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JAMAICA DICTIONARY - A
Published Jan 1, 2001Do all your Jamaican friends laugh at you every time you open your mouth and try to speak Jamaican? Jamaicanize your vocabulary here with our words that start with A. If you don't see a term, tell us and we'll put it up.
a: to be, am.
a-doors: outside.
a-fe: It's for.
aan: on
aaty: hearty
abeng: Horn instruments which Maroons made from a cow horn to warn them of attacks.
Accompong: One of the Maroon towns in Jamica.
Actoba: October.
agany: agony.
a-go: I am going, to go.
ah good: serve you just right.
ahoa/aoah: an exclamation similar to Oooh or Aaaah.
aldoah: although.
all fruits ripe: an expression which means "everything is going well".
alla wi: all of us.
alms ouse: nonsense.
an: and
anda: under
anaodda/anedda: another
anancy/anansi: The name of the main character of the Jamaican folklore stories of the man-spider named Anancy/Anansi. The stories can be traced back to Africa. See stories now!!!
ansah: answer
ar: or
areddi: already
aringe/arinj: orange
artical: respected
ascordin: according
asham: A popular Jamaican snack made with crushed roasted corn, salt and pepper
ave: have
awile: awhile
awight: alright
axe: ask
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i would love to speak jamacian language
I love to learn Patois and speak it well
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I <3 jamacia it is great and i would love to be able to speak the language
My father's side of the family is from Jamacia but bc of my life and childhood i never really got the chance to learn the language....with this website im going to teach myself and surprise my family with my new skill
I love that jamacian language my mom is a Jamaican but I'm not I would love to speak it too.
Mon im a laik wat u fi do pahn d aim a fi teach os patwah.love it mi seh.
i love jamaica, i like to lurn it fast:-) i have also al my friends to help me out when i don't know;-) awight thanks for the chance you gave me to lurn:-)
i man fi laik ta speak patois fi real.
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thank you very much for this dictionary. very helpful.
yall stupid why the hell unu waah learn patwah an even if unu try unu not goin get it cause di accent is jus one unu caah ketch no matta how ard unuh try
Hi my beautiful people, I luv Ja more than a luv song. Jamaica me crazy
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