Vocabulary
| Expression | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| mawnin' | morning (English) | Good Morning!/morning |
| mek | Unknown | why |
| naygah | Unknown | people |
| pikney | pequinino (Portuguese) | child |
| buh | but (English) | but |
| cah | possibly 'car' (French) | because |
| parisohl | parasol (Spanish) | umbrella |
| tout man bagay | (Antillean Creole) | everyone |
| dohtish | doltish (English) | stupid |
| wey | where (English) | where or what |
| me | me (English) | I or me |
| nyam | Unknown | eat |
| yo | you (English) | you (singular, as both object and subject) |
| e/i (pronounced "ee") | he (English) | he/she/it |
| ahwe/arwe | all of we (incorrect grammatically, English) | we or us |
| aryo/alyo | all of you (English) | you (plural, as both object and subject) |
| dem/demdey | them/them there (English) | they or them |
| comess | Unknown | gossip |
| yah | Unknown | here |
| dey | there (English) | there |
Read more about this topic: Vincentian Creole
Famous quotes containing the word vocabulary:
“[T]here is no breaking out of the intentional vocabulary by explaining its members in other terms.”
—Willard Van Orman Quine (b. 1908)
“Institutional psychiatry is a continuation of the Inquisition. All that has really changed is the vocabulary and the social style. The vocabulary conforms to the intellectual expectations of our age: it is a pseudo-medical jargon that parodies the concepts of science. The social style conforms to the political expectations of our age: it is a pseudo-liberal social movement that parodies the ideals of freedom and rationality.”
—Thomas Szasz (b. 1920)
“A new talker will often call her caregiver “mommy,” which makes parents worry that the child is confused about who is who. She isn’t. This is a case of limited vocabulary rather than mixed-up identities. When a child has only one word for the female person who takes care of her, calling both of them “mommy” is understandable.”
—Amy Laura Dombro (20th century)