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Patwa

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Variety

Root

Jine up outta: yard + -ie.

Sound

  • IPA: /jɑːdɪ/
  • IPA: /jɔːdɪ/
  • bruck up: yar‧die
  • Audio (jam):

Noun

yardie

  1. Smaddy weh bawn a Jamaica ar whofa mooma ar poopa a Jamaican.[1]
    Example
    Nuff yardie weh live a farin wish dem coulda guh back a yard.

Proof

  1. Jabari: Authentic Jamaican Dictionary of the Jamic Language (Ras Dennis Jabari Reynolds), 2006, ISBN 978-0-9755342-5-0, page 138