Crismus a come, wi waa mi lama

[Gen]

Re: Crismus a come, wi waa mi lama

[img]/forums/images/graemlins/70402-thinking.gif[/img] I see....

so was the word "barrel" derived from "lama" ?

how lama tun barrel

interesting [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70409-waytogo.gif[/img]

[kia027]

Re: Crismus a come, wi waa mi lama

could it have been derived from the glamour dat was in the barrel ? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70402-thinking.gif[/img]

glamour clothes--> glama ---> Lama?

[mountaingal]

Re: Crismus a come, wi waa mi lama

okay - from my authoritative source fi di jamaican langwidge, Jamaica Talk: Three Hundred Years of the English Language in Jamaica by Frederic G. Cassidy:

"A dress, new or old, may be called a lawma (/laama/) from the exclamation it evokes: 'Law, Ma!' "

you're welcome! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Compry]

Re: Crismus a come, wi waa mi lama

as in "lawd ma...yuh look good"? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

or "lawd ma dat nuh look good pan yuh"?

[tsophra]

Re: Crismus a come, wi waa mi lama

oh MG I have to get this Jamaica Talk: Three Hundred Years of the English Language in Jamaica by Frederic G. Cassidy:


I wonder which of today's slang words..people will be trying to decipha years from now [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img]

[mountaingal]

Re: Crismus a come, wi waa mi lama

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as in "lawd ma...yuh look good"? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

or "lawd ma dat nuh look good pan yuh"?

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lol! i'm guessing #1 [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70459-idea.gif[/img]

[mountaingal]

Re: Crismus a come, wi waa mi lama

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oh MG I have to get this Jamaica Talk: Three Hundred Years of the English Language in Jamaica by Frederic G. Cassidy:



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it's a fabulous book, and i've had it for over 20 years - bought it in 1983. i don't know if it's still in print, but grab it if it is. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70409-waytogo.gif[/img]

[Gen]

Re: Crismus a come, wi waa mi lama

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oh MG I have to get this Jamaica Talk: Three Hundred Years of the English Language in Jamaica by Frederic G. Cassidy:


I wonder which of today's slang words..people will be trying to decipha years from now [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img]

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skettel [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img]

30 years from now...

"I wonder if it meant kettle" [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[Gen]

Re: Crismus a come, wi waa mi lama

thanks

mi gwine see if mi can get that book too [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70409-waytogo.gif[/img]

[tsophra]

Re: Crismus a come, wi waa mi lama

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oh MG I have to get this Jamaica Talk: Three Hundred Years of the English Language in Jamaica by Frederic G. Cassidy:


I wonder which of today's slang words..people will be trying to decipha years from now [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img]

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skettel [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img]

30 years from now...

"I wonder if it meant kettle" [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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"pon de riva..pon de banl" all now me nuh sure wha it is [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70394-bawlout.gif[/img]

[churchgirl]

Re: Crismus a come, wi waa mi lama

Thanks much for the info all. Now mi know. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]