A Learner’s Glossary of Jamaican: Part of the Open Grammar Project

a /a/, is

a da mek /adamek/, that’s why

a farin /afaɹin/, overseas

a hen ina iself /aheninaɪself/, an end in itself

a konchri /akontʃɹi/, in the country; in rural areas

a wa mek /awamek/, why; why is it that

a yaad /ajaːd/, at home

aaba /aːba/, harbour

aad /aːd/, hard; difficult

aad fi /aːdfi/, hard to; difficult to

aad iez /aːd iez/, disobedient; stubborn

aadiens /aːdiens/, audience

aaf /aːf/, half; off

aagan /aːgan/, organ

aaganizieshan /aːganizɪɛʃan/, organization

aaganizm /aːganizm̩/, organism

Aagas /aːgas/, August

aagiment /aːgiment/, argument

aakid /aːkid/, orchid

aal /aːl/, all; even

aal a dem /aːladem/, all of them

aal di taim /aːlditaɪm/, all the time

aalmuos /aːlmuɔs/, almost

aalwiez /aːlwɪɛz/, always

aarait /aːɹaɪt/, alright

aaredi /aːɹedi/, already

aas /aːs/, horse

aas-riesin /aːsɹɪɛsin/, horse racing

aat /aːt/, art; heart

aata /aːta/, author

aatagrafi /aːtagɹafi/, orthography

aatiek /aːtɪɛk/, heartache

aatis /aːtis/, artist

aawez /aːwez/, always

aazwiez /aːzwɪɛz/, always

ab /ab/, have

abee /abeː/, taunt

abraad /abɹaːd/, abroad

achrakshan /atʃɹakʃan/, attraction

achribyut /atʃɹibjut/, attribute

ada /ada/, other

adaels /adaels/, other

adaels ieria /adaels ɪɛɹia/, other areas

adawaiz /adawaɪz/, instead

adminischrietiv /administʃɹɪɛtiv/, administrative

advokiet /advokɪɛt/, advocate

afta /afta/, after

agen /agen/, again

agrikolcha /agɹikoltʃa/, agriculture

agrikolcharal /agɹikoltʃaɹal/, agricultural

agyu /aɟu/, argue

agyu se /aɟuse/, argue that

ahn /ã/, and

ai /aɪ/, high

ai skuul /aɪskuːl/, high school

aida /aɪda/, either

aidentifai /aɪdentifaɪ/, identify

aidentifai az /aɪdentifaɪaz/, identify as

aidentifai wid /aɪdentifaɪwid/, identify with

aidentiti /aɪdentiti/, identity

aidie /aɪdie/, idea

aigl /aɪgl̩/, idle

aijrosfier /aɪdʒɹosfɪɛɹ/, hydrosphere

ail /aɪl/, oil

ailan /aɪlan/, island

ailant /aɪlant/, island

airish /aɪɹiʃ/, Irish potato; potato

airish pitieta /aɪɹiʃ pitɪɛta/, Irish potato; potato

ais /aɪs/, ice

aiskriim /aɪskɹiːm/, ice cream

aisoliet /aɪsolɪɛt/, isolate

ait /aɪt/, height

aiyan /aɪjan/, iron

ajres /adʒɹes/, address

aki /aki/, ackee

aki ahn saalfish /aki ã saːlfiʃ/, ackee and saltfish

akliem /aklɪɛm/, acclaim

aknalij /aknalidʒ/, acknowledge

akraas /akɹaːs/, across

aktivis /aktivis/, activist

Aktuoba /aktuɔba/, October

ala /ala/, holler; shout

alaiv /alaɪv/, alive

alayans /alajans/, alliance

alduo /alduɔ/, although

aligeta /aligeta/, crocodile; alligator

aligeta pier /aligeta pɪɛɹ/, avocado; alligator pear

aliv /aliv/, olive

amfisbiinyan /amfisbiːɲan/, amphibian

an /an/, and

ana /ana/, honour

anarebl /anaɹebl̩/, honourable

anda /anda/, under

andastan /andastan/, understand

aneda /aneda/, another

anlain /anlaɪn/, online

anles /anles/, unless

anmigl /anmigl̩/, palm

ansa /ansa/, answer

ansofistikietid /ansofistikɪɛtid/, unsophisticated

apaat /apaːt/, apart

apaint /apaɪnt/, appoint

api /api/, happy

apier /apɪɛɹ/, appear

apl /apl̩/, apple

aplai /aplaɪ/, apply; applied

apm /apm̩/, happen

aprishiet /apɹiʃɪɛt/, appreciate

apruoch /apɹuɔtʃ/, approach

apruuv /apɹuːv/, approve; approved

ar /aɹ/, or; she

ar els /aɹels/, or else

aredi /aɹedi/, already

arinj /aɹindʒ/, orange

asaalt /asaːlt/, assault

aschranami /astʃɹanami/, astronomy

aschranomi /astʃɹanomi/, astronomy

askaadn /askaːdn̩/, according

askaadn tu /askaːdn̩ tu/, according to

aspital /aspital/, hospital

at /at/, hat; hot

atletix /atletiks/, athletics

atmosfier /atmosfɪɛɹ/, atmosphere

aul /aul/, old

avielobl /avɪɛlobl̩/, available

ax /aks/, ox; ask

axep /aksep/, accept

axtiel /akstɪɛl/, ox tail

aya /aja/, higher

azwel /azwel/, also

baaba /baːba/, barber

baagin /baːgin/, bargain

baal /baːl/, ball; cry

baan /baːn/, born

baara /baːɹa/, borrow

baas /baːs/, boss

baaskitbaal /baːskitbaːl/, basketball

baat /baːt/, bath

baazli /baːzli/, basil

bad /bad/, bad

bada /bada/, bother; worse

badarieshan /badaɹɪɛʃan/, hassle; inconvenience

badi /badi/, body

badman /badman/, gangster

bai /baɪ/, by; buy

baik /baɪk/, bike

bailoji /baɪlodʒi/, biology

bait /baɪt/, bite

baka bush /baka buʃ/, in the bush; in the countryside

bakbuon /bakbuɔn/, backbone; spine

bakl /bakl̩/, battle

bami /bamɪ/, bammy (a traditional cassava flatbread)

ban /ban/, band

banaana /banaːna/, banana

Baptis /baptis/, Baptist

batam /batam/, bottom

batn /batn̩/, bottom

baul /baul/, bowl

bax /baks/, punch; bask

baxin /baksin/, boxing

baya /baya/, buyer

bayagrafi /bajagɹafi/, biography

bayosfier /bajosfɪɛɹ/, biosphere

beg yu /beg ju/, please

bekaa /bekaː/, because

bel /bel/, bell

beli /beli/, stomach; belly

ben /ben/, bend

bex /beks/, angry

bie /bɪɛ/, bay

biebi /bɪɛbi/, baby

bied /bɪɛd/, bathe; beard

biefies /bɪɛfɪɛs/, bare-faced; blatant

biej /bɪɛdʒ/, beige

biek /bɪɛk/, bake

bier /bɪɛɹ/, bear; stand

bies /bɪɛs/, base

bies pahn /bɪɛs pã/, based on

biesik /bɪɛsik/, basic

biesin /bɪɛsin/, basin

biev /bɪɛv/, to behave

bifuo /bifuɔ/, before

bifuor /bifuɔɹ/, before

bifuotaim /bifuɔtaɪm/, formerly; an era in the past; a period in the past

bifuotaim piipl /bifuɔtaɪm piːpl̩/, people of earlier times; people in the olden days

