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Jamaican Creole English Dictionary — JM
This page lists every public Jamaican Creole English entry in the LanguageKnow community dictionary. It currently lists 25 words and 2 phrases. This data is openly available at no cost for language preservation and research, with attribution to LanguageKnow. You can return to the home page or browse all languages at any time.
Jamaican Creole English (JM)
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25 words and 2 phrases — 27 entries in total.
Newest Jamaican Creole English words
- kyaapinta — carpenter
- hama — hammer
- tiicha — teacher
- fling — to throw, to cast
- did — Marks the past tense.
- chat — to talk about, to discuss
- me — alternative spelling of mi
- we — that
- so — so
- bat — moth (nocturnal insect)
- bai — by
- cyan — cannot
Words (25)
A (1)
B (4)
by
moth (nocturnal insect)
big
but
C (2)
to talk about, to discuss
cannot
D (4)
that
present progressive tense marker used before verbs
Marks the past tense.
day
E (1)
hell
F (1)
to throw, to cast
H (1)
hammer
I (1)
it
J (1)
Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)
K (1)
carpenter
M (3)
man (adult male human)
alternative spelling of mi
I
R (1)
illegal taxi
S (2)
so
A friend, a mate, a pal
T (1)
teacher
W (1)
that
Phrases (2)
it is time to go to school
The teacher is coming