drop on the ground; drop to the floor

• dukunu /dukunu/, (a kind of pudding)

• duo /duɔ/, door; though

• duohn /duõ/, don’t

• duor /duɔɹ/, door

• dwiit /dwiːt/, do it

• dyuu /djuː/, due

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E• ebi /ebi/, every

• ebi die /ebi dɪɛ/, every day

• ebn /ebn/, heaven

• ebri /ebɹi/, every

• ebribadi /ebɹibadi/, everybody; everyone

• ebriting /ebɹitiŋ/, everything

• ed a stiet /edastɪɛt/, head of state

• edikieshan /edikɪɛʃan/, education

• edita /edita/, editor

• ef /ef/, if

• egvaantij /egvaːntidʒ/, advantage

• egzakli /egzakli/, exactly

• egzamin /egzamin/, examine

• egzampl /egzampl/, example

• egzis /egzis/, exist

• eliment /eliment/, element

• elivieta /elivɪɛta/, elevator

• elp /elp/, help

• elswe /elswe/, elsewhere

• en /en/, hen

• enaji /enadʒi/, energy

• eni /eni/, any

• enibadi /enibadi/, anybody; anyone

• eniebl /enɪɛbl/, enable

• enitaim /enɪtaɪm/, anytime; whenever

• eniwiez /eniwɪɛz/, anyway; in any case; regardless

• entapraiz /entapɹaɪz/, enterprise

• eritij /eɹitidʒ/, heritage

• esn /esn/, essence

• evidens /evidens/, evidence

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• evri /evɹi/, every

• exchienj /ekstʃɪɛndʒ/, exchange

• exchriim /ekstʃɹiːm/, extreme

• exepshan /eksepʃan/, exception

• exkiep /ekskɪɛp/, to escape

• exkluudn /ekskluːdn/, excluding

• expanshan /ekspanʃan/, expansion

• expiriens /ekspiɹɪɛns/, experience

• expuot /ekspuɔt/, export

• extablish /ekstabli/, establish

• extingk /ekstiŋk/, extinct

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F• faada /faːda/, father

• faal /faːl/, fall

• faal dong /faːl doŋ/, fall down

• faal ina lob /faːl ina lob/, fall in love

• faam /faːm/, form; farm

• faama /faːma/, former; farmer

• faamat /faːmat/, format

• faar /faːɹ/, far

• faas /faːs/, impudent; interfering; meddlesome; intrusive

• faatifikieshan /faːtifikɪɛʃan/, fortification

• fagivnis /fagivnis/, forgiveness

• faib /faɪb/, five (5)

• fain /faɪn/, fine; find

• fainal /faɪnal/, final

• faiya /faɪja/, fire

• faiya bon /faɪja bon/, a fire

• faiyaman /faɪjaman/, fireman

• fak /fak/, fact

• fala /fala/, follow

• falara /falaɹa/, follower

• falarin /falaɹin/, following

• fambli /fambli/, family

• farin /faɹin/, foreign country; overseas

• farina /faɹina/, foreigner

• fasilitiet /fasilitɪɛt/, facilitate

• faya /faja/, fire

• Febiweri /febiweɹi/, February

• feda /feda/, feather

• feminis /feminis/, feminist

• feminizim /feminizim/, feminism

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• fene /fene/, in trouble

• fens /fens/, fence

• fi /fi/, for; to

• fi chuu /fitʃuː/, in truth; indeed; truly

• fi mi /fimi/, mine

• fi paapos /fipaːpos/, on purpose; deliberately

• fi touzn a ier /fitɔuzn a ɪɛɹ/, for thousands of years

• fiemos /fɪɛmos/, famous

• fies /fɪɛs/, face

• fiesti /fɪɛsti/, rude; cheeky; impudent

• fiet /fɪɛt/, fate; faith

• fieva /fieva/, forever

• fif /fif/, fifth (5th)

• fiftiin /fiftiːn/, fifteen (15)

• figa /figa/, figure

• figat /figat/, forget

• fiicha /fiːtʃa/, feature

• fiil /fiːl/, feel; field

• fiimiel /fiːmɪɛl/, female

• fiiva /fiːva/, fever

• fikshan /fikʃan/, fiction

• filasafi /filasafi/, philosophy

• finaminan /finaminan/, phenomenon

• finanshal /finanʃal/, financial

• fingga /fiŋga/, finger

• fingga-hed /fiŋgahed/, fingertip

• fiziolaji /fizioladʒi/, physiology

• fizishan /fiziʃan/, physician

• fizix /fiziks/, physics

• flai /flaɪ/, fly

• flieva /flɪɛva/, flavour

• flim /flim/, film

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• flod /flod/, flood

• flowa /flowa/, flour; flower

• fluor /fluɔɹ/, floor

• fongkshan /foŋkʃan/, function

• foris /foɹis/, furthest

• form /foɹm/, firm

• fos /fos/, first (1st); fuss

• foul /foul/, hen; chicken

• fraag /fɹaːg/, frog

• frahn /fɹã/, from

• frai /fɹaɪ/, fry; fried

• frai domplin /fɹaɪ domplin/, fried dumpling

• frai plaan /fɹaɪ plaːn/, fried plantain

• fraitn /fɹaɪtn/, frighten

• frenship /fɹenʃip/, friendship

• fruut /fɹuːt/, fruit

• fruut juus /fɹuːt dʒuːs/, fruit juice

• fufu /fufu/, foolish; mashed yam

• ful /ful/, full

• fuo /fuɔ/, four (4)

• fuokos /fuɔkos/, focus

• fuos /fuɔs/, force

• fuot /fuɔt/, fourth (4th)

• fuotiin /fuɔtiːn/, fourteen (14)

• fut /fut/, foot

• futbaal /futbaːl/, football

• fuud /fuːd/, food

• fyuil /fjuil/, fuel; fueled

• fyuu /fjuː/, few

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G• galang /galaŋ/, go on; go away; get along; move ahead

• gens /gens/, against

• get apaint /get apaɪnt/, be appointed

• get bex /get beks/, get angry

• get hextingk /get hekstiŋk/, go extinct

• gien /gɪɛn/, gain

• giet /gɪɛt/, gate

• ginep /ginep/, guinep; limoncillo; Spanish lime

• gluobal /gluɔbal/, global

• go a farin /goafaɹin/, go abroad

• gobna /gobna/, governor

• Gobna-Jinaral /gobnadʒinaɹal/, Governor-General

• goli /golɪ/, gully

• golibl /golibl/, gullible

• gon /gon/, gun

• govament /govament/, government

• graasapa /gɹaːsapa/, smoke

• grampierans /gɹampɪɛɹans/, grandparents

• griep /gɹɪɛp/, grape

• griet /gɹɪɛt/, great

• grietis /gɹɪɛtis/, greatest

• grii /gɹiː/, agree; agreed

• grii pahn /gɹiːpã/, agree on; agreed upon

• grii se /gɹiːse/, agree that

• griin /gɹiːn/, green

• grong /gɹoŋ/, ground

• gruo /gɹuɔ/, grow

• gruot /gɹuɔt/, growth

• gud /gud/, good; well

• gudz /gudz/, goods

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• gunggu /guŋgu/, pigeon pea; gungo pea