bigop /bɪgop/, praise; commend

biif /biːl/, beef

biini /biːni/, tiny; teeny

bikaazn /bikaːzn̩/, because; since

bil /bil/, build

bil pahn /bilpã/, build on

bilang /bilaŋ/, belong

biyain /bijaɪn/, behind

bizniz /bizniz/, business

blai /blaɪ/, favour; chance; opportunity

blak /blak/, block; black

blak pepa /blak pepa/, black pepper

blingki /bliŋki/, firefly

bluu /bluː/, blue

bod /bod/, bird

bokl /bokl̩/, bottle

bon /bon/, burn; bun

bongjri /boŋdʒɹi/, boundary

bongx /boŋks/, bounce

bot /bot/, but

bota /bota/, butter

botn /botn̩/, button

bou /bɔu/, bough; bow

bout /bɔut/, about; approximately

braad /bɹaːd/, broad

braatopsi /bɹaːtopsi/, upbringing

bred /bɹed/, bread

breda /bɹeda/, brother

bredfruut /bɹedfɹuːt/, breadfruit

brejrin /bɹedʒɹin/, friend

briekop /bɹɪɛkop/, brak up; fall apart

briev /bɹɪɛv/, brave

bring tigeda /bɹiŋ tigeda/, bring together

bringgl /bɹiŋgl̩/, agitated

brok /bɹok/, break

broun /bɹɔun/, brown

buk /buk/, book

bulfraag /bulfɹaːg/, bullfrog

buod /buɔd/, board

buod a chostii /buɔdatʃostiː/, board of trustees

buodn skuul /buɔdn̩ skuːl/, boarding school

buot /buɔt/, both; boat

buut /buːt/, booth; boot

bwai /bwaɪ/, boy

bwai pikni /bwaɪ pikni/, son

bwail /bwaɪl/, boil

byuuti /bjuːti/, beauty

chaaj /tʃaːdʒ/, charge

chaaklit /tʃaːklit/, chocolate; cocoa

chaaklit chrii /tʃaːklit tʃɹiː/, cacao tree; cocoa tree

chais /tʃaɪs/, choose

chaka-chaka /tʃakatʃaka/, untidy; disorderly; in disarray

chat /tʃat/, speak

cheri /tʃeɹi/, cherry

ches /tʃes/, chest

chichi /tʃitʃi/, wood termite; wood ant

chienj /tʃɪɛndʒ/, change

chiiz /tʃiːz/, cheese

chikin /tʃikin/, chicken

cho /tʃo/, expression of exasperation

chobl /tʃobl̩/, trouble

choch /tʃotʃ/, church

chokcha /tʃoktʃa/, structure

chos /tʃos/, trust

chostii /tʃostiː/, trustee

chrabl /tʃɹabl̩/, travel

chradishan /tʃɹadiʃan/, tradition

chrai /tʃɹaɪ/, try

chrai fi /tʃɹaɪfi/, try to

chrajidi /tʃɹadʒidi/, tragedy

chrang /tʃɹaŋ/, strong

chranzfaam /tʃɹanzfaːm/, transform

chranzishan /tʃɹanziʃan/, transition

chranzishan piiriad /tʃɹanziʃan piːɹiad/, transition period

chranznashinal /tʃɹanznaʃinal/, transnational

chrap /tʃɹap/, strap

chrapik /tʃɹapik/, tropic

chrapikal /tʃɹapikal/, tropical

chrech /tʃɹetʃ/, stretch

chrecha /tʃɹetʃa/, stretcher

chrent /tʃɹent/, strength

chretn /tʃɹetn̩/, threaten

chried /tʃɹɪɛd/, trade

chrien /tʃɹɪɛn/, train

chrienin /tʃɹɪɛnin/, training

chrienja /tʃɹɪɛndʒa/, stranger

chriet /tʃɹɪɛt/, straight

chrii /tʃɹiː/, tree; three (3)

chriit /tʃɹiːt/, treat

chriiti /tʃɹiːti/, treaty

chrik /tʃɹik/, trick

chrikifai /tʃɹikifaɪ/, cunning

chrompit /tʃɹompit/, trumpet

chruu /tʃɹuː/, through

chuocho /tʃuɔtʃo/, chayote squash; christophene; cho-cho

chuochuo /tʃuɔtʃuɔ/, chayote; cho-cho

chupid /tʃupid/, stupid

chuu /tʃuː/, true

chuu-chuu /tʃuːtʃuː/, really

chuuhout /tʃuːhɔut/, throughout

chuun /tʃuːn/, tune

chuut /tʃuːt/, truth

chuuz /tʃuːz/, choose

daa /daː/, that

daag /daːg/, dog

daans /daːns/, dance

daata /daːta/, daughter

dailuut /daɪluːt/, dilute

dainasuor /daɪnasuɔɹ/, dinosaur

dairek /daɪɹek/, direct

dala /dala/, dollar

dangki /daŋki/, donkey

dash /daʃ/, throw; toss; fling; hurl

dash awie /daʃ awɪɛ/, throw away

dashiin /daʃiːn/, taro; taro root; dasheen

dat /dat/, that

dat-de /datde/, that there

dat a chuu /datatʃuː/, indeed; yes; truly

dayalek /dajalek/, dialect

dayaspora /dajaspoɹa/, diaspora

dayatishan /dajatiʃan/, dietician

de /de/, there

debl /debl̩/, devil

ded /ded/, die; dead

definishan /definiʃan/, definition

dehn /dẽ/, they

dehn kaali /dẽ kaːli/, is called; known as

dekied /dekɪɛd/, decade

dem /dem/, they; them

dem-de /demde/, those; those there

dem-ya /demja/, these; these here

demakrasi /demakɹasi/, democracy

dep /dep/, depth

deso /deso/, right there

dezat /dezat/, desert

di /di/, the

di grietis /digɹɪɛtis/, the greatest

di muos /dimuɔs/, the most

di uol a dem /diwuɔla dem/, all of them; they all; everyone

dibiet /dibɪɛt/, debate

die /dɪɛ/, day

dieli /dɪɛli/, daily

difiit /difiːt/, defeat

difikolti /difikolti/, difficulty

difrahn /difɹã/, different

difrans /difɹans/, difference

digrii /digɹiː/, degree

diil /diːl/, deal

diil wid /diːl wid/, deal with

diklier /diklɪɛɹ/, declare

diktieta /diktɪɛta/, dictator

diktietaship /diktɪɛtaʃip/, dictatorship

dimokratizieshan /dimokɹatizɪɛʃan/, democratization

dipaacha /dipaːtʃa/, departure

dipen /dipen/, depend

dipen pan /dipen pan/, depend on

dis /dis/, this

dis-ya /disja/, this here

disaid /disaɪd/, decide

disaya /disaja/, this here; this

dischribyuushan /distʃɹibjuːʃan/, distribution

Disemba /disemba/, December

disendant /disendant/, descendant

disepshos /dɪsepʃos/, deceitful

disgostid /disgostid/, disgusted

distingshan /distiŋʃan/, distinction

ditiel /ditɪɛl/, detail

divaid /divaɪd/, divide; divided

dizain /dizaɪn/, design; designed

dizain fi /dizaɪnfi/, designed to

dizort /dizoɹt/, dessert

domestikieshan /domestikɪɛʃan/, domestication

domplin /domplin/, dumpling

dong /doŋ/, down

dopi /dopɪ/, ghost

dos /dos/, dust

doti /doti/, dirty

doti op /dotiop/, soil; get dirty

dout /dɔut/, doubt

drop a grong /dɹopagɹoŋ/, drop on the ground; drop to the floor

dukunu /dukunu/, (a kind of pudding)

duo /duɔ/, door; though

duohn /duõ/, don’t

duor /duɔɹ/, door

dwiit /dwiːt/, do it

dyuu /djuː/, due

ebi /ebi/, every

ebi die /ebi dɪɛ/, every day

ebn /ebn̩/, heaven

ebri /ebɹi/, every

ebribadi /ebɹibadi/, everybody; everyone

ebriting /ebɹitiŋ/, everything

ed a stiet /edastɪɛt/, head of state

edikieshan /edikɪɛʃan/, education

edita /edita/, editor

ef /ef/, if

egvaantij /egvaːntidʒ/, advantage

egzakli /egzakli/, exactly

egzamin /egzamin/, examine

egzampl /egzampl̩/, example

egzis /egzis/, exist

eliment /eliment/, element

elivieta /elivɪɛta/, elevator

elp /elp/, help

elswe /elswe/, elsewhere

en /en/, hen

enaji /enadʒi/, energy

eni /eni/, any

enibadi /enibadi/, anybody; anyone

eniebl /enɪɛbl̩/, enable

enitaim /enɪtaɪm/, anytime; whenever

eniwiez /eniwɪɛz/, anyway; in any case; regardless

entapraiz /entapɹaɪz/, enterprise

eritij /eɹitidʒ/, heritage

esn /esn̩/, essence

evidens /evidens/, evidence

evri /evɹi/, every

exchienj /ekstʃɪɛndʒ/, exchange

exchriim /ekstʃɹiːm/, extreme

exepshan /eksepʃan/, exception

exkiep /ekskɪɛp/, to escape

exkluudn /ekskluːdn̩/, excluding

expanshan /ekspanʃan/, expansion

expiriens /ekspiɹɪɛns/, experience

expuot /ekspuɔt/, export

extablish /ekstabli/, establish

extingk /ekstiŋk/, extinct

faada /faːda/, father

faal /faːl/, fall

faal dong /faːl doŋ/, fall down

faal ina lob /faːl ina lob/, fall in love

faam /faːm/, form; farm

faama /faːma/, former; farmer

faamat /faːmat/, format

faar /faːɹ/, far

faas /faːs/, impudent; interfering; meddlesome; intrusive

faatifikieshan /faːtifikɪɛʃan/, fortification

fagivnis /fagivnis/, forgiveness

faib /faɪb/, five (5)

