BelizeKriol_EngDic_49337_2009

Grammar NotesFor a complete description of the grammar, read The Song ofKriol: A Grammar of the Kriol Language of Belize, by Ken Decker,published by the Belize Kriol Project in 2005. However, a few notesfollow here to help the users of this dictionary.NounsNouns are generally made plural by the addition of dehn afterthe word (unless otherwise noted in the dictionary).Nouns are often formed from verbs by adding the ending ‘er’ inEnglish or ‘a’ in Kriol, as in kaala [caller] or kota [cutter]. Not all ofthese nouns have been included in the dictionary.PronounsContrast of Kriol and English Personal Pronouns:Subject PronounsObject PronounsKriol English Kriol EnglishAh/Ai I mi/mee meyu/yoo you yu/yoo youih he/she/it ahn him/herhihn he/she hihn himshee, ih she shee herit it it itwi/wee we wi/wee usunu you (pl.) unu you (pl.)dehn they dehn them(Ai, mee, yoo, wee are emphatic forms of the pronoun.)Possession is usually formed by placing the word fi before thepronoun, as in di buk da fi yu [the book is yours].16