• gunggu piiz /guŋgu piːz/, pigeon pea; gungo pea

• guol /guɔl/, goal; gold

• guot /guɔt/, goat

• guzu /guzu/, magic

• gwaava /gwaːva/, guava

• gwan /gwan/, go on; happen

• gyaad /ɟaːd/, guard

• gyaadn /ɟaːdn/, garden

• gyaalik /ɟaːlik/, garlic

• gyada /ɟada/, gather

• gyadarin /ɟadaɹin/, gathering

• gyal /ɟal/, girl

• gyal pikni /ɟal pikni/, daughter

• gyas /ɟas/, gas

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H• haakiek /haːkɪɛk/, archaic

• haalzwie /haːlzwɪɛ/, always

• haatagrafi /haːtagɹafi/, orthography

• haatikl /haːtikl/, article

• haatis /haːtis/, artist

• habrij /habɹidʒ/, average

• habvios /habvios/, obvious

• hada /hada/, other

• hadap /hadap/, adopt

• hadvenchara /hadventʃaɹa/, adventurer

• hafi /hafi/, have to; must

• haid /haɪd/, hide

• hairish /haɪɹiʃ/, Irish potato; potato

• hairish pitieta /haɪɹiʃ pitɪɛta/, Irish potato; potato

• hambrela /hambɹela/, umbrella

• hanalisis /hanalisis/, analysis

• hanimal /hanimal/, animal

• harijin /haɹidʒin/, origin

• hat /hat/, hurt; hot

• hatityuud /hatitjuːd/, attitude

• haxent /haksent/, accent

• haxesobl /haksesobl/, accessible

• haxpek /hakspek/, aspect

• hayan /hajan/, iron

• hayan-mekin /hajanmekin/, iron-making

• haz /haz/, as

• hebini /hebini/, ebony

• hebm /hebm/, heaven

• hedituoryal /hedituɔɹjal/, editorial

• heg /heg/, egg

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• hels /hels/, else

• hen /hen/, end

• hen a /hena/, end of

• heni /heni/, any

• heni a /henia/, any of

• heni a di abov /henia diabov/, any of the above

• heniting /henitiŋ/, anything

• heniting hels /henitiŋ hels/, anything else

• hexpand /hekspand/, expand

• hexplien /heksplɪɛn/, explain

• hexpreshan /hekspɹeʃan/, expression

• hexten /heksten/, extend

• hextingk /hekstiŋk/, extinct

• hidyam /hidjam/, idiom

• hiem /hɪɛm/, aim

• hiet /hɪɛt/, eight (8)

• hietiin /hɪɛtiːn/, eighteen (18)

• hifek /hifek/, effect

• higla /higla/, hawker; peddler; street vendor

• hiit /hiːt/, eat

• hiiz /hiːz/, ease

• hilekchranik /hilektʃɹanik/, electronic

• hilekchranik komiunikieshan /hilektʃɹanik komjunikɪɛʃan/, electronic communication

• himpres /himpɹes/, impress

• hinchradokshan /hintʃɹadokʃan/, introduce

• hinchrajuus /hintʃɹadʒuːs/, introduce

• hinchres /hintʃɹes/, interest

• hinfluens /hinfluens/, influence

• hingglish /hiŋgliʃ/, English

• hinishal /hiniʃal/, initial

• hinkluudn /hinkluːdn/, including

• hintanashinal /hintanaʃinal/, international

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• hintanashinal chrabl /hintanaʃinal tʃɹabl/, international travel

• hofishal /hofiʃal/, official

• hofishal langwij /hofiʃal laŋwidʒ/, official language

• honggl /hoŋgl/, only

• honggri /hoŋgɹi/, hunger

• honyan /hoɲan/, onion

• hopin-en /hopinen/, open-ended

• horbanizieshan /hoɹbanizɪɛʃan/, urbanization

• hori /hoɹi/, hurry; rush

• hori op /hoɹi op/, hurry up

• horli /hoɹli/, early

• howa /howa/, hour

• hox /hoks/, husk

• huobaluk /huɔbaluk/, overlook

• huol /huɔl/, whole; hole; hold

• huol-taima /huɔltaɪma/, old-timer

• huoliip /huɔliːp/, many; a lot; large group

• huoral /huɔɹal/, oral

• huoral langwij /huɔɹal laŋwidʒ/, oral language

• huovn /huɔvn/, oven

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I• ie /ɪɛ/, hear

• iebl /ɪɛbl/, able

• iej /ɪɛdʒ/, age

• iejobl /ɪɛdʒobl/, mature; as in person

• iel /ɪɛl/, to greet

• ienshent /ɪɛnʃent/, ancient

• Iepril /ɪɛpɹil/, April

• ier /ɪɛɹ/, year; hair; hear; air

• ieria /ɪɛɹia/, area

• ies /ɪɛs/, haste; hurry

• iet /ɪɛt/, eight (8)

• ieti /ɪɛti/, eighty (80)

• ietiin /ɪɛtiːn/, eighteen (18)

• iez /iez/, ear

• ifainali /ifaɪnali/, finally

• ifek /ifek/, effect

• igwaana /igwaːna/, iguana

• ihn /ĩ/, he; she

• iibm /iːbm/, even

• iibn /iːbn/, even

• iihn /ĩː/, isn’t it? (interrogative particle)

• iikwal /iːkwal/, equal

• iip /iːp/, many

• iir /iːɹ/, here

• iis /iːs/, east

• iistan /iːstan/, eastern

• iit /iːt/, eat

• iit aaf /iːtaːf/, eat up

• iivn /iːvn/, even

• iivnin /iːvnin/, evening

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• ikanami /ikanami/, economy

• ikanamik /ikanamik/, economic

• ikanamix /ikanamiks/, economics

• ilek /ilek/, elect; elected

• iloschrieshan /ilostʃɹɪɛʃan/, illustration

• im /im/, he; she

• impak /impak/, impact

• impruuv /impɹuːv/, improve; improved

• impuotant /impuɔtant/, important

• imuoshan /imuɔʃan/, emotion

• in fak /infak/, in fact

• ina /ina/, in

• ina di faam a /inadi faːma/, in the form of

• ina di wol /inadi wol/, in the world

• inaamos /inaːmos/, enormous

• inabit /inhabit/, inhabit

• indipendans /indipendans/, independence

• indischroktebl /indistʃɹoktebl/, indestructible

• indoschri /indostʃɹi/, industry

• indoschrial /indostʃɹial/, industrial

• indoschrializieshan /indostʃɹializɪɛʃan/, industrialization

• infamieshan /infamɪɛʃan/, information

• influens /influens/, influence

• inggiej /iŋgɪɛdʒ/, engage

• ingkluudn /iŋkluːdn/, including

• ingkorij /iŋkoɹidʒ/, encourage

• iniebl /inɪɛbl/, enable

• injai /indʒaɪ/, enjoy

• injinierin /indʒinɪɛɹin/, engineering

• inkluud /inkluːd/, include

• inkriis /inkɹiːs/, increase; increased

• inruol /inɹuɔl/, enroll

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• insaiklopiidya /insaɪklopiːdja/, encyclopedia

