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Patois: Mi muma a cook food.
English: My mother is cooking food.
Patois: Mi muma a cook food.
English: My mother is cooking food.
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Get the BundlePatois: Muma always tek care a wi.
English: Mama always takes care of us.
Patois: Wah yuh muma name?
English: What is your mother’s name?
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