BelizeKriol_EngDic_49337_2009

afta Kriol tu Inglish ailaffordable yet.afta (var: aata) prep. after. Wigaahn da wi fren hows, ahn wikohn bak afta chree dayz. Wewent to our friend’s house and wecame back after three days.aftanoon n. afternoon. Layt diaftanoon wi disaid fi goh hoahnbak. Late in the afternoon wedecided to go back home.aftaraal conj. after all. Ah miput aan di sleev pahn di jreskarek aftaraal. I put the sleeveon the dress correctly after all.aftawodz adv. afterwards. Dibwai faal dong, an ih ma kohntek kayr a ahn aftawodz. Theboy fell down, and his mom cameto take care of him afterwards.agen adv. 1) again; repeat anaction. If yu seh dat agen, Ahwahn sen yu hoahn. If you saythat again, I’ll send you home.2) anymore; implying changeof original plan, not repetition.Di bwai brok ih fut soh ih nohwahn ron agen. The boy brokehis leg so he won’t run anymore.See: nohmoh. 3) at this time;when there is negation in thesentence. Ah noh waahn singagen. I don’t want to sing at thistime.agrikolcha agriculture. Haabatgaahn da UB gaahn stodiagrikolcha, kaa ih waahn beewahn faama. Herbert went to theUniversity of Belize to studyagriculture because he wants tobe a farmer.Ah pro. (1st person singular,subjective case) I. Ah don wash24di baybi han an ih fays. I havealready washed the baby’s handsand face. See: Ai, mee.ahaahn adv. yes. Ahaahn, Ahmi tel yu noh fi goh deh. Yes, Itold you not to go there. See: yes.ahn 1 (var: am) pro. (3rd personobjective) him, her, it. Weh dalee gyal deh? Ah wahn beetahn. Where is that little girl? I’llbeat her. See: hihn, it, shee.ahn 2 (var: an) conj. and. Dihonta load di gon ahn shat dimongtin kow. The hunter loadedthe gun and shot the tapir.ahn 3 Variant: wahn. (‘ahn’ is theform often used in rapid speech.)Ai pro. (Emphatic 1st personsubjective form of ‘Ah’) I. Ai mitink yu mi wahn kohn tumaaro.I thought that you would cometomorrow. See: Ah, mee.aida Variant: eeda.aidal n. idol, false god. Dehnmek wahn aidal eena di shayp awahn yong bul. They made anidol in the shape of a young bull.aideel n. ideal; frozen juice in abag. Wen Ah fainali don aal ami werk, mi ma gi mi wahnaideel. When I finally finished allof my work, my mom gave me anideal. [Popular treat first broughtto Belize by Valencia’s IceCream Parlour]aidyaa n. idea. Da wahn gudaidyaa fi bil yu hows wen yuyong. It’s a good idea to buildyour house when you’re young.ail v. oil. Wai yu noh ail di baikweel, kaa ih di skweek bad?Why don’t you oil the bike wheel