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The Great Miss Lou was born on this day
2021-09-07 13:03:24
2021-09-07 15:14:06
In reply to Chrissy
Dame Louise is the biggest legend .... before TV became popular in Guyana I loved her among the other Caribbean giants on radio.
Oliver, Paul Keens, the "no big ting" team, to name a few
2021-09-07 17:43:46
In reply to Chrissy
First person on Earth to tell me (and other Jamaicans who listened) that the main non-English component of Patois is Twi and that said Patois is a real language-- something of which we should be proud.
Thank you, Miss Lou. Happy 102nd birthday, ma'am.
--Æ.
2021-09-07 19:03:33
In reply to JayMor
Maureen Warner-Lewis was the first person to tell me that. She is a professor of Languages and Mo and Rupert lived in Nigeria for a few years.
Their firstborn was born there.
2021-09-07 19:30:58
In reply to Chrissy
Hmmm! Checked her out-- pretty Tobagonian, and pretty bright too.
You know... Whereas we Yardies reach to Hindi to name the heavenly weed, i.e. ganja, the Trinis reach for Twi: tampe ('ntampe' is the original Twi). 
--Æ.
2021-09-07 20:26:32
In reply to JayMor
Wow!! I learned something new today. Tampe is a Twi word. I know Tosh and other Jamaicans would refer to the weed as such but was surprised when a White Bajan said it.
2021-09-07 20:40:36
In reply to Brerzerk
Wait till I tell you that "opatu' = night owl, 'adope' = duppy, 'bafan' = physically handicapped, 'dokono' = dokunu, 'bise' = bissie (kola nut), 'nante yie' means 'goodbye' but translates literally as "walk good"/"go well", etc, etc. 
Which white Bajan, emile Straker?
--Æ.
2021-09-07 21:36:52
In reply to JayMor
It's all good
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