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* [https://englishwithatwist.com/2014/07/08/how-to-translate-barbadian-bajan-english-into-standard-english/ How to translate Bajan English into Standard English - contains most common expressions] | * [https://englishwithatwist.com/2014/07/08/how-to-translate-barbadian-bajan-english-into-standard-english/ How to translate Bajan English into Standard English - contains most common expressions] | ||
* [https://blog.thecrane.com/10-wise-bajan-sayings 10 Wise Bajan Sayings] | * [https://blog.thecrane.com/10-wise-bajan-sayings 10 Wise Bajan Sayings] | ||
Although most words in Bajan Creole are English in origin, many words are borrowed from West African languages. The largest portion contributed to Bajan is from the Igbo language as shown in the list below. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Bajan Creole," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajan_Creole#African_words_in_Bajan, accessed 2 February 2021.</ref> | |||
;wunna: You all from the Igbo word ''unu'', which means you (plural). | |||
;obeah: From Igbo ''obia'', 'doctoring, mysticism, or oracle'. | |||
;Bim: From Igbo ''bé mụ́'', 'my place, people, kindred', common nickname for Barbados | |||
;de, deh: From Igbo ''dị̀'', 'present in' | |||
;eye-water: calque from ''ányá mmírí'' (eye + water), tears | |||
;duppy: From Twi ''adope''. | |||
;Cou-cou: Part of the local national dish, but comes from "Fou Fou" in Africa. | |||
;nyam: (Pronounced "ng-yam" or "yamm") Means to eat ravenously or greedily, as in "Don't yamm the food like that boy!" – In Manjaku (language spoken in Guinea-Bissau) and in Pulaar it means ''to chew ''(pronounced "nyam"); it also means ''chew'' in Luo (language spoken in East Africa). | |||
;jook/juk: From the Fula word jukka 'poke, spur' | |||
;soso: From the Igbo language word ''soso'' 'only' | |||
;hard-head: From ''ísí íké'', (head + hard, strength), 'obstinate' | |||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ||