@Lynn posted:Kaka haan(hand)..wht does this mean n why we called it kaka haan??
the hand used to wipe kaka 
just remembered old folks used to say jabbar jasty. maybe Mits can tell us the meaning
@Irfon Ali posted:the hand used to wipe kaka
just remembered old folks used to say jabbar jasty. maybe Mits can tell us the meaning
Left hand is kaka hand…….hehehehe..u wash u bt with it..using the bottle of water ..rt hand pour n left hand wash!!!
it took me long to realize this…i e i had to grow up n figure this out !!
btw my hubby is rt handed but he uses left hand to wipe whichis weird!! hehehe
@Irfon Ali posted:the hand used to wipe kaka
just remembered old folks used to say jabbar jasty. maybe Mits can tell us the meaning
Never heard jabbar jasty
iknow abt jabbar..or jabri..to do with messy hair ..full with ‘nat’
it may be zabardasti ..as sometimes Z n J were mispronounced..
zabardast/ zabardasti is like one is forced or compelled to do something
hey lynn, I haven't been posting much because been really busy at work and taking care of personal business
I know bai..we all bzbz..buti miss d gyaff on social with chami n cain..
thnx for chking in whn u can though…
hope chami comes back ifnot me na all might have to say byebye
Anyone ofu GUYS ever heard this from ayuh mumma??
” LIke yuh smell yuh sweat or wha”
wht does dis mean??
Yuh force ripe?? Lol
Why do we Guyanese repeat a single word…? sometimes we even say it more than twice eg such emphasis!!
like ‘ bai dis mango sweet sweet ‘ ..
Or dat gyal “nice nice” or ‘fine fine’
Or d water “rough rough “
or me belly “full full’
or yuh foot battam “black black’
or we add ‘BAD’ after eg this mango sweet BAD! Lol
couldnt we just use “VERY” before the word like very nice or very hard!!
@Lynn posted:Why do we Guyanese repeat a single word…? sometimes we even say it more than twice eg such emphasis!!
like ‘ bai dis mango sweet sweet ‘ ..
Or dat gyal “nice nice” or ‘fine fine’
Or d water “rough rough “
or me belly “full full’
or yuh foot battam “black black’
or we add ‘BAD’ after eg this mango sweet BAD! Lol
couldnt we just use “VERY” before the word like very nice or very hard!!
Lynn nah only "VERY" sweet, she izz sweet, sweet, sweet an' very, very, very pretty. 
@Demerara_Guy posted:Lynn nah only "VERY" sweet, she izz sweet, sweet, sweet an' very, very, very pretty.
Hahaha..i forgot abt the very very very …hehehehe
out language sweet bad bad
Anybody still ‘chip up’ greens/fruits??
Wow..i just saw a video n the lady said she ‘chip up breadfruit’ …i havent used this words in decades n had forgotten abt it!
AS LIL KIDS , WE USED TO HELP CHIP UP PUMPKIN N OCHRO ETC ! ..n green mangoes too!!
come on guys..im am sure im missing some ‘terms’/words that we used to use as kids!! Pls share..
Wht abt ‘FALLA” (follow) ie to ACCOMPANY
i was talking to a relative ..going down memory lane whn i got teaching job in GT (werk-en-rust) at age of 16 n stayed in wortmanville. I was so scared to walk alone in that area n also in ‘TOWN’. The lil 8 yrs old kid had to ‘falla’ me to the bank n cheap st..n also whn i had teachers’ meeting which n ended late whn it started to get dark (dusk)
Some girls were not allowed to go out alone..de bruddas had to ‘falla’ dem
Wht about ‘falla-pat ”???
whn u “COPY” somebody…
ie whn u do wht somebody else does..
i assume “FALLA-PAT” is short for ‘follow-pattern”????
Then there is “falla-ME’ the marabunta (actually a s a lil kid I used to say “MALIBUNTA” )
me belly ah bile…hungry
me belly ah grumble..hungry with gas
me belly ah tumble…whn u nervous
me belly ah mek noise..gas
me belly guh buss…whn u eat too much
Whn me seh ..’me bat-ee ah bite’..wha da mean??
Me eye ah jump..eye is twitching
Me back ah bruk..severe back ache
me head ah buss open..severe headache
mehead ah swing me or ..dizzy
me ears ah ring
Me palate DRAP(drop)..wht dis mean?
@Lynn posted:Me palate DRAP(drop)..wht dis mean?
1. Eagerly longing for the food.
2. Also, expression of being hungry.
@Lynn posted:Whn me seh ..’me bat-ee ah bite’..wha da mean??
1. yuh bam-bam is itching bad, bad, bad.
2. Also, trouble is awaiting you, soon, soon, soon, soon.
@Demerara_Guy posted:1. yuh bam-bam is itching bad, bad, bad.
2. Also, trouble is awaiting you, soon, soon, soon, soon.
Bt itch or scratch diff from ‘BITE”
whn it bite..it means u r ‘doomed’..whn u do soemthing. Wrong n u know the punishment coming!
whn it scratching/itching (physically) …myth is certain kind a people guh dead!! Hehehehe
@Demerara_Guy posted:1. Eagerly longing for the food.
2. Also, expression of being hungry.
No….no..
whn we had dry cough n it not stopping, my maa used to say yuh palate drap..(causing the irritation)
n her ‘cure’ for it was to wrap her index finger with a clean piece of cotton or gauze..damp it n put fireside ashes n salt b blackpepper ..then she put the finger down yr throat n rub yr palate . Whn she done she made u gargle with warm salt n black pepper water!!
Believe it…it was painful n i bit her finger many times but it ‘cured’ the dry cough right away!!
Whn yuh hungry…u say ‘me belly ah bile/boil” (bhuk lege ..lol)
U ever hear dis ‘ me livva ah hut/hurt’
that is whn someone is very hurt (emotionally) ..hahaha
heart ah flatta (flutter) is like a panic attack..extreme nervous reaction ..like witnessing an accident or a near-miss accident
whn u have bun(burn) stomach…acid reflux/GERD
whn u get ‘lock-off’ ..(or me side ah ‘stick’ me) means u get ‘stitches’ in yr sides ..ie muscle spasms around yr rib area
Wht abt ‘yuh head nah good” or’
’yuh head nah wuk too rite’
lol..OH LARD!
!!
Hard ears!! (Stubborn) or ‘yuh ears hard”
‘Big eye’. ..glutton/greedy