fain /faɪn/, fine; find

fainal /faɪnal/, final

faiya /faɪja/, fire

faiya bon /faɪja bon/, a fire

faiyaman /faɪjaman/, fireman

fak /fak/, fact

fala /fala/, follow

falara /falaɹa/, follower

falarin /falaɹin/, following

fambli /fambli/, family

farin /faɹin/, foreign country; overseas

farina /faɹina/, foreigner

fasilitiet /fasilitɪɛt/, facilitate

faya /faja/, fire

Febiweri /febiweɹi/, February

feda /feda/, feather

feminis /feminis/, feminist

feminizim /feminizim/, feminism

fene /fene/, in trouble

fens /fens/, fence

fi /fi/, for; to

fi chuu /fitʃuː/, in truth; indeed; truly

fi mi /fimi/, mine

fi paapos /fipaːpos/, on purpose; deliberately

fi touzn a ier /fitɔuzn̩ a ɪɛɹ/, for thousands of years

fiemos /fɪɛmos/, famous

fies /fɪɛs/, face

fiesti /fɪɛsti/, rude; cheeky; impudent

fiet /fɪɛt/, fate; faith

fieva /fieva/, forever

fif /fif/, fifth (5th)

fiftiin /fiftiːn/, fifteen (15)

figa /figa/, figure

figat /figat/, forget

fiicha /fiːtʃa/, feature

fiil /fiːl/, feel; field

fiimiel /fiːmɪɛl/, female

fiiva /fiːva/, fever

fikshan /fikʃan/, fiction

filasafi /filasafi/, philosophy

finaminan /finaminan/, phenomenon

finanshal /finanʃal/, financial

fingga /fiŋga/, finger

fingga-hed /fiŋgahed/, fingertip

fiziolaji /fizioladʒi/, physiology

fizishan /fiziʃan/, physician

fizix /fiziks/, physics

flai /flaɪ/, fly

flieva /flɪɛva/, flavour

flim /flim/, film

flod /flod/, flood

flowa /flowa/, flour; flower

fluor /fluɔɹ/, floor

fongkshan /foŋkʃan/, function

foris /foɹis/, furthest

form /foɹm/, firm

fos /fos/, first (1st); fuss

foul /foul/, hen; chicken

fraag /fɹaːg/, frog

frahn /fɹã/, from

frai /fɹaɪ/, fry; fried

frai domplin /fɹaɪ domplin/, fried dumpling

frai plaan /fɹaɪ plaːn/, fried plantain

fraitn /fɹaɪtn̩/, frighten

frenship /fɹenʃip/, friendship

fruut /fɹuːt/, fruit

fruut juus /fɹuːt dʒuːs/, fruit juice

fufu /fufu/, foolish; mashed yam

ful /ful/, full

fuo /fuɔ/, four (4)

fuokos /fuɔkos/, focus

fuos /fuɔs/, force

fuot /fuɔt/, fourth (4th)

fuotiin /fuɔtiːn/, fourteen (14)

fut /fut/, foot

futbaal /futbaːl/, football

fuud /fuːd/, food

fyuil /fjuil/, fuel; fueled

fyuu /fjuː/, few

galang /galaŋ/, go on; go away; get along; move ahead

gens /gens/, against

get apaint /get apaɪnt/, be appointed

get bex /get beks/, get angry

get hextingk /get hekstiŋk/, go extinct

gien /gɪɛn/, gain

giet /gɪɛt/, gate

ginep /ginep/, guinep; limoncillo; Spanish lime

gluobal /gluɔbal/, global

go a farin /goafaɹin/, go abroad

gobna /gobna/, governor

Gobna-Jinaral /gobnadʒinaɹal/, Governor-General

goli /golɪ/, gully

golibl /golibl̩/, gullible

gon /gon/, gun

govament /govament/, government

graasapa /gɹaːsapa/, smoke

grampierans /gɹampɪɛɹans/, grandparents

griep /gɹɪɛp/, grape

griet /gɹɪɛt/, great

grietis /gɹɪɛtis/, greatest

grii /gɹiː/, agree; agreed

grii pahn /gɹiːpã/, agree on; agreed upon

grii se /gɹiːse/, agree that

griin /gɹiːn/, green

grong /gɹoŋ/, ground

gruo /gɹuɔ/, grow

gruot /gɹuɔt/, growth

gud /gud/, good; well

gudz /gudz/, goods

gunggu /guŋgu/, pigeon pea; gungo pea

gunggu piiz /guŋgu piːz/, pigeon pea; gungo pea

guol /guɔl/, goal; gold

guot /guɔt/, goat

guzu /guzu/, magic

gwaava /gwaːva/, guava

gwan /gwan/, go on; happen

gyaad /ɟaːd/, guard

gyaadn /ɟaːdn̩/, garden

gyaalik /ɟaːlik/, garlic

gyada /ɟada/, gather

gyadarin /ɟadaɹin/, gathering

gyal /ɟal/, girl

gyal pikni /ɟal pikni/, daughter

gyas /ɟas/, gas

haakiek /haːkɪɛk/, archaic

haalzwie /haːlzwɪɛ/, always

haatagrafi /haːtagɹafi/, orthography

haatikl /haːtikl̩/, article

haatis /haːtis/, artist

habrij /habɹidʒ/, average

habvios /habvios/, obvious

hada /hada/, other

hadap /hadap/, adopt

hadvenchara /hadventʃaɹa/, adventurer

hafi /hafi/, have to; must

haid /haɪd/, hide

hairish /haɪɹiʃ/, Irish potato; potato

hairish pitieta /haɪɹiʃ pitɪɛta/, Irish potato; potato

hambrela /hambɹela/, umbrella

hanalisis /hanalisis/, analysis

hanimal /hanimal/, animal

harijin /haɹidʒin/, origin

hat /hat/, hurt; hot

hatityuud /hatitjuːd/, attitude

haxent /haksent/, accent

haxesobl /haksesobl̩/, accessible

haxpek /hakspek/, aspect

hayan /hajan/, iron

hayan-mekin /hajanmekin/, iron-making

haz /haz/, as

hebini /hebini/, ebony

hebm /hebm̩/, heaven

hedituoryal /hedituɔɹjal/, editorial

heg /heg/, egg

hels /hels/, else

hen /hen/, end

hen a /hena/, end of

heni /heni/, any

heni a /henia/, any of

heni a di abov /henia diabov/, any of the above

heniting /henitiŋ/, anything

heniting hels /henitiŋ hels/, anything else

hexpand /hekspand/, expand

hexplien /heksplɪɛn/, explain

hexpreshan /hekspɹeʃan/, expression

hexten /heksten/, extend

hextingk /hekstiŋk/, extinct

hidyam /hidjam/, idiom

hiem /hɪɛm/, aim

hiet /hɪɛt/, eight (8)

hietiin /hɪɛtiːn/, eighteen (18)

hifek /hifek/, effect

higla /higla/, hawker; peddler; street vendor

hiit /hiːt/, eat

hiiz /hiːz/, ease

hilekchranik /hilektʃɹanik/, electronic

hilekchranik komiunikieshan /hilektʃɹanik komjunikɪɛʃan/, electronic communication

himpres /himpɹes/, impress

hinchradokshan /hintʃɹadokʃan/, introduce

hinchrajuus /hintʃɹadʒuːs/, introduce

hinchres /hintʃɹes/, interest

hinfluens /hinfluens/, influence

hingglish /hiŋgliʃ/, English

hinishal /hiniʃal/, initial

hinkluudn /hinkluːdn̩/, including

hintanashinal /hintanaʃinal/, international

hintanashinal chrabl /hintanaʃinal tʃɹabl̩/, international travel

hofishal /hofiʃal/, official

hofishal langwij /hofiʃal laŋwidʒ/, official language

honggl /hoŋgl̩/, only

honggri /hoŋgɹi/, hunger

honyan /hoɲan/, onion

hopin-en /hopinen/, open-ended

horbanizieshan /hoɹbanizɪɛʃan/, urbanization

hori /hoɹi/, hurry; rush

hori op /hoɹi op/, hurry up

horli /hoɹli/, early

howa /howa/, hour

hox /hoks/, husk

huobaluk /huɔbaluk/, overlook

huol /huɔl/, whole; hole; hold

huol-taima /huɔltaɪma/, old-timer

huoliip /huɔliːp/, many; a lot; large group

huoral /huɔɹal/, oral

huoral langwij /huɔɹal laŋwidʒ/, oral language

huovn /huɔvn̩/, oven

ie /ɪɛ/, hear

iebl /ɪɛbl̩/, able

iej /ɪɛdʒ̩/, age

iejobl /ɪɛdʒobl̩/, mature; as in person

iel /ɪɛl/, to greet

ienshent /ɪɛnʃent/, ancient

Iepril /ɪɛpɹil/, April

ier /ɪɛɹ/, year; hair; hear; air

ieria /ɪɛɹia/, area

ies /ɪɛs/, haste; hurry

iet /ɪɛt/, eight (8)

