P Is For PATOIS

P-IS FOR PATOIS

Potois (Patois"Patwah") is a non-official language which many Pan Africans use on a daily bases.
It’s a mix of West African language, with English, Spanish, and/or French influences.
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Although almost all Africans of the Diaspora speak "good" English, Spanish or French, they have a very strong accent, where they mix in a lot of patois words as they talk to each other in the Motherland of Africa and Daughter-lands of our Pan-African Diaspora, in the Trans-Atlantic, such as the Caribbean islands, Jamaica, Haiti, and South America.
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So coming to know a little Patois will help you understand an aspect of our rich and vital African Culture. “BIG-UP!” (give- respect) 

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Enjoy a Glossary of words:

PersonMi - I
Yuh – you
Im – he
Shi – she
Eyah - it
Wi – we
Dem – they
Unu – you all
 
Example:
Mi miss you – I miss you
Dem miss shi – They miss her
 
Plural will be made with “dem”
Plate – Plate
Plate dem – Plates
Others:
Nuff plate – many plates
Ten plate – ten plates
 
Possession:
Fi mi plate – My plate
Fi yu plate – Your plate
Fi dem plate – Their plate
 
Words and Phrases: 
Badda – brother
Breddah – dude
Gimme – give me
The most famous
Wah gwaan – What’s up
Yah mon – Yes
Howdi do – How are you
Gud mawnin – Good morning
Wah yuh ah duh – What are you doing
Bruk out – Act out
Likkle More  - see you later
Mi deh yah – I’m here
Irie – going good/alright
Mi nuh hav fi complain, mi life irie - I don’t complain, my life is alright
Gyal – Girl
Jamrock – Slang term for the country Jamaica.
Big Up – Give respect
Pon (something) – On (something)