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    Are Jamaican Patois translator web apps any good?

    Hey everyone, I'm curious about something, have any of you used a Jamaican Patois translator web app, and if so do you find them to be useful? Are they any good at conveying the meaning of Patwah words and phrases accurately? I'm interested to hear your thoughts on this.
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    Bizniz

    means: "business" Example sentences Business Buzzwords En JC Circle back Soerkl bak Thought leader Taat liida Game changer Giem chienja Deep dive Diip daiv Buy-in Bai-iin Think outside the box Tingk outsaid di bax New normal Nyuu naamal Move the needle Muuv di niidl...
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    What does "deh pon" mean?

    This is a Patwah phrase that you use when you are talmbout where something is located or the whereabouts of a person or a group of people. Another variant phrase with a similar meaning is deh pan. I suppose for simple expagoration purposes it's perhaps better to just think of this phrase with...
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    Gree

    means: "agree" or "agreed" Example sentences
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    Tuori

    means: "story" Example sentences
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    hEgzampl

    means: "example" In plural form it's hegzampldem. Now let's do some examples of... hEgzampl. Examples sentences
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    Kuda kuitwa Mwari

    this is a Shona saying with a connotation of narcissism that means someone has an over-inflated ego—a huge sense of importance and wants to always be treated as though they were a deity. A literal translation of kuda kuitwa Mwari is "they want to be appointed as God." Example sentence...
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    Duh

    1: do (i.e., to perform a task or an action) 2: cause problems for; cause damage to someone or something Example sentences for 1 Example sentences for 2 Pronunciation Duh is pronounced as [ doo ] (or the same way you say "do" in World English), and sometimes it's written as du...
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    Makararwa

    means phlegm i.e., a type of mucus secreted by the respiratory system, characterized by its thick, sticky consistency. The respiratory system produces and utilizes this often to battle inflammation and infections like the common cold, allergies, etc. Example sentences Note: Phlegm is...
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    Mawere

    means a terrain with a steer drop in elevation e.g., a downhill, a mountain trail with a steep descent, a ski slope with a sharp drop-off, and something of that nature et cetera, et cetera. Example sentences
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    Magwirikwiza

    means epidemic parotitis ("mumps") i.e., a viral illness that causes swelling on the face and gives a person who has it a hamster typa look. BTW, in chiShona, this inflammatory viral infection of the salivary glands is also called mahumunya. Example sentences
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    Nyuuz

    means: "news" Example sentences
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    Chigadzamapfihwa

    this is literarily a replacement spouse that a man can get when his wife has passed on. What is interesting is that traditionally the new spouse in this case is often s'posed to be a sibling (or a sister) of the woman who has passed away. They can also be a niece of the deceased. But nowadays...
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    Botso

    means ngozi i.e., particularly an avenging spirit of a deceased biological parent to their child (or children) because their offspring did something terribly wrong against them. For example, murder, physical and verbal assault, etc. That said, there are some people who think this type of ngozi...
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    Ndeipi

    1: which one? (i.e., a phrase you use when you are asking someone for the identification or selection of a specific item from a group or a list of things that has one more or options) 2: what's up? (or "how are you doing?") Sentence examples for 1 Sentence examples for 2
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    Mugove

    means a portion of something that you s'pose to get; or a legal entitlement you s'pose to receive after creating intellectual property, making an investment, or after a court ruling decision has been made e.g., stock dividend payments, a percentage of publishing royalties, your share of...
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    Muti

    1: any tree 2: any herb (or traditional medicine) 3: any shrub Example sentences for 1 Example sentences for 2 Related terms for 1 En Sn Trees Miti Root Mudzi Roots Midzi Leaf Shizha Leaves Mashizha Branch Bazi Branches Mapazi Bark Gwati Barks Makwati Fruit...
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    Vais

    1: vice 2: voice Example sentences for 1 Example sentences for 2
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    Musvo

    1: to be buck naked 2: an image or a video that shows people engaging in erotic stuff (i.e., kumbulabulushula) Example sentence for 1 Examples sentence for 2 Related terms for musvo En Sn Blue movie *Muriwo, *nyama, pono, *mabhakings, *musvombolimbo, *sombonyo Buck naked person...
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    Dis

    means "this" Example sentences Other phrases containing dis En JC This is it Dis a hit This much Dis moch To this day Fi dis die This minute Dis minit This is your life Dis a fi yu laif On this account Aan dis akount Watch this space Wach dis spies
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