ieti /ɪɛti/, eighty (80)

ietiin /ɪɛtiːn/, eighteen (18)

iez /iez/, ear

ifainali /ifaɪnali/, finally

ifek /ifek/, effect

igwaana /igwaːna/, iguana

ihn /ĩ/, he; she

iibm /iːbm̩/, even

iibn /iːbn̩/, even

iihn /ĩː/, isn’t it? (interrogative particle)

iikwal /iːkwal/, equal

iip /iːp/, many

iir /iːɹ/, here

iis /iːs/, east

iistan /iːstan/, eastern

iit /iːt/, eat

iit aaf /iːtaːf/, eat up

iivn /iːvn̩/, even

iivnin /iːvnin/, evening

ikanami /ikanami/, economy

ikanamik /ikanamik/, economic

ikanamix /ikanamiks/, economics

ilek /ilek/, elect; elected

iloschrieshan /ilostʃɹɪɛʃan/, illustration

im /im/, he; she

impak /impak/, impact

impruuv /impɹuːv/, improve; improved

impuotant /impuɔtant/, important

imuoshan /imuɔʃan/, emotion

in fak /infak/, in fact

ina /ina/, in

ina di faam a /inadi faːma/, in the form of

ina di wol /inadi wol/, in the world

inaamos /inaːmos/, enormous

inabit /inhabit/, inhabit

indipendans /indipendans/, independence

indischroktebl /indistʃɹoktebl̩/, indestructible

indoschri /indostʃɹi/, industry

indoschrial /indostʃɹial/, industrial

indoschrializieshan /indostʃɹializɪɛʃan/, industrialization

infamieshan /infamɪɛʃan/, information

influens /influens/, influence

inggiej /iŋgɪɛdʒ/, engage

ingkluudn /iŋkluːdn̩/, including

ingkorij /iŋkoɹidʒ/, encourage

iniebl /inɪɛbl̩/, enable

injai /indʒaɪ/, enjoy

injinierin /indʒinɪɛɹin/, engineering

inkluud /inkluːd/, include

inkriis /inkɹiːs/, increase; increased

inruol /inɹuɔl/, enroll

insaiklopiidya /insaɪklopiːdja/, encyclopedia

inspaya /inspaya/, inspire

intaikl /intaɪkl̩/, entitled

intanashinal /intanaʃinal/, international

intanet /intanet/, internet

intatiena /intatɪɛna/, entertainer

invalv /invalv/, involve

inviejan /invɪɛdʒan/, invasion

ischri /istʃɹi/, history

ishu /iʃhu/, issue

istuorian /istuɔɹian/, historian

it /it/, to hit

ivalv /ivalv/, evolve

ivenchuali /iventʃuali/, eventually

ivent /ivent/, event

jaagrafi /dʒaːgɹafi/, geography

jaagrofi /dʒaːgɹofi/, geography

jaaloji /dʒaːlodʒi/, geology

jain /dʒaɪn/, join

jainop /dʒaɪnop/, join up

jakfruut /dʒakfɹuːt/, jackfruit

jaloji /dʒalodʒi/, geology

jangkro /dʒaŋkɹo/, turkey vulture

Janiweri /dʒaniweɹi/, January

jeli /dʒeli/, jelly coconut; unripe coconut sold in the street for water

jeliduo /dʒeliduɔ/, jelly coconut; unripe coconut sold in the street for water

jiel /dʒɪɛl/, jail

jinaral /dʒinaɹal/, general

jinarasiti /dʒinaɹasiti/, generosity

jinarieshan /dʒinaɹɪɛʃan/, relatives; generation

jinja /dʒindʒa/, ginger

joj /dʒodʒ/, judge

jomp /dʒomp/, dance

jomp-up /dʒompop/, party

jonjo /dʒondʒo/, mushroom; mould; mildew

jork /dʒoɹk/, jerk (seasoning); jerk cuisine

jork chikin /dʒoɹk tʃikin/, jerk chicken; chicken with jerk seasoning

jork puok /dʒoɹk puɔk/, jerk pork; pork with jerk seasoning

jork siiznin /dʒoɹk siːznin/, jerk seasoning; a spicy seasoning for meat

jork spais /dʒoɹk spaɪs/, jerk spice; jerk seasoning

jornal /dʒoɹnal/, journal

jostis /dʒostis/, justice

jraa /dʒɹaː/, draw

jraadong /dʒɹaːdoŋ/, reduced

jraaf /dʒɹaːf/, draft

jraafut /dʒɹaːfut/, lame

jraaz /dʒɹaːz/, drawers

jragan /dʒɹagan/, dragon

jrai /dʒɹaɪ/, dry

jramatik /dʒɹamatik/, dramatic

jrap /dʒɹap/, drop

jred /dʒɹed/, Rastafarian

jres /dʒɹes/, dress

jresbak /dʒɹesbak/, reverse

jresdong /dʒɹesdoŋ/, shift position

jriepop /dʒɹɪɛpop/, accost

jringk /dʒɹiŋk/, drink

jrog /dʒɹog/, drug

jrom /dʒɹom/, drum

juk /dʒuk/, poke; pierce

juki-juki /dʒukidʒuki/, prickly; sharp; needle-like

Julai /dʒulaɪ/, July

Jumieka Lieba Paati /jumɪɛka lɪɛba paːti/, Jamaica Labour Party

Jumieka Taak /dʒumɪɛka taːk/, Jamaican patois; Jamaican creole

junjo /dʒundʒo/, mushroom; mould; mildew

juok /dʒuɔk/, joke

juu tu /dʒuːtu/, due to; as a result of

Juun /dʒuːn/, June

juun plom /dʒuːnplom/, ambarella; june plum (Spondias dulcis)

