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English Translation
idiot
Example Sentence
Patois: Nuh listen tuh har, yuh nuh si shi a mengkeh
English: Don't listen to her; don't you see she is an idiot?
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English Translation
fool, idiot, mentally ill, etc.
Example Sentence
Patois: Yuh nuh si di bwoy a mengkeh, look how him mek di gyal a tun him inna clown
English: Don't you see that the boy is a fool? Look how he made the girl turn him into a clown.
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