BelizeKriol_EngDic_49337_2009

members of the language project which completed a translation ofthe New Testament and a bilingual dictionary in the French Creole ofSt. Lucia. In Belize they continue the work begun by Ken and SandyDecker, also of SIL. The Deckers came to Belize in 1993 in responseto a request from Dr. Colville Young and a number of otherBelizeans who shared a desire for Kriol language development. SILInternational is a non-profit organization whose purpose is tofacilitate language-based development through linguistic research,Scripture translation and literacy.Our hope is that the Belizean public will use this dictionary asthey learn to read and write and appreciate Kriol. We trust that it willhelp teachers as they educate our children, and that it will alsobenefit foreigners who want to learn Kriol. And we are glad to beable to add to the study of Creoles throughout the Caribbean region.Everyone on the dictionary team has enjoyed working with ourbeautiful Kriol language, and we believe that each of you will enjoyreading and using this publication.A final note: This first edition of the Kriol dictionary is awork in progress. We did not attempt to create an exhaustivedictionary, but instead prepared our current data for publicationto fill the immediate need for a reference tool such as this. Thereare many more Kriol words, senses of meanings, scientificnames, and etymological information that could and should beadded. We are relying on the public to give us feedback forfuture editions. The final page of this dictionary provides a placewhere you can record your revision notes.Comments, corrections, and additions can be sent to BelizeKriol Project, P.O. Box 2120, Belize City, Belize, or to one of thefollowing e-mail addresses: silvana@btl.net; paul_crosbie@sil.org;kriolk@yahoo.com; yvettept@hotmail.com.x