Vocabulary
| Expression | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| mawnin' | morning (English) | Good Morning!/morning |
| mek | Unknown | why |
| naygah | Unknown | people |
| pikney | pequinino (Portuguese) | child |
| buh | but (English) | but |
| cah | possibly 'car' (French) | because |
| parisohl | parasol (Spanish) | umbrella |
| tout man bagay | (Antillean Creole) | everyone |
| dohtish | doltish (English) | stupid |
| wey | where (English) | where or what |
| me | me (English) | I or me |
| nyam | Unknown | eat |
| yo | you (English) | you (singular, as both object and subject) |
| e/i (pronounced "ee") | he (English) | he/she/it |
| ahwe/arwe | all of we (incorrect grammatically, English) | we or us |
| aryo/alyo | all of you (English) | you (plural, as both object and subject) |
| dem/demdey | them/them there (English) | they or them |
| comess | Unknown | gossip |
| yah | Unknown | here |
| dey | there (English) | there |
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