an aal adv.phr. also, even, too. (Adds stress; expresses amazement or contempt.)
Daag an aal mi deh eena di harikayn shelta.
Even dogs were in the hurricane shelter.
See: dong tu, eevn, fahn, op tu.
banaana n. banana. Musa sapientum or Musa paradisiaca L.
Afta di harikayn, wi kudn fain banaana no way.
After the hurricane, we couldn’t find bananas anywhere.
See: aapl banaana, blogo spekl banaana, waika banaana, wika banaana.
damij v. damage.
Luk how di pikni dehn damij mi nyoo bran aiyan.
Look how the children damaged my brand new iron.
— n. damage.
Da harikayn du wahn lat a damij.
That hurricane did a lot of damage.
deh v. am, is, are.
Di hows deh eena bad shayp afta di harikayn.
The house is in bad shape after the hurricane
dischrai v. destroy.
Harikayn dischrai di hoal a da lee ailan.
The hurricane destroyed the whole of that little island.
nayl v. nail.
Haabat nayl op di winda dehn wen harikayn midi kohn.
Herbert nailed up the windows when a hurricane was threatening.
— n. nail.
Oanli too nail midi hoal op di doa.
There were only two nails holding the door.
flod v. flood.
Wen ih rayn plenti, mai hows aalwayz flod owt.
When it rains a lot, my house always floods badly.
— n. flood. (Both sg. & pl.)
Afta wahn harikayn, flod aalwayz deh.
After a hurricane, floods always happen.
tap gyalan flod n. phr. big flood.
Kaiyo Riva aalwayz ga tap gyalan flod.
The Cayo River always has high floods.
groasriz n. groceries. (Both sg. & pl.)
Wi bai op lat a groasriz wen harikayn di kohn.
We buy lots of groceries when a hurricane is coming.
See: gudz.
gudz n. goods, groceries.
Mi ma gaahn bai sohn gudz fi geh redi fi harikayn.
My mom went to buy groceries to get ready for the hurricane.
See: groasriz.