aisbaks
MEANING: icebox. USE: Bifoa frij mi deh, dehn yoostu yooz aisbaks fi kip ting koal. TRANSLATION: Before people had refrigerators, they used to use iceboxes to keep things cold.
akaadyan
MEANING: accordion; popular music instrument used in traditional Kriol boom and chime band. USE: Misa Peetaz seh ih ponish wen ih no gah ih akaadyan wid ahn. TRANSLATION: Mr. Peters...
bikaazn
MEANING: because USE: Ah neva gaahn da cherch bikaazn ih mi-di rayn. TRANSLATION: I didn't go to church because it was raining.
bail kayk
MEANING: round dumpling made with flour and baking powder served in boil-up USE: If yu bail bail kayk fi tu lang, wi kaal it "jrongdid man" kaa dehn geh tu...
chaans
MEANING: chance, opportunity USE: Di lee gyal laas ih chaans fi goh da kalij wen ih neva geh di skalaship. TRANSLATION: The girl lost her chance to go to college...