Birth certificate
An official document recording a person’s birth
Patois: Yuh haffi carry yuh age paper to di interview.
English: You have to bring your birth certificate to the interview.
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Patois: Mi cyaah believe seh dem spell mi faada name wrong pan mi age paper
English: I can’t believe that they spelt my father’s name wrong on my birth certificate
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