• inspaya /inspaya/, inspire

• intaikl /intaɪkl/, entitled

• intanashinal /intanaʃinal/, international

• intanet /intanet/, internet

• intatiena /intatɪɛna/, entertainer

• invalv /invalv/, involve

• inviejan /invɪɛdʒan/, invasion

• ischri /istʃɹi/, history

• ishu /iʃhu/, issue

• istuorian /istuɔɹian/, historian

• it /it/, to hit

• ivalv /ivalv/, evolve

• ivenchuali /iventʃuali/, eventually

• ivent /ivent/, event

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J• jaagrafi /dʒaːgɹafi/, geography

• jaagrofi /dʒaːgɹofi/, geography

• jaaloji /dʒaːlodʒi/, geology

• jain /dʒaɪn/, join

• jainop /dʒaɪnop/, join up

• jakfruut /dʒakfɹuːt/, jackfruit

• jaloji /dʒalodʒi/, geology

• jangkro /dʒaŋkɹo/, turkey vulture

• Janiweri /dʒaniweɹi/, January

• jeli /dʒeli/, jelly coconut; unripe coconut sold in the street for water

• jeliduo /dʒeliduɔ/, jelly coconut; unripe coconut sold in the street for water

• jiel /dʒɪɛl/, jail

• jinaral /dʒinaɹal/, general

• jinarasiti /dʒinaɹasiti/, generosity

• jinarieshan /dʒinaɹɪɛʃan/, relatives; generation

• jinja /dʒindʒa/, ginger

• joj /dʒodʒ/, judge

• jomp /dʒomp/, dance

• jomp-up /dʒompop/, party

• jonjo /dʒondʒo/, mushroom; mould; mildew

• jork /dʒoɹk/, jerk (seasoning); jerk cuisine

• jork chikin /dʒoɹk tʃikin/, jerk chicken; chicken with jerk seasoning

• jork puok /dʒoɹk puɔk/, jerk pork; pork with jerk seasoning

• jork siiznin /dʒoɹk siːznin/, jerk seasoning; a spicy seasoning for meat

• jork spais /dʒoɹk spaɪs/, jerk spice; jerk seasoning

• jornal /dʒoɹnal/, journal

• jostis /dʒostis/, justice

• jraa /dʒɹaː/, draw

• jraadong /dʒɹaːdoŋ/, reduced

• jraaf /dʒɹaːf/, draft

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• jraafut /dʒɹaːfut/, lame

• jraaz /dʒɹaːz/, drawers

• jragan /dʒɹagan/, dragon

• jrai /dʒɹaɪ/, dry

• jramatik /dʒɹamatik/, dramatic

• jrap /dʒɹap/, drop

• jred /dʒɹed/, Rastafarian

• jres /dʒɹes/, dress

• jresbak /dʒɹesbak/, reverse

• jresdong /dʒɹesdoŋ/, shift position

• jriepop /dʒɹɪɛpop/, accost

• jringk /dʒɹiŋk/, drink

• jrog /dʒɹog/, drug

• jrom /dʒɹom/, drum

• juk /dʒuk/, poke; pierce

• juki-juki /dʒukidʒuki/, prickly; sharp; needle-like

• Julai /dʒulaɪ/, July

• Jumieka Lieba Paati /jumɪɛka lɪɛba paːti/, Jamaica Labour Party

• Jumieka Taak /dʒumɪɛka taːk/, Jamaican patois; Jamaican creole

• junjo /dʒundʒo/, mushroom; mould; mildew

• juok /dʒuɔk/, joke

• juu tu /dʒuːtu/, due to; as a result of

• Juun /dʒuːn/, June

• juun plom /dʒuːnplom/, ambarella; june plum (Spondias dulcis)

• juurin /dʒuːɹin/, during

• juus /dʒuːs/, juice

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K• kaa /kaː/, because

• kaal /kaːl/, call; called

• kaan /kaːn/, corn

• kaanful /kaːnful/, disdainful

• kaaz /kaːz/, because

• kaazn /kaːzn/, because

• kach banit pepa /katʃ banit pepa/, scotch bonnet pepper

• kain /kaɪn/, kind; type; sort; coin

• kait /kaɪt/, kite

• kak /kak/, cock

• kala /kala/, collar

• kalalu /kalalu/, callaloo; amaranth

• kalani /kalani/, colony

• kalanis /kalanis/, colonist

• kalek /kalek/, collect

• kalekshan /kalekʃan/, collection

• kalij /kalɪdʒ/, college

• kaman /kaman/, common

• kaman yuusij /kaman juːsidʒ/, common usage

• kamedi /kamedi/, comedy

• kanchosnis /kantʃosnis/, consciousness

• kanchrak /kantʃɹak/, contract

• kanchuol /kantʃuɔl/, control

• kanekshan /kanekʃan/, connection

• kanschrokshan /kanstʃɹokʃan/, construction

• kansda /kansda/, consider; considering

• kantent /kantent/, content

• kantinyu /kantiɲu/, continue

• kanvasieshan /kanvasɪɛʃan/, conversation

• karambuola /kaɹambuɔla/, starfruit; carambola

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• kasaada /kasaːda/, cassava

• kasaava /kasaːva/, cassava

• katn /katn/, cotton

• katn chrii /katn tʃɹiː/, cotton tree

• kazmopalitan /kazmopalitan/, cosmopolitan

• kech /ketʃ/, catch

• kech di riek /ketʃ di ɹɪɛk/, get the drift; get the point

• kechop /ketʃop/, ketchup

• kelyan /keljan/, scallion; green onion

• kidni biin /kidni biːn/, kidney bean

• kiedens /kɪɛdens/, cadence

• kieful /kɪɛful/, careful

• kiek /kɪɛk/, cake

• kien /kien/, sugar cane

• kies /kɪɛs/, case

• kilomita /kilomita/, kilometre

• kimischri /kimistʃɹi/, chemistry

• kin /kin/, skin

• kindom /kindom/, kingdom

• kisaada /kisaːda/, cassava

• klaat /klaːt/, cloth

• klasikal /klasikal/, classical

• klie /klɪɛ/, clay

• klie pat /klɪɛ pat/, clay pot

• kliem /klɪɛm/, claim

• kliin /kliːn/, clean

• kola /kola/, colour

• kolcha /koltʃa/, culture

• kom /kom/, come

• kom iin laka /komiːn laka/, be like; be similar to

• kom ya /kom ja/, come here

• komiunikieshan /komjunikɪɛʃan/, communication

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• kompail /kompaɪl/, compile