juurin /dʒuːɹin/, during

juus /dʒuːs/, juice

kaa /kaː/, because

kaal /kaːl/, call; called

kaan /kaːn/, corn

kaanful /kaːnful/, disdainful

kaaz /kaːz/, because

kaazn /kaːzn̩/, because

kach banit pepa /katʃ banit pepa/, scotch bonnet pepper

kain /kaɪn/, kind; type; sort; coin

kait /kaɪt/, kite

kak /kak/, cock

kala /kala/, collar

kalalu /kalalu/, callaloo; amaranth

kalani /kalani/, colony

kalanis /kalanis/, colonist

kalek /kalek/, collect

kalekshan /kalekʃan/, collection

kalij /kalɪdʒ/, college

kaman /kaman/, common

kaman yuusij /kaman juːsidʒ/, common usage

kamedi /kamedi/, comedy

kanchosnis /kantʃosnis/, consciousness

kanchrak /kantʃɹak/, contract

kanchuol /kantʃuɔl/, control

kanekshan /kanekʃan/, connection

kanschrokshan /kanstʃɹokʃan/, construction

kansda /kansda/, consider; considering

kantent /kantent/, content

kantinyu /kantiɲu/, continue

kanvasieshan /kanvasɪɛʃan/, conversation

karambuola /kaɹambuɔla/, starfruit; carambola

kasaada /kasaːda/, cassava

kasaava /kasaːva/, cassava

katn /katn̩/, cotton

katn chrii /katn̩ tʃɹiː/, cotton tree

kazmopalitan /kazmopalitan/, cosmopolitan

kech /ketʃ/, catch

kech di riek /ketʃ di ɹɪɛk/, get the drift; get the point

kechop /ketʃop/, ketchup

kelyan /keljan/, scallion; green onion

kidni biin /kidni biːn/, kidney bean

kiedens /kɪɛdens/, cadence

kieful /kɪɛful/, careful

kiek /kɪɛk/, cake

kien /kien/, sugar cane

kies /kɪɛs/, case

kilomita /kilomita/, kilometre

kimischri /kimistʃɹi/, chemistry

kin /kin/, skin

kindom /kindom/, kingdom

kisaada /kisaːda/, cassava

klaat /klaːt/, cloth

klasikal /klasikal/, classical

klie /klɪɛ/, clay

klie pat /klɪɛ pat/, clay pot

kliem /klɪɛm/, claim

kliin /kliːn/, clean

kola /kola/, colour

kolcha /koltʃa/, culture

kom /kom/, come

kom iin laka /komiːn laka/, be like; be similar to

kom ya /kom ja/, come here

komiunikieshan /komjunikɪɛʃan/, communication

kompail /kompaɪl/, compile

kompyuuta /kompjuːta/, computer

kompyuuta manita /kompjuːta manita/, computer monitor

konchri /kontʃɹi/, country

kongk /koŋk/, conch

koni /koni/, cunning; clever; shrewd; tricky_

korant /koɹant/, current

kori guot /koɹi guɔt/, curry goat

koril /koɹil/, coral

korl /koɹl/, curl

kos /kos/, curse; swear

koskos /koskos/, dispute; argument; quarrel

kostad apl /kostad apl̩/, custard apple; sweetsop; sugar apple

kot /kot/, cut

kot patwa /kot patwa/, speak Jamaican patois

kot yai /kot jaɪ/, give someone an evil look; give someone cut eye

kotlis /kotlis/, machete

kou /kɔu/, cow

kounti /kɔunti/, county

kowich /kowitʃ/, cow-itch

kozn /koːzn̩/, cousin

kraani /kɹaːni/, skinny

kraitiirya /kɹaɪtiːɹja/, criteria

krap /kɹap/, crop

krichoul /kɹitʃɔul/, owl

kriebn /kɹɪɛbn̩/, gluttonous

kriep /kɹɪɛp/, scrape

kriet /kɹiet/, create

krietiv /kɹɪɛtiv/, creative

krietiv raitn /kɹɪɛtiv ɹaɪtn̩/, creative writing

kriim /kɹiːm/, cream

krikit /kɹikit/, cricket

kris /kɹis/, stiff; proud

kritikal akliem /kɹitikal aklɪɛm/, critical acclaim

ku /ku/, look; see

kudn /kudn̩/, could not

kuk /kuk/, cook

kukumba /kukumba/, cucumber

kunu /kunu/, boat; fishing boat

kuoknat /kuɔknat/, coconut

kuoknat chrii /kuɔknat tʃɹiː/, coconut tree

kuoknat milk /kuɔknat mɪlk/, coconut milk

kuoknat waata /kuɔknat waːta/, coconut water

kuoko /kuɔko/, taro; taro root; dasheen

kuol /kuɔl/, cold; coal

kuos /kuɔs/, coast

kuot /kuɔt/, coat

kuul /kuːl/, cool; school

kwaadinet /kwaːdinet/, coordinate

kwaat /kwaːt/, quart

kwait /kwaɪt/, quite

kwaiyat /kwaɪjat/, quiet

kwestiyan /kwestijan/, question

kwiin /kwiːn/, queen

kwik /kwik/, quick

kwik-taim /kwiktaɪm/, immediately; in a hurry

kwint /kwint/, squint; blink

kyaa /kjaː/, carry

kyaahn /kjãː/, can’t; cannot

kyaar /kjaːɹ/, car

kyaarat /kjaːɹat/, carrot

kyabij /kjabidʒ/, cabbage

kyahn /kjã/, can; be able to

Kyaklik /kjaklik/, Catholic

kyamil /kjamil/, camel

kyanal /kjanal/, canal

kyanggl /kjaŋgl̩/, ̩candle

kyangkro /kjaŋkɹo/, turkey vulture

kyapasiti /kjapasiti/, capacity

kyapcha /kjaptʃa/, capture

kyapital /kjapital/, capital

kyapitalis /kjapitalis/, capitalist

kyaptin /kjaptin/, captain

kyar /kjaɹ/, carry

kyarakta /kjaɹakta/, character

kyash /kjaʃ/, cash

kyash krap /kjaʃ kɹap/, cash crop

kyashu /kjaʃu/, cashew

kyata /kjata/, scatter

kyatalis /kjatalis/, catalyst

kyatigari /kjatigaɹi/, category

laa /laː/, law

laaf /laːf/, laugh

laaj /laːdʒ/, large

laan /laːn/, learn

labsta /labsta/, lobster

lai /laɪ/, lie

laibri /laɪbɹi/, library

laif /laɪf/, life

laifstail /laɪfstaɪl/, lifestyle

laik /laɪk/, like

lait /laɪt/, light

laitous /laɪtɔus/, lighthouse

laiyad /laɪjad/, liar

laiyan /laɪjan/, lion

laka /laka/, such as; like; for example

laka se /lakase/, as if; like

lam /lam/, lamb

lan /lan/, land

lang /laŋ/, long

langwij /laŋwidʒ/, language

layad /lajad/, liar

lebl /lebl̩/, level

lebm /lebm̩/, eleven (11)

leda /leda/, leather

lef /lef/, leave; depart

lego /lego/, loose; disorderly; out of control

lego biis /lego biːs/, a wild person; a badly-behaved person; an unruly person

lejislieta /ledʒislɪɛta/, legislator

lent /lent/, length

leta /leta/, letter

lib a farin /libafaɹin/, live abroad; live overseas

libn /libn̩/, living

libn langwij /libn̩ laŋwidʒ/, living language

lichicha /litʃitʃa/, literature

lieba /lɪɛba/, labour

liedi /lɪɛdi/, lady

liet /lɪɛt/, late

lieta /lɪɛta/, later

lieya /lɪɛja/, layer

lifop /lifop/, lift up

liida /liːda/, leader

liig /liːg/, league

liin /liːn/, lean

lik /lik/, hit; strike

likl /likl̩/, little; small

likl muos /likl̩ muɔs/, almost

lili /lili/, little

lingguistik /liŋguistik/, linguistic

linggwis /liŋgwis/, linguist

lis /lis/, list

lis a /lisa/, list of

lisn /lisn̩/, listen

litosfier /litosfɪɛɹ/, lithosphere

lizad /lizad/, lizard

lob /lob/, love

long /loŋ/, lung

lorn /loɹn/, learn

lou /lɔu/, allow

luk /luk/, look

luo /lʊo/, low

luokal /luɔkal/, local

luokalaiz /luɔkalaɪz/, localize; localized

luokiet /luɔkɪɛt/, locate; located

luokiet ina /luɔkɪɛt ina/, located in

luokiet nier /luɔkɪɛt nɪɛɹ/, located near

Maach /maːtʃ/, March

maaga /maːga/, skinny

maakit /maːkit/, market

maanin /maːnin/, morning

mada /mada/, mother

mada-tong /madatoŋ/, mother tongue

madan /madan/, modern

madifai /madifaɪ/, modify

madifikieshan /madifikɪɛʃan/, modification

magaziin /magaziːn/, magazine

magij /magɪdʒ/, maggot

magl /magl̩/, model

maigrieshan /maɪgɹɪɛʃan/, migration

main /maɪn/, be careful; mind

mait /maɪt/, might

maitbi /maɪtbi/, maybe

majariti /madʒaɹiti/, majority

man /man/, man

manatii /manatiː/, manatee

manazebl /manazebl̩/, polite

manggo /maŋgo/, mango

mangguus /maŋguːs/, mongoose

manita /manita/, monitor

manyufakcha /maɲufaktʃa/, manufacture

manyufakcharin /maɲufaktʃaɹin/, manufacturing

mas /mas/, mass

mas komiunikieshan /mas komjunikɪɛʃan/, mass communication

mashet /maʃet/, machete

mashiin /maʃiːn/, machine

mashiin tuul /maʃiːn tuːl/, machine tool

mashiinri /maʃiːnɹi/, machinery

matiirialis /matiːɹialis/, materialist

matimatix /matimatiks/, mathematics

medisn /medisn̩/, medicine

meditieshan /meditɪɛʃan/, meditation

meja /medʒa/, measure

mejament /medʒament/, measurement

mek /mek/, make

mekop /mekop/, make up

memba /memba/, remember

mi /mi/, I; me

midiom /midiom/, medium

midya /midja/, media

Mie /mɪɛ/, May

miebi /mɪɛbi/, maybe

mieja /mɪɛdʒa/, major

miel /mɪɛl/, male

mien /mɪɛn/, main

mienli /mɪɛnli/, mainly

migl /migl̩/, middle

migl-klaas /migl̩ klaːs/, middle class

miin /miːn/, mean

miinin /miːnin/, meaning

miit /miːt/, meet

miita /miːta/, metre

miizolek /miːzolek/, mesolect

milichri /militʃɹi/, military

miliyan /milijan/, million (1,000,000)

mimuorial /mimuɔɹial/, memorial

minista /minista/, minister

mishaneri /miʃaneɹi/, missionary

misnuoma /misnuɔma/, misnomer

mixcha /mikstʃa/, mixture

mixcho /mikstʃo/, mixture

mongx /moŋks/, among; amongst

moni /moni/, money

mountn /mɔuntn̩/, mountain

mout /mɔut/, mouth

muo /muɔ/, more

muo dahn /muɔdã/, more than

muobail /muɔbaɪl/, mobile

muor /muɔɹ/, more

muos /muɔs/, most

muosli /muɔsli/, mostly

muotaim /muɔtaɪm/, often; frequently

muuv /muːv/, move

muuv frahn /muːvfɹã/, move from

muuv gaa /muːvgaː/, move to

myuuzik /mjuːzik/, music

myuziom /mjuziom/, museum

na /na/, not

na fi /nafi/, should not be

na kech di riek /na ketʃ di ɹɪɛk/, miss the point; be off the mark; not get the drift

