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mbiri yekenduru kukuzirirwa kunzi rino pfuta apa ndiro ririkupera Literal translation: it's the glory of a candle to burn bright yet it will soon extinguish. What it means: usually when a successful person is at the top of their game and things are going extremely well for them they are often...

means to act and behave without any forethought and for this reason, people who have dzungu (also known as bvepfepfe or kubhabhauka) are very impulsive and most likely not to have any filter whatsoever. Obviously to have dzungu is a weakness because you don't want to provoke the wrong crowd...

smart yekukwereta (or smart rekukwereta) Definition: to wear expensive designer clothes that you have just borrowed from one of your rich friends, cousin, or neighbor. There some Zimbos do this as a means to look the part especially when they are going for an interview, attending a wedding, or...

kudhomoka (or kuzeyeretsa in formal chiShona) means to act kinda weird or go extremely out of control often as a result of taking highly addictive drugs such as methamphetamine, cocaine, valium, marijuana, etc. There are of course other numerous Zim slang synonyms but some of them depend on...

1: "there" (i.e., an adverb when you've gots to make reference to a place or location) 2: the verb "to be" (i.e., am, are, is, was, and were) Note: Deh ("day" or "de" if y'all wanna write it that way) can also be used just like the NPE linking verb dey. Example sentences Other phrases...

means: "for", "to", "should", "ought to", "advise to fear for something/caution of harm". Examples Fi is also used in Patwah for possessive pronouns and these are listed below: JC 1st meaning 2nd meaning Fi mi Mine For me Fi yu Yours For you Fi wi Ours For us Fi dem Theirs For...

Although many Jamaicans, that is, the ones born and bred there, (not the ones in the diaspora) are fluent and eloquent when it comes to speaking Patwah; I have heard on numerous occasions that many (but not all) Jamaicans are illiterate if given an entire article, or a short story written in...

means: "confirm" Example usage:

means: "museum" Example usage

means: " them", "themselves", "those", "they", "their", or the suffix "-s" Note: In World English to make most nouns plural you gotta add the suffix -s right at the end of a word. However, in Jamaican Creole the suffix -s on some words—not all of them—becomes dem right after whatchu tryna say...

means: "his", or "him" Example sentences Note: Im is also found in Jamaican Creole and it means "he", "him", "she", or "hers". E.g.

means: "yours", "that which belongs to you", "for", "in", "on", "into", "onto", or "should" Example sentences

means: "where", "which", "who", or "whose" Okay, check out a few examples I've written for you below. Example sentences

1: the verb "to be" (i.e., am, are, is, was, and were) 2: "to exist" 3: "they" (i.e., pretty much like same usage in AAVE) Example sentences Note: Yup, this is probably the most used word in pretty much any NPE convo. It is also used in JC. But either as de, day, dey, or deh. For...

means "have to, have got to, has to, must or should" Example sentences

means "education" Example Different fields of study En Jc Science (e.g. scientist) Sayans (e.g. sayantis) Mathematics (e.g. mathematician) Matimatix (e.g. matimatishan) Engineering (e.g. engineer) Injinierin (e.g. injinier) Physics (e.g. physicist) Fizix (e.g. fizisis) Biology...

konchri means: "country" Examples of different countries En JC Argentine Republic Aajentiin Ripoblik Republic of Armenia Aamiinia (or Ripoblik a Aamiinia) Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Afganistan (or Izlamik Ripoblik a Afganistan) Republic of Ireland hAirilan (or Ripoblik a...

miin a obdurate pesin uu nuh dey folo heni aada komin fram aya autoriti; ah an intransigent pesin wey jus kyaan tek genuine gud wod a advice fram ada piipl. Suh fi muos kiesdem, a nhunzvatunzva dey aafn suh kwik tu tingk oda piipl dem waan fi pull a fas' wan ar mislead dem while fo actuality di...

"Ngwazi" for ChiShona langwij miin: genius, expert, or boffin. And das an extremely intelligent individual who has far exceeded his or her peers for dia craft or special field af interest; dey sure nuo fi dem stuff. Di antonym fi ngwazi in ChiShona is: "mhengeramumba" and this means: a slow...

Ngosikadzi for chiShona langwij miin aida: queen, empress, goddess, fiimiel deity, ah har majesty; e go dipend for di contass, af kuos. For di ada han, "mambo" dey quite di apozit af ngosikadzi an das: king, emperor, miel deity, ah im majesty. Az fah "muranda" das di singila faam fi kaal a...