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Patois: Mi buck up inna di chair
English: I stumbled into the chair
Patois: Mi buck up inna di chair
English: I stumbled into the chair
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Get the BundlePatois: Mi buck up inna mi teacher inna Coronation Market.
English: I bumped into my teacher in Coronation Market.
Patois: Mi buck up him a di junction
English: I stumbled into him at the junction
Patois: Look weh yuh deh go before yuh buck up inna di wall
English: Look where you are going or you might stumble into the wall
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