Bridgetown and Bajan!
Today I have travelled to the capital city of
Barbados, Bridgetown! