ak v. act. Shee laik ak laik shee beta dahn pipl. She likes to act like she's better than other people. See: goh aan.
akaadn tu prep. according to. Di joj seh akaadn tu di laa, Ah gilti. The judge said, according to the law, I'm guilty.
akaadyan n. accordion; popular musical instrument used in the traditional Kriol boom and chime band. Misa Peetaz doz seh ih mi ponish wen ih neva ga ih akaadyan wid ahn. Mr. Peters used to say he suffered when he didn't have his accordion with him.
akonk n. 1) account, financial record. Jaaji hihn ga big akonk da bank an ih stil stinji wid ih waif. That Georgie has a big bank account but he's still stingy with his wife. See: sayvinz.
akonk fi v.phr. account for. Mi hozban waahn Ai akonk fi evri peni weh Ah spen. My husband wants me to account for every penny that I spend.
gi akonk a v.phr. give account of. Yoo wahn hafu gi akonk a yuself tu Gaad. You'll have to give account of yourself to God.
akonk a prep.phr. on account of, due to, because of. Akonk a hihn, Ah mek mistayk. Because of him, I made a mistake. See: bikaaz a, sayk a.
aks1 (var: as) v. ask. Di bwai aks mi fi dala. The boy asked me for a dollar.
aks2 (var: eks) n. axe; tool for chopping wood. Bwai, tek di aks ahn kot sohn ud. Boy, take the axe and chop some wood. See: hachit.