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[WI] J. Speirs Proverbs of British Guiana 11: Baccra no boy, niggah no fool. Baccra no talk, niggah no sabby.
at backra, n.
[WI] J. Speirs Proverbs of British Guiana 22: If you cuss John Crow ‘Peel head,’ guinea hen bex.
at bex, adj.
[WI] J. Speirs Proverbs of British Guiana 13: Chupit man gie ’way he ’poon, an’ eat wif’e han’.
at chupid, adj.
[WI] J. Speirs Proverbs of British Guiana 17: Ebery John crow t’ink he own picknie white.
at John Crow, n.1
[WI] J. Speirs Proverbs of British Guiana 15: Cuss-cuss nebba bore hole a-me ’kin.
at cuss-cuss, n.
[WI] J. Speirs Proverbs of British Guiana 10: Alligatah nyam crapaud fo’ belly full, an’ duck fo’ sweet mout’.
at nyam, v.
[WI] J. Speirs Proverbs of British Guiana 12: Buy you’ nyam, nyam accordin’ to you money.
at nyam, n.
[WI] J. Speirs Proverbs of British Guiana 38: Yanga gal full ob motions.
at nyanga, n.
[WI] J. Speirs Proverbs of British Guiana 22: If you cuss John Crow ‘Peel head,’ guinea hen bex.
at peel-head (adj.) under peel, v.
[WI] J. Speirs Proverbs of British Guiana 14: Cock grabble, hen grabble, picknie grabble, dem can’t sleep hungry.
at pickney, n.
[WI] J. Speirs Proverbs of British Guiana 11: Bacra no boy, niggah no fool. Baccra no talk, niggah no sabby.
at savvy, v.
[WI] J. Speirs Proverbs of British Guiana 12: Black man tief, he tief half-a-bit; bacra tief, he tief whole estate.
at t’ief, n.
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