• kompyuuta /kompjuːta/, computer

• kompyuuta manita /kompjuːta manita/, computer monitor

• konchri /kontʃɹi/, country

• kongk /koŋk/, conch

• koni /koni/, cunning; clever; shrewd; tricky_

• korant /koɹant/, current

• kori guot /koɹi guɔt/, curry goat

• koril /koɹil/, coral

• korl /koɹl/, curl

• kos /kos/, curse; swear

• koskos /koskos/, dispute; argument; quarrel

• kostad apl /kostad apl/, custard apple; sweetsop; sugar apple

• kot /kot/, cut

• kot patwa /kot patwa/, speak Jamaican patois

• kot yai /kot jaɪ/, give someone an evil look; give someone cut eye

• kotlis /kotlis/, machete

• kou /kɔu/, cow

• kounti /kɔunti/, county

• kowich /kowitʃ/, cow-itch

• kozn /koːzn/, cousin

• kraani /kɹaːni/, skinny

• kraitiirya /kɹaɪtiːɹja/, criteria

• krap /kɹap/, crop

• krichoul /kɹitʃɔul/, owl

• kriebn /kɹɪɛbn/, gluttonous

• kriep /kɹɪɛp/, scrape

• kriet /kɹiet/, create

• krietiv /kɹɪɛtiv/, creative

• krietiv raitn /kɹɪɛtiv ɹaɪtn/, creative writing

• kriim /kɹiːm/, cream

• krikit /kɹikit/, cricket

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• kris /kɹis/, stiff; proud

• kritikal akliem /kɹitikal aklɪɛm/, critical acclaim

• ku /ku/, look; see

• kudn /kudn/, could not

• kuk /kuk/, cook

• kukumba /kukumba/, cucumber

• kunu /kunu/, boat; fishing boat

• kuoknat /kuɔknat/, coconut

• kuoknat chrii /kuɔknat tʃɹiː/, coconut tree

• kuoknat milk /kuɔknat mɪlk/, coconut milk

• kuoknat waata /kuɔknat waːta/, coconut water

• kuoko /kuɔko/, taro; taro root; dasheen

• kuol /kuɔl/, cold; coal

• kuos /kuɔs/, coast

• kuot /kuɔt/, coat

• kuul /kuːl/, cool; school

• kwaadinet /kwaːdinet/, coordinate

• kwaat /kwaːt/, quart

• kwait /kwaɪt/, quite

• kwaiyat /kwaɪjat/, quiet

• kwestiyan /kwestijan/, question

• kwiin /kwiːn/, queen

• kwik /kwik/, quick

• kwik-taim /kwiktaɪm/, immediately; in a hurry

• kwint /kwint/, squint; blink

• kyaa /kjaː/, carry

• kyaahn /kjãː/, can’t; cannot

• kyaar /kjaːɹ/, car

• kyaarat /kjaːɹat/, carrot

• kyabij /kjabidʒ/, cabbage

• kyahn /kjã/, can; be able to

• Kyaklik /kjaklik/, Catholic

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• kyamil /kjamil/, camel

• kyanal /kjanal/, canal

• kyanggl /kjaŋgl/, candle

• kyangkro /kjaŋkɹo/, turkey vulture

• kyapasiti /kjapasiti/, capacity

• kyapcha /kjaptʃa/, capture

• kyapital /kjapital/, capital

• kyapitalis /kjapitalis/, capitalist

• kyaptin /kjaptin/, captain

• kyar /kjaɹ/, carry

• kyarakta /kjaɹakta/, character

• kyash /kjaʃ/, cash

• kyash krap /kjaʃ kɹap/, cash crop

• kyashu /kjaʃu/, cashew

• kyata /kjata/, scatter

• kyatalis /kjatalis/, catalyst

• kyatigari /kjatigaɹi/, category

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L• laa /laː/, law

• laaf /laːf/, laugh

• laaj /laːdʒ/, large

• laan /laːn/, learn

• labsta /labsta/, lobster

• lai /laɪ/, lie

• laibri /laɪbɹi/, library

• laif /laɪf/, life

• laifstail /laɪfstaɪl/, lifestyle

• laik /laɪk/, like

• lait /laɪt/, light

• laitous /laɪtɔus/, lighthouse

• laiyad /laɪjad/, liar

• laiyan /laɪjan/, lion

• laka /laka/, such as; like; for example

• laka se /lakase/, as if; like

• lam /lam/, lamb

• lan /lan/, land

• lang /laŋ/, long

• langwij /laŋwidʒ/, language

• layad /lajad/, liar

• lebl /lebl/, level

• lebm /lebm/, eleven (11)

• leda /leda/, leather

• lef /lef/, leave; depart

• lego /lego/, loose; disorderly; out of control

• lego biis /lego biːs/, a wild person; a badly-behaved person; an unruly person

• lejislieta /ledʒislɪɛta/, legislator

• lent /lent/, length

• leta /leta/, letter

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• lib a farin /libafaɹin/, live abroad; live overseas

• libn /libn/, living

• libn langwij /libn laŋwidʒ/, living language

• lichicha /litʃitʃa/, literature

• lieba /lɪɛba/, labour

• liedi /lɪɛdi/, lady

• liet /lɪɛt/, late

• lieta /lɪɛta/, later

• lieya /lɪɛja/, layer

• lifop /lifop/, lift up

• liida /liːda/, leader

• liig /liːg/, league

• liin /liːn/, lean

• lik /lik/, hit; strike

• likl /likl/, little; small

• likl muos /likl muɔs/, almost

• lili /lili/, little

• lingguistik /liŋguistik/, linguistic

• linggwis /liŋgwis/, linguist

• lis /lis/, list

• lis a /lisa/, list of

• lisn /lisn/, listen

• litosfier /litosfɪɛɹ/, lithosphere

• lizad /lizad/, lizard

• lob /lob/, love

• long /loŋ/, lung

• lorn /loɹn/, learn

• lou /lɔu/, allow

• luk /luk/, look

• luo /lʊo/, low

• luokal /luɔkal/, local

• luokalaiz /luɔkalaɪz/, localize; localized

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• luokiet /luɔkɪɛt/, locate; located

• luokiet ina /luɔkɪɛt ina/, located in

• luokiet nier /luɔkɪɛt nɪɛɹ/, located near

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M• Maach /maːtʃ/, March

• maaga /maːga/, skinny

• maakit /maːkit/, market

• maanin /maːnin/, morning

• mada /mada/, mother

• mada-tong /madatoŋ/, mother tongue

• madan /madan/, modern

• madifai /madifaɪ/, modify

• madifikieshan /madifikɪɛʃan/, modification

• magaziin /magaziːn/, magazine

• magij /magɪdʒ/, maggot

• magl /magl/, model

• maigrieshan /maɪgɹɪɛʃan/, migration

• main /maɪn/, be careful; mind

• mait /maɪt/, might

• maitbi /maɪtbi/, maybe

• majariti /madʒaɹiti/, majority

• man /man/, man

• manatii /manatiː/, manatee

• manazebl /manazebl/, polite

• manggo /maŋgo/, mango

• mangguus /maŋguːs/, mongoose

• manita /manita/, monitor

• manyufakcha /maɲufaktʃa/, manufacture

• manyufakcharin /maɲufaktʃaɹin/, manufacturing

• mas /mas/, mass

• mas komiunikieshan /mas komjunikɪɛʃan/, mass communication

• mashet /maʃet/, machete

• mashiin /maʃiːn/, machine

• mashiin tuul /maʃiːn tuːl/, machine tool

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• mashiinri /maʃiːnɹi/, machinery

• matiirialis /matiːɹialis/, materialist

• matimatix /matimatiks/, mathematics

• medisn /medisn/, medicine

• meditieshan /meditɪɛʃan/, meditation

• meja /medʒa/, measure

• mejament /medʒament/, measurement

• mek /mek/, make

• mekop /mekop/, make up

• memba /memba/, remember

• mi /mi/, I; me

• midiom /midiom/, medium

• midya /midja/, media

• Mie /mɪɛ/, May

• miebi /mɪɛbi/, maybe

• mieja /mɪɛdʒa/, major

• miel /mɪɛl/, male

• mien /mɪɛn/, main

• mienli /mɪɛnli/, mainly

• migl /migl/, middle

• migl-klaas /migl klaːs/, middle class

• miin /miːn/, mean

• miinin /miːnin/, meaning

• miit /miːt/, meet

• miita /miːta/, metre

• miizolek /miːzolek/, mesolect

• milichri /militʃɹi/, military

• miliyan /milijan/, million (1,000,000)

