chektaiz
MEANING: chastise, reprimand, scold USE: Mis Mayri mi haftu chektaiz ih daata kaa ih mi bak-chat ahn. TRANSLATION: Miss Mary had to scold her daughter because she had sassed her.
chochi chochi
MEANING: overly religious (slightly derogatory) USE: Noh aks ah fi goh da daans kaa ih tu chochi chochi. TRANSLATION: Don't ask him/her to go to the dance because he/she is...
bagash
MEANING: sugar cane by-product used as fertilizer USE: Wen Ah put bagash pahn mi roaz plaant, ih groa faas. TRANSLATION: When I put fertilizer on my rose plant, it grew...
balahu
MEANING: loud, rowdy, unruly USE: Dehn balahu uman noh wahn welkom eena mai famili. TRANSLATION: Those loud women won't be welcome in my family.
chaansi
MEANING: bullying USE: Chaali tu chaansi; jos kaa ih biga dahn mee, ih tek weh mi baik. TRANSLATION: Charlie is a bully; just because he's bigger than I, he took...