na onggl /na oŋgl̩/, not only

naamali /naːmali/, normally

naasi /naːsi/, nasty; filthy

naasti /naːsti/, nasty; filthy

naat /naːt/, north

naatiis /naːtiːs/, north east

naatwes /naːtwes/, north west

nadan /nadan/, northern

nain /naɪn/, nine (9)

naint /naɪnt/, ninth (9th)

naintiin /naɪntiːn/, nineteen (19)

nais /naɪs/, nice

nait /naɪt/, night

naiz /naɪz/, noise

nalij /nalidʒ/, knowledge

nanfikshan /nanfikʃan/, non-fiction

naritiv /naɹitiv/, narritive

navl /navl̩/, novel

neba /neba/, never

nex /neks/, other; another

nex ier /neks ɪɛɹ/, next year

niecha /nɪɛtʃa/, nature

niel /nɪɛl/, nail

niem /nɪɛm/, name

niernis /nɪɛɹnis/, nearness

nieshan /nɪɛʃan/, nation

nieshan stiet /nɪɛʃan stɪɛt/, nation state

nietib /nɪɛtib/, native

nietib langwij /nɪɛtib laŋwidʒ/, native language

niigl /niːgl̩/, needle

niyilis /nijilis/, nihilist

no kja /nokja/, no matter; regardless of

no kja umoch /nokja umotʃ/, no matter how much

no kwait /no kwaɪt/, not quite

no kya /no kja/, no matter; regardless of

no kya ou /no kyja ɔu/, no matter how

no riili /no ɹiːli/, not really

nof /nof/, many, a lot; enough

nof-nof /nofnof/, more than enough; plenty

nof piipl /nof piːpl̩/, many people

nof tangx /nof taŋks/, many thanks; thank you very much

noftaim /noftaɪm/, often; frequently

nomba /nomba/, number

non /non/, none

nondiles /nondiles/, nonetheless; regardless; in any case

notn /notn̩/, nothing

notn na go so /notn̩ nagoso/, nothing like that

Novemba /novemba/, November

nuo /nuɔ/, know

nuot /nuɔt/, note

nuotobl /nuɔtobl̩/, notable

nuoz /nuɔz/, nose

nyaamps /ɲaːmps/, useless person

nyam /ɲam/, eat

nyam aaf /ɲamaːf/, eat up

nyami-nyami /ɲamiɲami/, greedy; gluttonous

nyuu /ɲuː/, new

nyuuz /ɲuːz/, news

nyuuzpiepa /ɲuːzpɪɛpa/, newspaper

ogli /oglɪ/, ugly

okor /okoɹ/, occur

okro /okɹo/, okra

olo /olo/, scam

ombl /ombl̩/, humble

onggl /oŋgl̩/, only

onggl wan /oŋgl̩ wan/, only one

onjrid /ondʒɹid/, hundred (100)

ont /ont/, hunt

ontalaji /ontaladʒi/, ontology

ontin /ontin/, hunting

ontruut /ontɹuːt/, untruth

op /op/, up

op tu /optu/, up to

opdiet /opdɪɛt/, upate

opinyan /opiɲan/, opinion

opsaid dong /opsaɪd doŋ/, upside down

ort /oɹt/, earth

ortkwiek /oɹtkwɪɛk/, earthquake

ou /ɔu/, how

oun /ɔun/, own

ous /ɔus/, house

ousomeba /ɔusomeba/, however

ozban /ozban/, husband

paadn /paːdn̩/, pardon

paaliment /paːliment/, parliament

paarat /paːɹat/, parrot

paas /paːs/, pass; past

paas dong /paːsdoŋ/, pass down

paas ischri /paːs istʃɹi/, past history

paasl /paːsl̩/, parsley

paasn /paːsn̩/, parson; preacher

paasteriti /paːsteɹiti/, posterity

paat /paːat/, part

paat a /paːta/, part of

paati /paːti/, party

pahn /pã/, on; upon

pain /paɪn/, pineapple

paint /paɪnt/, point; pint

paip /paɪp/, pipe

pakit /pakit/, package; packet

paliis /paliːs/, police

palisi /palisi/, policy

palitikal /palitikal/, political

palitishan /palitiʃan/, politician

palitix /palitiks/, politics

Panish /panish/, Spanish

papila /papila/, popular

papilieshan /papilɪɛʃan/, population

papishuo /papiʃuɔ/, foolishness (exclamation of surprise)

