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What does "waa gwaan" really mean? Jamaican Patois for beginners/ How to speak like a Jama

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T. Y. Adodo
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What does waa gwaan really mean?

This lesson is geared toward beginner learners of the Jamaican Patois.
In this lesson I teach you what 'WAA GWAAN' really means in Jamaican patois and I also teach you how to answer.
WHA GWAAN/ WAA GWAAN/ WHAGWAAN

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Kwabena Ofori Osei
Kwabena Ofori Osei 10 months ago

“Mi deh yah,” in Patois sound exactly like “mewɔ ha” “mewɔ yah” in Akan Twi.
“mewɔ ha” “mewɔ yah” literally means “I am here” in Akan Twi.

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T. Y. Adodo
T. Y. Adodo 10 months ago

Yes - a di same ting. Jamaican is, in my opinion, Akan grammar in English-derived words, like 85-90%

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