• mimuorial /mimuɔɹial/, memorial

• minista /minista/, minister

• mishaneri /miʃaneɹi/, missionary

• misnuoma /misnuɔma/, misnomer

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• mixcha /mikstʃa/, mixture

• mixcho /mikstʃo/, mixture

• mongx /moŋks/, among; amongst

• moni /moni/, money

• mountn /mɔuntn/, mountain

• mout /mɔut/, mouth

• muo /muɔ/, more

• muo dahn /muɔdã/, more than

• muobail /muɔbaɪl/, mobile

• muor /muɔɹ/, more

• muos /muɔs/, most

• muosli /muɔsli/, mostly

• muotaim /muɔtaɪm/, often; frequently

• muuv /muːv/, move

• muuv frahn /muːvfɹã/, move from

• muuv gaa /muːvgaː/, move to

• myuuzik /mjuːzik/, music

• myuziom /mjuziom/, museum

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N• na /na/, not

• na fi /nafi/, should not be

• na kech di riek /na ketʃ di ɹɪɛk/, miss the point; be off the mark; not get the drift

• na onggl /na oŋgl/, not only

• naamali /naːmali/, normally

• naasi /naːsi/, nasty; filthy

• naasti /naːsti/, nasty; filthy

• naat /naːt/, north

• naatiis /naːtiːs/, north east

• naatwes /naːtwes/, north west

• nadan /nadan/, northern

• nain /naɪn/, nine (9)

• naint /naɪnt/, ninth (9th)

• naintiin /naɪntiːn/, nineteen (19)

• nais /naɪs/, nice

• nait /naɪt/, night

• naiz /naɪz/, noise

• nalij /nalidʒ/, knowledge

• nanfikshan /nanfikʃan/, non-fiction

• naritiv /naɹitiv/, narritive

• navl /navl/, novel

• neba /neba/, never

• nex /neks/, other; another

• nex ier /neks ɪɛɹ/, next year

• niecha /nɪɛtʃa/, nature

• niel /nɪɛl/, nail

• niem /nɪɛm/, name

• niernis /nɪɛɹnis/, nearness

• nieshan /nɪɛʃan/, nation

• nieshan stiet /nɪɛʃan stɪɛt/, nation state

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• nietib /nɪɛtib/, native

• nietib langwij /nɪɛtib laŋwidʒ/, native language

• niigl /niːgl/, needle

• niyilis /nijilis/, nihilist

• no kja /nokja/, no matter; regardless of

• no kja umoch /nokja umotʃ/, no matter how much

• no kwait /no kwaɪt/, not quite

• no kya /no kja/, no matter; regardless of

• no kya ou /no kyja ɔu/, no matter how

• no riili /no ɹiːli/, not really

• nof /nof/, many, a lot; enough

• nof-nof /nofnof/, more than enough; plenty

• nof piipl /nof piːpl/, many people

• nof tangx /nof taŋks/, many thanks; thank you very much

• noftaim /noftaɪm/, often; frequently

• nomba /nomba/, number

• non /non/, none

• nondiles /nondiles/, nonetheless; regardless; in any case

• notn /notn/, nothing

• notn na go so /notn nagoso/, nothing like that

• Novemba /novemba/, November

• nuo /nuɔ/, know

• nuot /nuɔt/, note

• nuotobl /nuɔtobl/, notable

• nuoz /nuɔz/, nose

• nyaamps /ɲaːmps/, useless person

• nyam /ɲam/, eat

• nyam aaf /ɲamaːf/, eat up

• nyami-nyami /ɲamiɲami/, greedy; gluttonous

• nyuu /ɲuː/, new

• nyuuz /ɲuːz/, news

• nyuuzpiepa /ɲuːzpɪɛpa/, newspaper

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O• ogli /oglɪ/, ugly

• okor /okoɹ/, occur

• okro /okɹo/, okra

• olo /olo/, scam

• ombl /ombl/, humble

• onggl /oŋgl/, only

• onggl wan /oŋgl wan/, only one

• onjrid /ondʒɹid/, hundred (100)

• ont /ont/, hunt

• ontalaji /ontaladʒi/, ontology

• ontin /ontin/, hunting

• ontruut /ontɹuːt/, untruth

• op /op/, up

• op tu /optu/, up to

• opdiet /opdɪɛt/, upate

• opinyan /opiɲan/, opinion

• opsaid dong /opsaɪd doŋ/, upside down

• ort /oɹt/, earth

• ortkwiek /oɹtkwɪɛk/, earthquake

• ou /ɔu/, how

• oun /ɔun/, own

• ous /ɔus/, house

• ousomeba /ɔusomeba/, however

• ozban /ozban/, husband

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P• paadn /paːdn/, pardon

• paaliment /paːliment/, parliament

• paarat /paːɹat/, parrot

• paas /paːs/, pass; past

• paas dong /paːsdoŋ/, pass down

• paas ischri /paːs istʃɹi/, past history

• paasl /paːsl/, parsley

• paasn /paːsn/, parson; preacher

• paasteriti /paːsteɹiti/, posterity

• paat /paːat/, part

• paat a /paːta/, part of

• paati /paːti/, party

• pahn /pã/, on; upon

• pain /paɪn/, pineapple

• paint /paɪnt/, point; pint

• paip /paɪp/, pipe

• pakit /pakit/, package; packet

• paliis /paliːs/, police

• palisi /palisi/, policy

• palitikal /palitikal/, political

• palitishan /palitiʃan/, politician

• palitix /palitiks/, politics

• Panish /panish/, Spanish

• papila /papila/, popular

• papilieshan /papilɪɛʃan/, population

• papishuo /papiʃuɔ/, foolishness (exclamation of surprise)

• papyulieshan /papjulɪɛʃan/, population

• pashan fruut /paʃan fɹuːt/, __

• pat /pat/, pot

• pati /pati/, patty

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• patwa /patwa/, patois; Jamaican patois; Jamaican creole

