Hapi 41s Bertday, Bileez!

Yes, Bileez yong!
Yes, Bileez schrang!
Ahn, yes, wi ku du beta.
Laik eniting, nobadi perfek
Nat eevn wahn konchri.

Bot disya tweni-fos Septemba
Mee deh rait ya di sata
Hapi fi reech siksti-too
Afta COVID (wel, ih stil deh rong, memba!)
Afta nof gud gud GUD fren ahn faamli ahn famili ahn kompni
Wayk op ded eena dehnya paas lee yaaz.

So, wid mi bertday eena sayhn mont
Wid wi preshos Bileez,
Mee dehn rait ya di prayz Faada Gaad/Mada Gaad

Fi dis day weh Hihn/Shee mek.
Ahn dis 2022, Bileez ton faati-wan.
Mee soh prowd fi-mi dehdeh
Wen di Yoonyan Jak mi kohn dong
Bak eena 1981, midnait fi greet Septemba 21.
Da-mi bai Koathows Waaf eena Bileez Siti.
Ah memba seh Ah mi geh koalseed anaal.


tweni-fos num. twenty-first.
Bileez Indipendans Day da di tweni-fos a Septemba.
Belize's Independence Day is the twenty-first of September.


Hapi 41s bertday, wi preshos Bileez!




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Kriol is the language spoken by many Belizeans, especially the Creole people of Belize. Although it is often perceived as a dialect of English, it is indeed it's own language with grammar and spelling rules. The National Kriol Council of Belize was created to promote the culture and language of the Kriol people of Belize, as well as harmony among all the ethnic groups of Belize. Please visit the website of the National Kriol Council of Belize for lots of good information about the Kriol language and the Creole people.


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