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Definition
Place of employment
Example Sentence
Patois: Him deh a wuk.
English: He is at work.
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Other Definitions
Example Sentence
Patois: Mi wuk all day.
English: I worked all day.
English Translation
works
Example Sentence
Patois: Di way eh wuk
English: The way it works
English Translation
worked
Example Sentence
Patois: Yuh wuk all day lang
English: You worked all day long
Example Sentence
Patois: Mi a guh a wuk tommorow
English: I am going to work tomorrow.
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