Hana Wai Da Yard…
November 5, 2009 by Da Small Coconut
Filed under Culture, Pidgin English
Old Time Pidgin:
Used in the context of, “Eh – Sonny boy – Go Hana Wai da yard.” Pronounced “Ha-Na” “Vah-ee.” Meaning, “Water the yard.”
Not as widely used as “Sistah” or “Bruddah” perhaps because it entails WORK!
Now-a-days you will probably hear, “Eh- Sonny boy – Go Wadda da yard.” Wadda pronounced, “Wa-Duh” and da prounounced “Duh.”
I am trying to learn pidgin. Can you upload a sample audio clip so I can hear it in action?
Sure! We stay go work on dat pretty soon. And den we go let you know when we all pau. In other words, we’ll work on it and we will inform you when it is posted!