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Number		 TAIM
Time		 KUALITI
Quality		 PLIES
Place		 KANEKSHAN
Connections		 PIIPL
People		 BADI
Body		 NIAMIN
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hOpdiet
NOMBA
1wan
one		 1sfos
first		 2tuu
two		 2nsekan
second		 3chrii
three		 3dtoerd
third
 
4fuo
four		 4tfuot
fourth		 5faib
five		 5ffif
fifth		 6six
six		 6xsix
sixth
 
7sebm
seven		 7nsebmt
seventh		 8hiet
eight		 8thiet
eighth		 9nain
nine		 9tnaint
ninth
 
10ten
ten		 10ttent
tenth		 11lebm
eleven		 11tlebmt
eleventh		 12twelb
twelve		 12btwelb
twelfth
 
13toertiin
thirteen		 13ttoertiint
thirteenth		 14fuotiin
fourteen		 14tfuotiint
fourteenth		 15fiftiin
fifteen		 15tfiftiint
fifteenth
 
16sixtiin
sixteen		 16tsixtiint
sixteenth		 17sebmtiin
seventeen		 17tsebmtiint
seventeenth		 18hietiin
eighteen		 18thietiint
eighteenth
 
19naintiin
nineteen		 19tnaintiint
nineteenth		 20twenti
twenty		 20ttwentiet
twentieth		 30toti
thirty		 30ttotiet
thirtieth
 
40faati
forty		 40tfaatiet
fortieth		 50fiti
fifty		 50tfitiet
fiftieth		 70sebmti
seventy		 70tsebmtiet
seventieth
 
80ieti
eighty		 80tietiet
eightieth		 90nainti
ninety		 90tnaintiet
ninetieth		 100onjrid
hundred		 100tonjret
hundredth
 
1000touzn
thousand		 1000ttouznt
thousandth		 1000000milian
million		 1000000tmiliant
millionth		 1/4kwaata
quarter		 1/2aaf
half
 
hongx
ounce		 pong
pound		 kiilo
kilo		 kwaat
quart		 gialan
gallon		 dala
dollar		 sent
cent		 hinch
inch		 fut
foot		 yaad
yard		 mail
mile		 kilamita
kilometre
 
TAIM
sekan
second		 minit
minute		 howa
hour		 die
day		 wiik
week		 faatnait
fortnight		 mont
month		 ier
year
 
Sonde
Sunday		 Monde
Monday		 Tyuuzde
Tuesday		 Wenzde
Wednesday		 Toerzde
Thursday		 Fraide
Friday		 Satide
Saturday		 Janiweri
January
 
Febiweri
February		 Maach
March		 hIepril
April		 Mie
May		 Juun
June		 Julai
July		 hAagas
August		 Septemba
September
 
hAktuoba
October		 Novemba
November		 Disemba
December		 hoerli
early		 liet
late		 pahn taim
on time		 bifuodie
pre-dawn		 dielait
dawn
 
hiivlin
evening		 weda
weather		 briizbluo
hurricane		 staam
storm		 laitnin
lightning		 tonda
thunder		 man rien
heavy rain		 juu
drizzle
 
at
hot		 atat
very hot		 kuol
cold		 kaul
very cold		 mikies
hurry up		 pah ies
in a hurry		 alidie
holiday		 liiv
leave
 
KUALITI
liili
tiny		 biini
tiny		 sumaal
small		 li
little		 likl
little		 sumaal likl
very small		 winji
undeveloped		 dongruo
undersized
 
shaat
short		 midiom
medium		 migl
medium		 miglin
medium		 laaj
large		 nof
much, many		 uoliip
many		 banz
many
 
taal
tall		 lang
long, tall		 langilaala
very tall		 tap
top		 migl
middle		 batom
bottom		 aastierin
very large		 elava
extensive
 
jraadong
reduced		 swingk
shrunken		 swelop
swollen		 simuud
smooth		 jukijuki
prickly		 bunununus
delightful		 haarait
alright		 airi
nice, cool
 
PLIES
a
to		 pah, pan
on		 iina
in, into		 for
far		 nier
near		 bitwix
between		 haanda
under		 uoba
over
 
ya, yaso
here		 de, deso
there		 hop
up		 dong
down		 rong
around		 mongx
among		 konchri
country, outside
Kingston		 tong
town, Kingston
 
naat
north		 sout
south		 hiis
east		 wes
west		 kuos
coast		 siisaid
beach		 mountn
mountain		 il
hill
 
riba
river		 wetiweti
wet		 potopoto
muddy		 dosi
dusty		 ruod
road		 paas
path		 raktuon
stone		 hans
ants
 
maskita
mosquito		 bangkin
bank, verge		 laan
lawn		 nailan
asphalt		 patuol
pot-hole		 yaad
home		 outaduo
outside, outdoors		 hafis
office
 
shap
shop		 aaspital
hospital		 dakta shap
pharmacy		 otel
hotel		 gesous
guest house		 tieta
theatre		 hariina
arena		 shuo
show
 
Kinston
Kingston		 Mantiga Bie
Montego Bay		 Mobie
Mobay		 Mandivl
Mandeville		 Mie Pen
May Pen		 Falmot
Falmouth		 hAnata Bie
Annotto Bay		 Puot Antuoni
Port Antonio
 
hUochi Rayas
Ocho Rios		 Sablamaar
Savlamar		 Brongx Tong
Brown's Town		 hAligeta Pan
Alligator Pond		 Jongshan
Junction		 Bag Waak
Bog Walk		 Puot Maraya
Port Maria		 Raki Paint
Rocky Point
 
