ayj (var: ej) n. age.
Mis Vaida noh waahn tel nobadi ih reel ayj, kaa ih noh
waahn dehn tink seh ih di geh oal. Miss Vida doesn’t
want to tell anyone her real age because she doesn’t want
them to think she’s getting old.
anda ayj phr. under age, minor.
Di lee bwai weh dehn put eena jayl mi anda ayj. The boy
that they put in jail was a minor.
ayj paypa n. birth certificate.
Da oal man mosi laas fi hihn ayj paypa kaa ih oanli laik yong gyal. That old man must have lost his birth certificate
because he only likes young girls. See: bert paypa.
ej1 age. Variant: ayj.
bert paypa n. birth certificate.
Ah gaahn da Rejischri fi get owt mi bert paypa. I went to
the Registry to get a copy of my birth certificate.
See: ayj paypa.
Plos ges wen els yu ayj impoatant? Fi bai boleedo er lachri!
Wen Mayri jrap eena kinel, Ah tek dat mek rayk ahn bai ih ayj eena
lachri! Ah win tu. When Mary fell into the canal, I used her age as my
lottery number, and I won too.
Silvaana Udz, Ed.D da fahn Bileez. If yu waahn tel shee bowt sohnting speshal fu put eena
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