• pel /pel/, spell

• pelin /pelin/, spelling

• pepa /pepa/, pepper

• picha /pitʃa/, picture

• picha buk /pitʃa buk/, picture book

• pie /pɪɛ/, pay

• pie fa /pɪɛfa/, pay for

• piej /pɪɛdʒ/, page

• piepa /pɪɛpa/, paper

• pier /pɪɛɹ/, avocado; alligator pear

• pierans /pɪɛɹans/, parents

• pieschri /pɪɛstʃɹi/, pastry

• pieshans /pɪɛʃans/, patience

• piich patan /piːtʃ patan/, speech pattern

• piik /piːk/, speak

• piika /piːka/, speaker

• piiki-puoki /piːkipuɔki/, "speaky-spoky"; fancy language

• piil /piːl/, peel

• piini /pːini/, click beetle; peeny

• piini-waali /piːniwaːli/, click beetle; peeny

• piipl /piːpl/, people

• Piipl Nashinal Paati /piːpl naʃinal paːti/, People’s National Party

• piiriad /piːɹiad/, period

• piis /piːs/, peace; piece

• piiz /piːz/, pea; peas

• pikni /pikni/, child

• pilikin /pilikin/, pelican

• pimenta /pimenta/, allspice; pimento

• pio /pio/, pure; solely

• pit /pit/, spit

• pitieta /pitɪɛta/, potato

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• pitni /pitni/, child

• plaan /plaːn/, plant; plantain

• plaant /plaːnt/, plant

• plaantin /plaːntin/, plantain

• pleja /pledʒa/, pleasure

• plie /plɪɛ/, play

• plies /plɪɛs/, place

• pliet /plɪɛt/, plate

• plit /plit/, split

• plom /plom/, plum

• poblik /poblik/, public

• poblikieshan /poblikɪɛʃan/, publication

• poblish /pobliʃ/, publish

• poblisha /pobliʃa/, publisher

• pofaam /pofaːm/, perform

• poliis /poliːs/, police

• poliisman /poliːsman/, policeman

• politikal paati /politikal paːti/, political party

• pongkin /poŋkin/, pumpkin

• ponish /poniʃ/, punish

• ponishment /poniʃment/, punishment

• por-kiapita /poɹ kjapita/, per capita

• porl /poɹl/, pearl

• pormanent /poɹmanent/, permanent

• posnal /posnal/, personal

• posnal infamieshan /posnal infamɪɛʃan/, personal information

• pospektiv /pospektiv/, perspective

• potenshal /potenʃal/, potential; potentially

• potienin /potɪɛnin/, pertaining

• potikila /potikila/, particular

• potikyula /potikjula/, particular; particularly

• powa /powa/, power

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• prablem /pɹablem/, problem

• praim /pɹaɪm/, prime

• praim minista /pɹaɪm minista/, prime minister

• prais /pɹaɪs/, price

• praivisi /pɹaɪvisi/, privacy

• prajek /pɹadʒek/, project

• pramis /pɹamis/, promise

• pravins /pɹavins/, province

• pred /pɹed/, spread

• preke /pɹeke/, difficulty

• priivos /pɹiːvos/, previous

• primenta /pɹimenta/, allspice; pimento

• prizaab /pɹizaːb/, preserve

• prizn /pɹizn/, prison

• prodok /pɹodok/, product

• prodokshan /pɹodokʃan/, production

• profeshanal chrienin /pɹofeʃanal tʃɹɪɛnin/, professional training

• pronongx /pɹonoŋks/, pronounce

• protek /pɹotek/, protect

• protekshan /pɹotekʃan/, protection

• prumuot /pɹumuɔt/, promote

• pruogram /pɹuɔgɹam/, program

• pruoses /pɹuɔses/, process

• pudn /pudn/, pudding

• pumuot /pumuɔt/, promote; promoted

• puo /puɔ/, poor

• puohim /puɔhim/, poem

• puok /puɔk/, pork

• puos /puɔs/, post

• puosi /puɔsi/, postman

• puot /puɔt/, sports

• pupaa /pupaː/, papaya

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• pus /pus/, cat

• pwail /pwaɪl/, spoil

• pyaa-pyaa /pjaːpjaː/, weak

• pyuuriti /pjuːɹɪtɪ/, purity

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R• raa /ɹaː/, raw

• raatid /ɹaːtid/, extremely angry; annoyed

• raip /ɹaɪp/, ripe

• rais /ɹaɪs/, rice

• rais ahn piiz /ɹaɪs ã piːz/, rice and peas

• rait /ɹaɪt/, right; write

• raita /ɹaɪta/, writer

• raitn /ɹaɪtn/, writing

• raktuon /ɹaktuɔn/, stone

• rang /ɹaŋ/, wrong

• rang-said /ɹaŋsaɪd/, inside-out

• reda /ɹeda/, rather

• redi /ɹedɪ/, ready

• refa /ɹefa/, refer

• refa tu /ɹefatu/, referred to

• refa tu az /ɹefatuaz/, referred to as

• refarans /ɹefaɹans/, reference

• refarans buk /ɹefaɹans buk/, reference book

• refrans /ɹefɹans/, reference

• rekaad /ɹekaːd/, record

• rekanaiz /ɹekanaɪz/, recognize

• rekanaiz se /ɹekanaɪzse/, recognize that

• rekanishan /ɹekaniʃan/, recognition

• respirieshan /ɹespiɹɪɛʃan/, respiration

• revaluushan /ɹevaluːʃan/, revolution

• revarii /ɹevaɹiː/, reverie

• revinyuu /ɹeviɲuː/, revenue

• riba /ɹiba/, river

• ribelyan /ɹibeljan/, rebellion

• ridim /ɹidim/, rhythm

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• ried /ɹɪɛd/, raid

• riedio /ɹɪɛdio/, radio

• riek /ɹɪɛk/, hunch; notion; impulse; trick

• rielwie /ɹɪɛlwɪɛ/, railway

• rielwie stieshan /ɹɪɛlwɪɛ stɪɛʃan/, railway station

• rien /ɹɪɛn/, rain

• rienj /ɹɪɛndʒ/, range

• ries /ɹɪɛs/, race

• riesin /ɹɪɛsin/, racing

• riesizim /ɹɪɛsizim/, racism

• rieza /ɹɪɛza/, razor

• riezn /ɹɪɛzn/, raisin

• rifaam /ɹifaːm/, reform

• rifain /ɹifaɪn/, refine; refined

• rigl /ɹigl/, riddle

• riid /ɹiːd/, read

• riida /ɹiːda/, reader

• riijan /ɹiːdʒan/, region

• riijanal /ɹiːdʒanal/, regional

• riili /ɹiːli/, really

• riisant /ɹiːsant/, recent

• riizn /ɹiːzn/, reason

• rijais /ɹijaɪs/, rejoice

• rilaxieshan /ɹilaksɪɛʃan/, relaxation

• rilieshanship /ɹilɪɛʃanʃip/, relationship

• rilietid /ɹilɪɛtid/, related

• riliis /ɹiliːs/, release

• rilijan /ɹilidʒan/, religion

• rimien /ɹimɪɛn/, remain

• ripoblik /ɹipoblik/, republic

• riprizent /ɹipɹizent/, represent

• ris /ɹis/, wrist

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• rispek /ɹispek/, respect

• ritorn /ɹitoɹn/, return

• rivuolt /ɹivuɔlt/, revolt

• rizaat /ɹizaːt/, resort

• rizolt /ɹizolt/, result

• romantik /ɹomantik/, romantic

• ron /ɹon/, run

• ruod /ɹuɔd/, road

• Ruoman Kyaklik /ɹuɔman kjaklik/, Roman Catholic

• Ruoman Kyaklik Choch /ɹuɔman kjaklik tʃotʃ/, Roman Catholic Church

• ruos /ɹuɔs/, roasted

• ruudnis /ɹuːdnis/, rudeness

• ruul /ɹuːl/, rule

• ruut /ɹuːt/, root

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S• saab /saːb/, serve

• saabis /saːbis/, service

• saach /saːtʃ/, search

• saaf /saːf/, soft

• saalfish /saːlfiʃ/, saltfish

• saaya saas /saːja saːs/, soy sauce; soya sauce

• sai /saɪ/, soy

• sait /saɪt/, sight; site

• saiyans /saɪjans/, science

• sakrifais /sakɹifaɪs/, sacrifice

• san /san/, sand

• sang /saŋ/, song

• santapii /santapiː/, centipede

• sar /saɹ/, sir

• saril /saɹil/, red sorrel

• sasayati /sasajati/, society

• sataya /sataja/, satire

• sayans /sajans/, science

• sayantis /sajantis/, scientist

• schraip /stʃɹaɪp/, stripe

• schuu /stʃuː/, stew

• se /se/, say

• sebm /sebm/, seven (7)

