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Patois: Ten poun ah flowa
English: Ten pounds of flour
A
This is the main Jamaican adjective for nearly everything. Means many things from: a, to, is, it, the, will, etc. ‘A’ is generally said before an action will or has taken place.
(patois) Ah nuh mi do it
(english) It wasn’t me who did it
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