

( MEE-agoh TELLIM fi LEF mi al-WOHN) - I'm going to tell him to leave me alone. Using guh/ aguh after a pronoun, eg., Mi aguh tell ’im fi lef’ mi alone.Stating intentions and prospective action can be done as follows: Marilyn wendeh talk an' Juniah come intarrup’ - Marilyn was talking when Junior came and interrupted.Mi did a wash yuh clothes ( mi DIDDAH wash you CLUE-ahz) - I was washing your clothes.For the past progressive, however, wendeh (pronounced WAYNE-deh) or did ah is used, like this: The same layout for the present tense can be used for the past, so mi wash can mean I wash or I washed. For example, mi deh wash or mi ah wash would mean I am washing. For the present progressive, or the gerund, ah or deh is placed after the pronoun. There is no conjugation whatsoever, as given in the following example: Possessive pronouns are made by placing a "fi" before the pronouns listed above, eg., fi mi can be transliterated as for me or mine, and so on.she shi (changes to "im" on the western side of the island).While being a spoken language, written forms can be in any form, as long as the meaning is accurately conveyed. It is heavily based on English, but there are significant traces of West African vocabularies and those of earlier immigrants. However, the wide vocabulary stemming from the ever-changing vernacular and its local twists makes it quite difficult, if not nearly impossible, for non-native speakers to fully comprehend the language. A fairly easy language to learn, the fact that it is English-based makes it easier for English speakers to grasp adequate grammar to get around. It is considered the most distinctive form of creole spoken in the Caribbean region. Although it is not considered an official language due to its social implications, it is the language used by inhabitants in daily life, and to a limited extent, the government. Jamaican Creole, or "Patois" ( Jumiekan Kryuol or Jumiekan Patwa), is an English-based creole spoken in Jamaica and the diaspora, and has become a lingua franca in the Bocas del Toro and Limón provinces in Panama and Costa Rica respectively.
