#antiguan dialect

[vurjinyah]

Hear Wah, Me No Like Spiders Taal or Proverbs // The Scowling Daedreema // V5J

[vurjinyah]

Hear Wah, Me No Like Spiders Taal OR Proverbs by @vee5jay

[soulfulremixed]

Speaking Antiguan

Here a list of some commonly used words and phrases in the Antiguan dialect and their translation:

Mawga     - Skinny Force ripe    - Acting all grown up Time longer than rope   - You can never beat time Plantain sucker follow the root - Children follow parents’ example Smaddy     - somebody Parson christen he pickney fus   - Everyone takes care of his own first Back back    - Reverse Foo me sudden   - Mine Gi jack ee jacket    - Give credit where credit is due A dey ee day    - I told you so Monkey see monkey do  - copy cat Follow fashion   - Copy cat Skin teeth    - Smile Me na hab no fridge   - I  don’t hold on to anything Nyam     - Eat Fooly     - Stupid Duppy / Jumbee   -  Ghost or spirit Who nah hear will feel  - You will find out the hard way Harden     -   Don’t follow orders Day-wid    - Involved in a relationship with someone Knuckle / bun / horn   -  Cheat Choba     -  eggplant Pop     - porridge