• sebmt /sebmt/, seventh (17)

• sebmtiin /sebmtiːn/, seventeen (17)

• sebn /sebn/, seven (7)

• sebnt /sebnt/, seventh (7th)

• sebntiin /sebntiːn/, seventeen (17)

• sebral /sebɹal/, several

• sef /sef/, self

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• sekan /sekan/, second (2nd)

• sekl /sekl/, settle

• seklment /seklment/, settlement

• sekshan /sekʃan/, section

• sela /sela/, seller

• senchri /sentʃɹi/, century

• senit /senit/, senate

• senita /senita/, senator

• sens /sens/, since

• sensobl /sensobl/, sensible

• sensos /sensos/, census

• sentans /sentans/, sentence

• sentri /sentɹi/, century

• separieshan /sepaɹɪɛʃan/, separation

• Septemba /septemba/, September

• set a ruul /setaɹuːl/, set of rules

• sexizim /seksizim/, sexism

• sfier /sfɪɛɹ/, star

• shaachij /ʃaːtʃɪdʒ/, shortage

• shaat /ʃaːt/, short

• shap /ʃap/, shop

• shap-maasa /ʃapmaːsa/, shopkeeper

• sheda /ʃeda/, shadow

• shiem /ʃɪɛm/, shame

• shier /ʃɪɛɹ/, share

• shob /ʃob/, shove

• shot /ʃot/, shirt

• shout /ʃɔut/, shout

• shudn /ʃudn/, shouldn’t

• shuga /ʃuga/, sugar

• shuga kien /ʃuga kɪɛn/, sugar cane

• shuo /ʃuɔ/, show

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• shuor /ʃuɔɹ/, sure; shore

• shuut /ʃuːt/, shoot

• si /si/, see

• sib /sib/, sieve

• sidong /sidoŋ/, sit down; sit

• sief /sɪɛf/, safe

• sieka /sɪɛka/, because; due to

• siel /sɪɛl/, sail

• siem /sɪɛm/, same

• siem wie /sɪɛm wɪɛ/, the same way

• siem wie laka ef /sɪɛm wɪɛ laka ef/, as if; just as; like

• siev /sɪɛv/, save

• sii /siː/, sea

• sii kyaptin /siː kjaptin/, sea captain

• siikuel /siːkwel/, sequel

• siim /siːm/, seem; appear

• siim fi /siːmfi/, seem to; appear to

• siin /siːn/, agreed; OK (affirmative particle)

• siis /siːs/, cease

• siitorkl /siːtoɹkl/, sea turtle

• siizn /siːzn/, season

• siiznin /siːznin/, seasoning

• sik /sɪk/, sick

• silekshan /silekʃan/, selection

• sing /sɪŋ/, sing

• singa /siŋa/, singer

• siniek /sinɪɛk/, snake

• sinieli /sɪnɪɛli/, snail

• sinting /sintiŋ/, something

• sipl /sipl/, slippery

• sista /sista/, sister

• sistim /sistim/, system

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• siti /siti/, city

• sitieshan /sitɪɛʃan/, situation

• sitiet /sitɪɛt/, situate

• sitizn /sitizn/, citizen

• sitn /sitn/, something

• six /siks/, six (6)

• sixt /sikst/, sixth (6th)

• sixtiin /sikstiːn/, sixteen (16)

• skai /skaɪ/, sky

• skelyan /skeljan/, scallion; green onion

• skuul /skuːl/, school

• skwier /skwɪɛɹ/, square

• skwier kilomita /skwɪɛɹ kilomita/, square kilometre

• slait /slaɪt/, slight

• slieb /slɪɛb/, slave

• sliip /sliːp/, sleep

• sluo /slʊo/, slow

• smaal /smaːl/, small

• smadi /smadi/, somebody; someone

• smadi els /smadi els/, someone else; somebody else

• smadi uu /smadi uː/, someone who; somebody who; a person who

• smuok /smuɔk/, smoke

• so langx az /solaŋksaz/, as long as; so long as

• sobjek /sobdʒek/, subject

• sodan /sodan/, southern

• sofa /sofa/, suffer

• sofarieshan /sofaɹɪɛʃan/, suffering

• sohn /sõ/, some

• sojes /sodʒes/, suggest

• som /som/, some

• soma /soma/, summer

• somwe /somwe/, somewhere

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• sopm /sopm/, something

• sopraizn /sopɹaɪzn/, surprising

• sopres /sopɹes/, suppress

• sorkl /soɹkl/, circle

• sorniem /soɹnɪɛm/, surname

• sorosi /soɹosi/, plant (bitter melon) used for making cerasee tea

• soroun /soɹɔun/, surround; surrounded

• soroun bai /soɹɔun baɪ/, surrounded by

• sostien /sostɪɛn/, sustain; sustained

• soua /sɔua/, sore

• soun /sɔun/, sound

• sout /sɔut/, south

• soutiis /sɔutiːs/, south east

• soutwes /sɔutwes/, south west

• spais /spaɪs/, spice

• spekchrom /spektʃɹom/, spectrum

• spies /spɪɛs/, space

• spiishiz /spiːʃiz/, species

• spring /spɹiŋ/, spring

• spring rien /spɹiŋ ɹɪɛn/, spring rain

• spring waata /spɹiŋ waːta/, spring water

• spuoxman /spuɔksman/, spokesman

• staach /staːtʃ/, starch

• staam /staːm/, storm

• staar /staːɹ/, star

• staar apl /staːɹ apl/, star apple; milk fruit

• staarfruut /staːɹ fɹuːt/, starfruit; carambola

• staat /staːt/, start

• stail /staɪl/, style

• stie /stɪɛ/, stay

• stiebl /stɪɛbl/, stable

• stiej /stɪɛdʒ/, stage

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• stieshan /stɪɛʃan/, station

• stiet /stɪɛt/, state

• stietos /stɪɛtos/, status

• stiim /stiːm/, steam

• stiim powa /stiːm powa/, steam power; steam-powered

• stodi /stodi/, study

• stuon /stuɔn/, stone

• suhn /sũ/, soon

• suimz /suimz/, shrimp

• sumaal /sumaːl/, small

• sumuud /sumuːd/, smooth

• suoja /suɔdʒa/, soldier

• suop /suɔp/, soap

• suos /suɔs/, source

• suoshal /suɔʃal/, social

• suoshal woka /suɔʃal woka/, social worker

• susu /susu/, gossip

• suucha /suːtʃa/, suture

• suun /suːn/, soon

• suup /suːp/, soup

• swiit /swiːt/, sweet; suite

• swiit-swiit /swiːtswiːt/, very sweet

• swiit pepa /swiːt pepa/, sweet pepper; bell pepper

• swiit pitieta /swiːt pitɪɛta/, sweet potato

• swimin /swimin/, swimming

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T• taak /taːk/, talk; speak

• taakin /taːkin/, speech

• taat /taːt/, start

• taat frahn /taːt fɹã/, starting from

• taikl /taɪkl/, title

• taim /taɪm/, time; thyme

• talawa /talawa/, strong; fearless; stubborn

• tambrik /tambɹik/, turmeric

• tambrin /tambɹin/, tamarind

• tan /tan/, stand

• tan op /tanop/, stand up

• tandad /tandad/, standard

• tangx /taŋks/, thanks; thank you

• tap /tap/, stop

• tapik /tapik/, topic

• taya /taja/, tire

• tayad /tajad/, tired

• tek /tek/, take

• tek iin /tek iːn/, take in; absorb

• tek kier a /tek kɪɛɹ/, take care

• tek plies /tek plɪɛs/, take place

• tek uoba /tek uɔba/, take over

• tekniik /tekniːk/, technique

• tel /tel/, until; til

• tel nou /tel nɔu/, till now; until now; heretofore

• ten /ten/, ten (10)

• tenis /tenis/, tennis

• tent /tent/, tenth (10th)

• tenya /teɲa/, tenure

• terichri /teɹitʃɹi/, territory

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• tertiin /teɹtiːn/, thirteen (13)

• textail /tekstaɪl/, textile

• tide /tide/, today

• tiebl /tɪɛbl/, table

• tiel /tɪɛl/, tail; tale

• ties /tɪɛs/, taste

• tieta /tɪɛta/, theatre

• tigeda /tigeda/, together

• tii /tiː/, tea

• tiich /tiːtʃ/, teach

• tiif /tiːf/, steal

• tiit /tiːt/, tooth; teeth

• tik /tik/, stick

• tingk /tiŋk/, think; stinky; foul

• tingz /tiŋz/, things

• tiori /tioɹi/, theory

• tisyu /tisju/, tissue

• tix /tɪks/, a tick

• toch /totʃ/, touch

• tod /tod/, third (3rd)

• todi /todi/, study

• tof /tof/, hard; tough

• ton /ton/, turn; become

• tong /tɔŋ/, town

• torkl /toɹkl/, turtle

• torm /toɹm/, term

• tormal /toɹmal/, thermal

• tornin paint /toɹnin paɪnt/, turning point

• torpmtaim /toɹpmtaɪm/, turpentine

• toti /totɪ/, thirty

• toun /tɔun/, town

• touzn /tɔuzn/, thousand (1000); thousands

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• towa /towa/, tower

• towil /towil/, towel

• tros /tɹos/, trust

• tu /tu/, to

• tumatis /tumatis/, tomato

• tuo /tuɔ/, toe

• tuofuu /tuɔfuː/, tofu

• tuon /tuɔn/, tone

• tuonaliti /tuɔnaliti/, tonality

• tuori /tuɔɹi/, story

• tuu /tuː/, two (2)

• tuul /tuːl/, tool

• twelb /twelb/, twelvew (12)

• twenti /twenti/, twenty (20)

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U• ud /ud/, wood

• uman /uman/, woman

• umoch /umotʃ/, how much

• unu /unu/, you (plural)

• uoba /uɔba/, over

• uoba taim /uɔba taɪm/, over time

• uobasior /uɔbasioɹ/, overseer

• uol /uɔl/, hole; whole; old

• uoli /uɔli/, holy

• uoliip /huɔliːp/, many; a lot

• uom /uɔm/, home

• uon /uɔn/, own

• uona /uɔna/, owner

• uonaship /uɔnaʃip/, ownership

• uonyan /uoɲan/, onion

• uopm /uɔpm/, open

• uopm op /uɔpm op/, open up

• uoshan /uɔʃan/, ocean

• uovn /uovn/, oven

• uu /uː/, who

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V• vais /vaɪs/, voice

• van /van/, van

• varayati /vaɹajati/, variety

• vejitebl /vedʒitebl/, vegetable

• vieri /vɪɛɹi/, vary

• vijan /vidʒan/, vision

• viniga /viniga/, vinegar

• volkieno /volkɪɛno/, volcano

• vorjan /voɹdʒan/, version

• vowil /vowil/, vowel

• vuokal /vuɔkal/, vocal

• vuokalis /vuɔkalis/, vocalist

• vuot /vuɔt/, vote

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W• wa /wa/, what

• wa dehn kaal /wa dehn kaːl/, known as; called

• waak /waːk/, walk

• waal /waːl/, wall

• waam /waːm/, warm

• waapm /waːpm/, what’s happening; what’s up (greeting)

• waar /waːɹ/, war

• waata /waːta/, water

• wahn /wã/, want

• waidpred /waɪdpɹed/, widespread

• waif /waɪf/, wife

• wail /waɪl/, while; wild

• wails /waɪls/, while; whilst

• wait /waɪt/, white

• wala /wala/, wallow

• wan /wan/, one (1)

• wan nex /wan neks/, another

• wan wie /wan wɪɛ/, one way

• wapn-bapn /wapnbapn/, poorly constructed; thrown together

• was /was/, wasp

• wat-lef /watlef/, leftovers; remainders

• wat-liiv /watliːv/, leftovers; remainders

• we miin se /wemiːnse/, which means

• weda /weda/, weather

• wehn /we/, (anterior marker)

• wes /wes/, west

• wi /wi/, we

• wid /wid/, with

• widout /widɔut/, without

• widoutn /widɔutn/, without any; without

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• wie /wɪɛ/, way

• wiej /wɪɛdʒ/, wage

• wiet /wɪɛt/, wait

• wiik /wiːk/, week

• wiil /wiːl/, wheel

• winta /winta/, winter

• wod /wod/, word

• wod-a-mout /wodamɔut/, word-of-mouth

• wok /wok/, work

• wok fuos /wok fuɔs/, work force

• woka /woka/, worker

• woklis /woklis/, useless; worthless

• wol /wol/, world

• wori /woɹi/, worry

• worom /woɹom/, worm

• wot /wot/, worth

• wotlis /wotlis/, useless; worthless

• wud /wud/, wood

• wuol /wuɔl/, whole

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Y• ya /ja/, here

• yaad /jaːd/, home

• yaadi /jaːdi/, Jamaican; person from Jamaica

• yai /jaɪ/, eye

• yam /jam/, yam

• yampi /jampi/, (a small variety of yam)

• yaso /jaso/, right here

• yaxep /jaksep/, accept

• yeside /jeside/, yesterday

• yong /joŋ/, young

• yu /ju/, you

• yumaniti /jumaniti/, humanity

• yunivorsiti /junivoɹsiti/, university

• yuuman /juːman/, human

• yuuniiknis /juːniːknis/, uniqueness

• yuunyan /juːɲan/, union

• yuus /juːs/, usage; use

• yuusful /juːsful/, useful

• yuusij /juːsidʒ/, usage

• yuut /juːt/, youngster; youth; young person

• yuuz /juːz/, use

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Z• zela /zela/, funeral service (a nine-night wake/celebration for the dead)

• zuu /zuː/, zoo

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