Sin Tamas
St. Thomas		 Sin Kiachrin
St. Catherine		 Sint An
St. Ann		 Sin Mieri
St. Mary		 Chrilaani
Trelawny		 Sin Jiemz
St. James		 Anuova
Hanover		 Wesmalan
Westmoreland
 
Puotlan
Portland		 Klarindan
Clarendon		 Sint Ilizabet
St. Elizabeth		 lakop
jail		 wokous
prison		 jiel
jail		 penitenshri
penitentiary		 simitri
cemetery
 
KANEKSHAN
mi
I, me		 yu
you		 ih
he, she		 im
him, her		 i
it		 unu
you all		 wi
we, us		 deh
they
 
dem
them		 ma
mother		 mada
mother		 muma
mother		 pa
father		 pupa
father		 faada
father		 sista
sister
 
breda
brother		 grani
granny		 gang-gang
grandmother		 nenen
grandmother		 grampa
grandfather		 hanti
aunt		 hongkl
uncle		 madahlaa
mother-in-law
 
faambli
family		 waif
wife		 ozban
husband		 daata
daughter,
female		 pitni
child		 biebi
baby		 biebimada
child's
mother		 washbeli
last child
 
jakit
child of another man,
unknown to partner 		swiitaat
lover		 mien skwiiz
current lover		 pasiero
friend		 kombolo
associate		 paadi
friend		 spaar
buddy		 brejrin
friend
 
PIIPL
jinarieshan
relatives		 nieshan
race		 ai kola
light-skinned		 klier skin
light-skinned		 brounin
brown-skinned person		 niega
person of African descent		 red niega
light-skinned person
of African descent		 bakra
white person, ruling class
 
kuuli raayal
person of African/Indian descent		 chaini raayal
person of African/Chinese descent		 babu
address to Indian male		 sachin
address to Chinese male		 jred
Rastafarian		 bobo
Rastafarian		 paasn
parson, minister		 poliis
police
 
babilan
police, the system, the West		 red siim
police		 yuut
child(ren), young man		 tiicha
teacher		 puosi
postman		 puosmisis
postmistress		 kongsla
councillor		 hempii
Member of
Parliament
 
dan
warlord		 laaya
lawyer		 mirana
address to judge		 kaapral
corporal		 saajan
sergeant		 hafisa
officer		 jaki
jockey		 kiapnta
carpenter
 
BADI
ier
hair		 farid
forehead		 ed
head		 fies
face		 yai
eye		 yailash
eyelash		 yaibrou
eyebrow		 nuoz
nose
 
jaa
cheek		 mout
mouth		 lip
lips		 chin
chin		 tiit
tooth		 iez
ear		 iezkaana
temple		 iezuol
earhole
 
nek
neck		 nekbak
nape		 shuolda
shoulder		 an
hand, arm		 haampit
armpit		 elbo
elbow		 ris
wrist		 fingga
finger
 
fingganiel
fingernail		 big fingga
thumb		 likl fingga
pinkie		 marid fingga
wedding finger		 chis
chest		 bres
breast		 said
rib cage		 beli
abdomen
 
tomok
stomach		 bak
back		 ip
hip		 bati
buttocks		 byain
behind		 krachiz
crotch		 leg
thigh		 nii
knee
 
kiaaf
calf		 sheng
shin		 fut
foot, entire lower limb		 hengkl
ankle		 futbatam
sole		 tuo
toe		 bigtuo
great toe		 likltuo
little toe
 
NIAMIN
niam
eat		 bikl
food		 likiliki
greedy		 muorish
appetizing		 kriebn
gluttonous		 ash
sharp tasting		 pepa
hot tasting		 swiit
sweet, tasty
 
bita, bichrish
bitter		 ruos
roasted		 jraa
infuse		 bwail
boil		 brebij
lemonade		 beliwash
lemonade		 hais
ice		 pat
pot
 
kekl
kettle		 eskobiich
style of cooking
with vinegar,
usually fish		 rondong
style of cooking
in coconut
milk		 redpiiz
kidney beans		 gungupiiz
congo or
pigeon peas		 schuupiiz
bean stew		 haxtiel
oxtail stew		 koriguot
curried goat
stew
 
sinapa
snapper		 saalfish
salted cod		 saalting
salted meat		 saalbiif
corned beef		 bulibiif
canned
corned beef		 pigtiel
pork tail		 joerk puok
jerk pork		 sachiz
sausage
 
kaamii
cornmeal		 kaamiipap
cornmeal
porridge		 tonton
polenta		 pudn
pudding		 puon
pudding		 kiek
cake		 bula
pastry		 gizaada
type of
coconut pastry
 
jraps
type of coconut
confection		 kotkiek
type of coconut
confection		 rak
type of coconut
candy		 bluu jraaz
steamed cornmeal
sweet		 dukunu
bluu jraaz		 jingx
soda pop		 soksok
frozen
confection		 kriim
ice cream
 
haki
ackee		 tumatis
tomato		 kyaarat
carrot		 pitieta
potato		 kukumba
cucumber		 huonian
onion		 gyaalix
garlic		 skelian
escallion
 
kuoknat
coconut		 ox
husk		 grieta
grater		 saal
salt		 shuga
sugar		 hail
oil		 siiznin
thyme & escallion		 kach banit
Scotch Bonnet
pepper
 
kaafi (tii)
coffee		 koko (tii)
cocoa		 chaaklit (tii)
hot chocolate		 notneg
nutmeg		 chaklata
left-overs		 krakri
tableware		 pliet
plate		 supuun
spoon
 
pier
avocado		 asham
ground corn
confection		 kalalu
spinach		 kakshan
popcorn
confection		 sorop
syrup		 suimz
shrimp		 pupaa
papaya		 tambrin
tamarind
 

 
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