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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 9 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 9 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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