BelizeKriol_EngDic_49337_2009

ayg Kriol tu Inglish ayteensuck you in and pull you to thebottom of the river.ayg Variant: eg.ayj (var: ej) n. age. Mis Vaidanoh waahn tel nobadi ih reelayj, kaa ih noh waahn dehntink seh ih di geh oal. Miss Vidadoesn’t want to tell anyone herreal age because she doesn’t wantthem to think she’s getting old.anda ayj phr. under age,minor. Di lee bwai weh dehnput eena jayl mi anda ayj. Theboy that they put in jail was aminor.ayj paypa n. birth certificate.Da oal man mosi laas fi hihnayj paypa kaa ih oanli laik yonggyal. That old man must have losthis birth certificate because heonly likes young girls. See: bertpaypa.ayk v. bother, make the effort.Mi baybi pa kohn an Ah nevaeevn ayk miself fi get op fi gohtaak tu ahn. My baby’s fathercame and I didn’t even bother toget up and talk to him. See: bada.ayka n. acre. Mi pa ga ten aykaa lan. My dad has ten acres ofland.aylyan n. alien (generally refersto a person coming to Belizefrom another CentralAmerican country) Pipl laikhaiya dehn aylyan kaa dehnwerk cheep. People like to hirealiens because they work cheap.See: schraynja.aymen (var: aamen) int. amen.Wen wi don pray, wi fi seh,“Aymen.” When we’ve finished32praying, we should say, “Amen.”aynja (var: inja) v. injure. Tekweh da sizaz fahn di baybi bifoaih aynja ihself. Take the scissorsaway from the baby before hehurts himself. See: hat.aynjel n. angel. Wahn aynjelapyaa tu Mayri. An angelappeared to Mary.aypran n. apron. Put aan diaypran mek yu noh mes op yujres. Put on the apron so youdon’t mess up your dress.Aypril n. April. Wi laik wenEesta jrap eena Aypril kaa diweda aalwayz gud. We like itwhen Easter falls in Aprilbecause the weather is alwaysgood.ayr owt v. air, freshen with air.Mi ma tel mi fi put di swetikloaz pahn di lain fi ayr owt.My mom told me to put thesweaty clothes on the line to airout. See: breez owt.ayring earring. Variant: ayzring.ayrya n. area. Di hoal a fi weeayrya mi ga blakowt laas nait.Our whole area had a blackoutlast night.ayryal rog n. area rug. Ah wahnbai wahn nyoo ayryal rog fiKrismos. I will buy a new arearug for Christmas.ayt num. eight. Mi aanti gi miayt aapl. My auntie gave meeight apples.— adj. eighth. Mi ma ahn mi pami selibrayt dehn ayt aniversri.My mother and father celebratedtheir eighth anniversary.ayteen num. eighteen. Di laydi