Built
Patois: Im bill waah house fi im fambily
English: He built a house for his family.
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Patois: Dem seh dem go bill eh house
English: They say they're going to build the house
Chill
Slang term used to tell someone that they need to take it easy or calm down
Patois: Yow! Yuh need fi bill
English: Hey! You need to chill
All fruits ripe , Babylon , Baxide , Bad like yaz ,
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