gwaan

English Definition

going on, to go on

Etymology

• (Derived from English go on.)

Examples

• "Wa gwaan?"

  What's going on?

• "Nobadi no fi bi nobadi sliev ar liv ina slievri; slievri an aal saata sliev bizniz kyaahn gwaan."

  No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.

• "Di kansrt gwaan gud, iihn?"

  The concert went well, didn’t it?

• "Dem disorv iikwal raits fi get marid, wail di marij a gwaan an iivn wen di marij don."

  They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.

• "Wa mek yu a gwaan so?"

  Why are you behaving like that?

Where you'd hear it

These tags describe the situations or styles of speech where this word commonly appears — for example at church, in everyday chat, or in dancehall lyrics.

• Religious Heard in church, Bible reading, prayer, or spiritual gatherings.
• Formal Careful, written-style speech — less slang, more like a sermon or official text.