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Patois: Man a Badman
English: I'm a gangster
Patois: Man a Badman
English: I'm a gangster
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Get the BundlePatois: Mi a bad man.
English: I'm a gangster.
Patois: Nobody nuh mess wid di badman.
English: Nobody messes with the gangster.
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