papyulieshan /papjulɪɛʃan/, population

pashan fruut /paʃan fɹuːt/, __

pat /pat/, pot

pati /pati/, patty

patwa /patwa/, patois; Jamaican patois; Jamaican creole

pel /pel/, spell

pelin /pelin/, spelling

pepa /pepa/, pepper

picha /pitʃa/, picture

picha buk /pitʃa buk/, picture book

pie /pɪɛ/, pay

pie fa /pɪɛfa/, pay for

piej /pɪɛdʒ/, page

piepa /pɪɛpa/, paper

pier /pɪɛɹ/, avocado; alligator pear

pierans /pɪɛɹans/, parents

pieschri /pɪɛstʃɹi/, pastry

pieshans /pɪɛʃans/, patience

piich patan /piːtʃ patan/, speech pattern

piik /piːk/, speak

piika /piːka/, speaker

piiki-puoki /piːkipuɔki/, "speaky-spoky"; fancy language

piil /piːl/, peel

piini /pːini/, click beetle; peeny

piini-waali /piːniwaːli/, click beetle; peeny

piipl /piːpl̩/, people

Piipl Nashinal Paati /piːpl̩ naʃinal paːti/, People’s National Party

piiriad /piːɹiad/, period

piis /piːs/, peace; piece

piiz /piːz/, pea; peas

pikni /pikni/, child

pilikin /pilikin/, pelican

pimenta /pimenta/, allspice; pimento

pio /pio/, pure; solely

pit /pit/, spit

pitieta /pitɪɛta/, potato

pitni /pitni/, child

plaan /plaːn/, plant; plantain

plaant /plaːnt/, plant

plaantin /plaːntin/, plantain

pleja /pledʒa/, pleasure

plie /plɪɛ/, play

plies /plɪɛs/, place

pliet /plɪɛt/, plate

plit /plit/, split

plom /plom/, plum

poblik /poblik/, public

poblikieshan /poblikɪɛʃan/, publication

poblish /pobliʃ/, publish

poblisha /pobliʃa/, publisher

pofaam /pofaːm/, perform

poliis /poliːs/, police

poliisman /poliːsman/, policeman

politikal paati /politikal paːti/, political party

pongkin /poŋkin/, pumpkin

ponish /poniʃ/, punish

ponishment /poniʃment/, punishment

por-kiapita /poɹ kjapita/, per capita

porl /poɹl/, pearl

pormanent /poɹmanent/, permanent

posnal /posnal/, personal

posnal infamieshan /posnal infamɪɛʃan/, personal information

pospektiv /pospektiv/, perspective

potenshal /potenʃal/, potential; potentially

potienin /potɪɛnin/, pertaining

potikila /potikila/, particular

potikyula /potikjula/, particular; particularly

powa /powa/, power

prablem /pɹablem/, problem

praim /pɹaɪm/, prime

praim minista /pɹaɪm minista/, prime minister

prais /pɹaɪs/, price

praivisi /pɹaɪvisi/, privacy

prajek /pɹadʒek/, project

pramis /pɹamis/, promise

pravins /pɹavins/, province

pred /pɹed/, spread

preke /pɹeke/, difficulty

priivos /pɹiːvos/, previous

primenta /pɹimenta/, allspice; pimento

prizaab /pɹizaːb/, preserve

prizn /pɹizn̩/, prison

prodok /pɹodok/, product

prodokshan /pɹodokʃan/, production

profeshanal chrienin /pɹofeʃanal tʃɹɪɛnin/, professional training

pronongx /pɹonoŋks/, pronounce

protek /pɹotek/, protect

protekshan /pɹotekʃan/, protection

prumuot /pɹumuɔt/, promote

pruogram /pɹuɔgɹam/, program

pruoses /pɹuɔses/, process

pudn /pudn̩/, pudding

pumuot /pumuɔt/, promote; promoted

puo /puɔ/, poor

puohim /puɔhim/, poem

puok /puɔk/, pork

puos /puɔs/, post

puosi /puɔsi/, postman

puot /puɔt/, sports

pupaa /pupaː/, papaya

pus /pus/, cat

pwail /pwaɪl/, spoil

pyaa-pyaa /pjaːpjaː/, weak

pyuuriti /pjuːɹɪtɪ/, purity

raa /ɹaː/, raw

raatid /ɹaːtid/, extremely angry; annoyed

raip /ɹaɪp/, ripe

rais /ɹaɪs/, rice

rais ahn piiz /ɹaɪs ã piːz/, rice and peas

rait /ɹaɪt/, right; write

raita /ɹaɪta/, writer

raitn /ɹaɪtn̩/, writing

raktuon /ɹaktuɔn/, stone

rang /ɹaŋ/, wrong

rang-said /ɹaŋsaɪd/, inside-out

reda /ɹeda/, rather

redi /ɹedɪ/, ready

refa /ɹefa/, refer

refa tu /ɹefatu/, referred to

refa tu az /ɹefatuaz/, referred to as

refarans /ɹefaɹans/, reference

refarans buk /ɹefaɹans buk/, reference book

refrans /ɹefɹans/, reference

rekaad /ɹekaːd/, record

rekanaiz /ɹekanaɪz/, recognize

rekanaiz se /ɹekanaɪzse/, recognize that

rekanishan /ɹekaniʃan/, recognition

respirieshan /ɹespiɹɪɛʃan/, respiration

revaluushan /ɹevaluːʃan/, revolution

revarii /ɹevaɹiː/, reverie

revinyuu /ɹeviɲuː/, revenue

riba /ɹiba/, river

ribelyan /ɹibeljan/, rebellion

ridim /ɹidim/, rhythm

ried /ɹɪɛd/, raid

riedio /ɹɪɛdio/, radio

riek /ɹɪɛk/, hunch; notion; impulse; trick

rielwie /ɹɪɛlwɪɛ/, railway

rielwie stieshan /ɹɪɛlwɪɛ stɪɛʃan/, railway station

rien /ɹɪɛn/, rain

rienj /ɹɪɛndʒ/, range

ries /ɹɪɛs/, race

riesin /ɹɪɛsin/, racing

riesizim /ɹɪɛsizim/, racism

rieza /ɹɪɛza/, razor

riezn /ɹɪɛzn̩/, raisin

rifaam /ɹifaːm/, reform

rifain /ɹifaɪn/, refine; refined

rigl /ɹigl̩/, riddle

riid /ɹiːd/, read

riida /ɹiːda/, reader

riijan /ɹiːdʒan/, region

riijanal /ɹiːdʒanal/, regional

riili /ɹiːli/, really

riisant /ɹiːsant/, recent

riizn /ɹiːzn̩/, reason

rijais /ɹijaɪs/, rejoice

rilaxieshan /ɹilaksɪɛʃan/, relaxation

rilieshanship /ɹilɪɛʃanʃip/, relationship

rilietid /ɹilɪɛtid/, related

riliis /ɹiliːs/, release

rilijan /ɹilidʒan/, religion

rimien /ɹimɪɛn/, remain

ripoblik /ɹipoblik/, republic

riprizent /ɹipɹizent/, represent

ris /ɹis/, wrist

rispek /ɹispek/, respect

ritorn /ɹitoɹn/, return

rivuolt /ɹivuɔlt/, revolt

rizaat /ɹizaːt/, resort

rizolt /ɹizolt/, result

romantik /ɹomantik/, romantic

ron /ɹon/, run

ruod /ɹuɔd/, road

Ruoman Kyaklik /ɹuɔman kjaklik/, Roman Catholic

Ruoman Kyaklik Choch /ɹuɔman kjaklik tʃotʃ/, Roman Catholic Church

ruos /ɹuɔs/, roasted

ruudnis /ɹuːdnis/, rudeness

ruul /ɹuːl/, rule

ruut /ɹuːt/, root

saab /saːb/, serve

saabis /saːbis/, service

saach /saːtʃ/, search

saaf /saːf/, soft

saalfish /saːlfiʃ/, saltfish

saaya saas /saːja saːs/, soy sauce; soya sauce

sai /saɪ/, soy

sait /saɪt/, sight; site

saiyans /saɪjans/, science

sakrifais /sakɹifaɪs/, sacrifice

san /san/, sand

sang /saŋ/, song

santapii /santapiː/, centipede

sar /saɹ/, sir

saril /saɹil/, red sorrel

sasayati /sasajati/, society

sataya /sataja/, satire

sayans /sajans/, science

sayantis /sajantis/, scientist

schraip /stʃɹaɪp/, stripe

schuu /stʃuː/, stew

se /se/, say

sebm /sebm̩/, seven (7)

sebmt /sebm̩t/, seventh (17)

sebmtiin /sebm̩tiːn/, seventeen (17)

sebn /sebn̩/, seven (7)

sebnt /sebn̩t/, seventh (7th)

sebntiin /sebn̩tiːn/, seventeen (17)

sebral /sebɹal/, several

sef /sef/, self

sekan /sekan/, second (2nd)

sekl /sekl̩/, settle

seklment /sekl̩ment/, settlement

sekshan /sekʃan/, section

sela /sela/, seller

senchri /sentʃɹi/, century

senit /senit/, senate

senita /senita/, senator

sens /sens/, since

sensobl /sensobl̩/, sensible

sensos /sensos/, census

sentans /sentans/, sentence

sentri /sentɹi/, century

separieshan /sepaɹɪɛʃan/, separation

Septemba /septemba/, September

set a ruul /setaɹuːl/, set of rules

sexizim /seksizim/, sexism

sfier /sfɪɛɹ/, star

shaachij /ʃaːtʃɪdʒ/, shortage

shaat /ʃaːt/, short

shap /ʃap/, shop

shap-maasa /ʃapmaːsa/, shopkeeper

sheda /ʃeda/, shadow

shiem /ʃɪɛm/, shame

shier /ʃɪɛɹ/, share

shob /ʃob/, shove

shot /ʃot/, shirt

shout /ʃɔut/, shout

shudn /ʃudn̩/, shouldn’t

shuga /ʃuga/, sugar

shuga kien /ʃuga kɪɛn/, sugar cane

shuo /ʃuɔ/, show

shuor /ʃuɔɹ/, sure; shore

shuut /ʃuːt/, shoot

si /si/, see

sib /sib/, sieve

sidong /sidoŋ/, sit down; sit

sief /sɪɛf/, safe

sieka /sɪɛka/, because; due to

siel /sɪɛl/, sail

siem /sɪɛm/, same

siem wie /sɪɛm wɪɛ/, the same way

siem wie laka ef /sɪɛm wɪɛ laka ef/, as if; just as; like

siev /sɪɛv/, save

sii /siː/, sea

sii kyaptin /siː kjaptin/, sea captain

siikuel /siːkwel/, sequel

siim /siːm/, seem; appear

siim fi /siːmfi/, seem to; appear to

siin /siːn/, agreed; OK (affirmative particle)

siis /siːs/, cease

siitorkl /siːtoɹkl̩/, sea turtle

siizn /siːzn̩/, season

siiznin /siːznin/, seasoning

sik /sɪk/, sick

silekshan /silekʃan/, selection

sing /sɪŋ/, sing

singa /siŋa/, singer

siniek /sinɪɛk/, snake

sinieli /sɪnɪɛli/, snail

sinting /sintiŋ/, something

sipl /sipl̩/, slippery

sista /sista/, sister

sistim /sistim/, system

siti /siti/, city

sitieshan /sitɪɛʃan/, situation

sitiet /sitɪɛt/, situate

sitizn /sitizn̩/, citizen

sitn /sitn̩/, something

six /siks/, six (6)

sixt /sikst/, sixth (6th)

sixtiin /sikstiːn/, sixteen (16)

