wi

English Definition

we

Etymology

• (Derived from English we. Compare Sranan Tongo wi.)

Examples

• "Wi cyaan tek it nuh more!"

  We can't take it any more.

• "“If de herbs wi get is good, dem will want lots more by next week […]”"

  Our new house is being built in St. Catherine.

• "Wi house a buil' a St. Catherine."

  Only they enjoyed themselves, They took away our black sisters and used them, They starved us -- the men, They didn't want us to be friends. They thought we would rebel against them […]

• "“All di nice time was fi dem, Dem tek wi black sista and use dem, Dem starve we di men, Wanting us not to be friend. Thinking we ago rebel against dem […]”"

  They see us getting ahead and they're angry.

• "Dem see wi a mek it an' dem vex."

  (What did I say?) Young people let us arise Let us trust God who we depend on […]

• "“(Weh mi seh) young people mek wi arise Mek wi trus God, pon him wi depen […]”"

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