BelizeKriol_EngDic_49337_2009

aachroom Kriol tu Inglish baanorange colour. [Rarely seen thesedays; called ‘mongki kyap’ in thesouth.]baachroom n. bathroom. Dahoo di bayd eena di baachroomsoh lang? Who’s bathing so longin the bathroom?baagin v. bargain. Mek Ahbaagin oava dis prais. Let mebargain over this price. See: beetdong. — n. bargain. Wi fainwahn gud baagin pahn mangowen wi gaahn da maakit. Wefound a good bargain on mangoswhen we went to the market.baaj n. barge; flat-bottomedboat. Wen dehn swing di brij,da fi mek di baaj dehn paas.When they swing the bridge, itallows the barges to pass. — v.barge; push one’s way inrudely. Yu kyaahn jos baaj eenya laik dat. You can’t just bargein here like that.baak 1 v. bark. Ah taiyad a hyaada daag di baak. I’m tired ofhearing that dog bark.baak 2 n. bark; outer covering ofa tree. Sohn chree baak gud fimedisn. Some tree bark is goodfor medicine.baaka n. a large, edible riverfish. Mi hozban oanli laik rivafish, speshali baaka. Myhusband really likes river fish,especially ‘baaka’.baal 1 n. ball; spherical object.Dehn bwai mi deh owt deh dikik baal. The boys were out therekicking a ball. See: tunu baal.baal op v.phr. coil, roll, wind.Di lee bwai baal op di kaitschring. The little boy coiled upthe kite string. See: kwail, roal.baal 2 v. bawl; sob loudly. Ahoanli baal wen mi ma ded. Ireally bawled when my momdied. See: hala, krai, skreem.baal afta v.phr. shout or yellat. Mi baas baal afta mi bikaaAh laas di fail. My bossed yelledat me because I lost the file.baal 3 v. shave one’s head. Ahnoh noa wai Hari hihn gaahnbaal ih hed fa. I don’t know whyHarry went and shaved his head.See: peel, shayv.baalhed n. baldhead. Di manbaalhed mi-di shain eena di son.The man’s baldhead shone in thesun. See: peelhed.baalin n. bawling, crying.Lat abaalin mi deh da mi ma finaral.There was a lot of bawling at mymother’s funeral. See: kraiyin.baalz balls, testicles. Slang. Diman gaahn chrai faas wid digyal, bot shee kik ahn da ihbaalz. The man tried to interferewith the girl, but she kicked himin the testicles. See: seed, toan.2) nerve, courage. Jani mi ganof baalz fi stan op tu ih baas.Johnny had the nerve to stand upto his boss.baan v. give birth to, bear achild. Di taim kohn fi di umanbaan ih baybi. The time camefor the woman to have her baby.See: ga...baybi, mek baybi.— adj. born. Ih uda mi beta ifih da man neva baan. It wouldhave been better if that man hadnever been born.34