skai /skaɪ/, sky

skelyan /skeljan/, scallion; green onion

skuul /skuːl/, school

skwier /skwɪɛɹ/, square

skwier kilomita /skwɪɛɹ kilomita/, square kilometre

slait /slaɪt/, slight

slieb /slɪɛb/, slave

sliip /sliːp/, sleep

sluo /slʊo/, slow

smaal /smaːl/, small

smadi /smadi/, somebody; someone

smadi els /smadi els/, someone else; somebody else

smadi uu /smadi uː/, someone who; somebody who; a person who

smuok /smuɔk/, smoke

so langx az /solaŋksaz/, as long as; so long as

sobjek /sobdʒek/, subject

sodan /sodan/, southern

sofa /sofa/, suffer

sofarieshan /sofaɹɪɛʃan/, suffering

sohn /sõ/, some

sojes /sodʒes/, suggest

som /som/, some

soma /soma/, summer

somwe /somwe/, somewhere

sopm /sopm̩/, something

sopraizn /sopɹaɪzn̩/, surprising

sopres /sopɹes/, suppress

sorkl /soɹkl̩/, circle

sorniem /soɹnɪɛm/, surname

sorosi /soɹosi/, plant (bitter melon) used for making cerasee tea

soroun /soɹɔun/, surround; surrounded

soroun bai /soɹɔun baɪ/, surrounded by

sostien /sostɪɛn/, sustain; sustained

soua /sɔua/, sore

soun /sɔun/, sound

sout /sɔut/, south

soutiis /sɔutiːs/, south east

soutwes /sɔutwes/, south west

spais /spaɪs/, spice

spekchrom /spektʃɹom/, spectrum

spies /spɪɛs/, space

spiishiz /spiːʃiz/, species

spring /spɹiŋ/, spring

spring rien /spɹiŋ ɹɪɛn/, spring rain

spring waata /spɹiŋ waːta/, spring water

spuoxman /spuɔksman/, spokesman

staach /staːtʃ/, starch

staam /staːm/, storm

staar /staːɹ/, star

staar apl /staːɹ apl̩/, star apple; milk fruit

staarfruut /staːɹ fɹuːt/, starfruit; carambola

staat /staːt/, start

stail /staɪl/, style

stie /stɪɛ/, stay

stiebl /stɪɛbl̩/, stable

stiej /stɪɛdʒ/, stage

stieshan /stɪɛʃan/, station

stiet /stɪɛt/, state

stietos /stɪɛtos/, status

stiim /stiːm/, steam

stiim powa /stiːm powa/, steam power; steam-powered

stodi /stodi/, study

stuon /stuɔn/, stone

suhn /sũ/, soon

suimz /suimz/, shrimp

sumaal /sumaːl/, small

sumuud /sumuːd/, smooth

suoja /suɔdʒa/, soldier

suop /suɔp/, soap

suos /suɔs/, source

suoshal /suɔʃal/, social

suoshal woka /suɔʃal woka/, social worker

susu /susu/, gossip

suucha /suːtʃa/, suture

suun /suːn/, soon

suup /suːp/, soup

swiit /swiːt/, sweet; suite

swiit-swiit /swiːtswiːt/, very sweet

swiit pepa /swiːt pepa/, sweet pepper; bell pepper

swiit pitieta /swiːt pitɪɛta/, sweet potato

swimin /swimin/, swimming

taak /taːk/, talk; speak

taakin /taːkin/, speech

taat /taːt/, start

taat frahn /taːt fɹã/, starting from

taikl /taɪkl̩/, title

taim /taɪm/, time; thyme

talawa /talawa/, strong; fearless; stubborn

tambrik /tambɹik/, turmeric

tambrin /tambɹin/, tamarind

tan /tan/, stand

tan op /tanop/, stand up

tandad /tandad/, standard

tangx /taŋks/, thanks; thank you

tap /tap/, stop

tapik /tapik/, topic

taya /taja/, tire

tayad /tajad/, tired

tek /tek/, take

tek iin /tek iːn/, take in; absorb

tek kier a /tek kɪɛɹ/, take care

tek plies /tek plɪɛs/, take place

tek uoba /tek uɔba/, take over

tekniik /tekniːk/, technique

tel /tel/, until; til

tel nou /tel nɔu/, till now; until now; heretofore

ten /ten/, ten (10)

tenis /tenis/, tennis

tent /tent/, tenth (10th)

tenya /teɲa/, tenure

terichri /teɹitʃɹi/, territory

tertiin /teɹtiːn/, thirteen (13)

textail /tekstaɪl/, textile

tide /tide/, today

tiebl /tɪɛbl̩/, table

tiel /tɪɛl/, tail; tale

ties /tɪɛs/, taste

tieta /tɪɛta/, theatre

tigeda /tigeda/, together

tii /tiː/, tea

tiich /tiːtʃ/, teach

tiif /tiːf/, steal

tiit /tiːt/, tooth; teeth

tik /tik/, stick

tingk /tiŋk/, think; stinky; foul

tingz /tiŋz/, things

tiori /tioɹi/, theory

tisyu /tisju/, tissue

tix /tɪks/, a tick

toch /totʃ/, touch

tod /tod/, third (3rd)

todi /todi/, study

tof /tof/, hard; tough

ton /ton/, turn; become

tong /tɔŋ/, town

torkl /toɹkl̩/, turtle

torm /toɹm/, term

tormal /toɹmal/, thermal

tornin paint /toɹnin paɪnt/, turning point

torpmtaim /toɹpm̩taɪm̩/, turpentine

toti /totɪ/, thirty

toun /tɔun/, town

touzn /tɔuzn̩/, thousand (1000); thousands

towa /towa/, tower

towil /towil/, towel

tros /tɹos/, trust

tu /tu/, to

tumatis /tumatis/, tomato

tuo /tuɔ/, toe

tuofuu /tuɔfuː/, tofu

tuon /tuɔn/, tone

tuonaliti /tuɔnaliti/, tonality

tuori /tuɔɹi/, story

tuu /tuː/, two (2)

tuul /tuːl/, tool

twelb /twelb/, twelvew (12)

twenti /twenti/, twenty (20)

ud /ud/, wood

uman /uman/, woman

umoch /umotʃ/, how much

unu /unu/, you (plural)

uoba /uɔba/, over

uoba taim /uɔba taɪm/, over time

uobasior /uɔbasioɹ/, overseer

uol /uɔl/, hole; whole; old

uoli /uɔli/, holy

uoliip /huɔliːp/, many; a lot

uom /uɔm/, home

uon /uɔn/, own

uona /uɔna/, owner

uonaship /uɔnaʃip/, ownership

uonyan /uoɲan/, onion

uopm /uɔpm̩/, open

uopm op /uɔpm̩ op/, open up

uoshan /uɔʃan/, ocean

uovn /uovn̩/, oven

uu /uː/, who

vais /vaɪs/, voice

van /van/, van

varayati /vaɹajati/, variety

vejitebl /vedʒitebl̩/, vegetable

vieri /vɪɛɹi/, vary

vijan /vidʒan/, vision

viniga /viniga/, vinegar

volkieno /volkɪɛno/, volcano

vorjan /voɹdʒan/, version

vowil /vowil/, vowel

vuokal /vuɔkal/, vocal

vuokalis /vuɔkalis/, vocalist

vuot /vuɔt/, vote

wa /wa/, what

wa dehn kaal /wa dehn kaːl/, known as; called

waak /waːk/, walk

waal /waːl/, wall

waam /waːm/, warm

waapm /waːpm̩/, what’s happening; what’s up (greeting)

waar /waːɹ/, war

waata /waːta/, water

wahn /wã/, want

waidpred /waɪdpɹed/, widespread

waif /waɪf/, wife

wail /waɪl/, while; wild

wails /waɪls/, while; whilst

wait /waɪt/, white

wala /wala/, wallow

wan /wan/, one (1)

wan nex /wan neks/, another

wan wie /wan wɪɛ/, one way

wapn-bapn /wapn̩bapn̩/, poorly constructed; thrown together

was /was/, wasp

wat-lef /watlef/, leftovers; remainders

wat-liiv /watliːv/, leftovers; remainders

we miin se /wemiːnse/, which means

weda /weda/, weather

wehn /wẽ/, (anterior marker)

wes /wes/, west

wi /wi/, we

wid /wid/, with

widout /widɔut/, without

widoutn /widɔutn̩/, without any; without

wie /wɪɛ/, way

wiej /wɪɛdʒ/, wage

wiet /wɪɛt/, wait

wiik /wiːk/, week

wiil /wiːl/, wheel

winta /winta/, winter

wod /wod/, word

wod-a-mout /wodamɔut/, word-of-mouth

wok /wok/, work

wok fuos /wok fuɔs/, work force

woka /woka/, worker

woklis /woklis/, useless; worthless

wol /wol/, world

wori /woɹi/, worry

worom /woɹom/, worm

wot /wot/, worth

wotlis /wotlis/, useless; worthless

wud /wud/, wood

wuol /wuɔl/, whole

ya /ja/, here

yaad /jaːd/, home

yaadi /jaːdi/, Jamaican; person from Jamaica

yai /jaɪ/, eye

yam /jam/, yam

yampi /jampi/, (a small variety of yam)

yaso /jaso/, right here

yaxep /jaksep/, accept

yeside /jeside/, yesterday

yong /joŋ/, young

yu /ju/, you

yumaniti /jumaniti/, humanity

yunivorsiti /junivoɹsiti/, university

yuuman /juːman/, human

yuuniiknis /juːniːknis/, uniqueness

yuunyan /juːɲan/, union

yuus /juːs/, usage; use

yuusful /juːsful/, useful

yuusij /juːsidʒ/, usage

yuut /juːt/, youngster; youth; young person

yuuz /juːz/, use

zela /zela/, funeral service (a nine-night wake/celebration for the dead)

zuu /zuː/, zoo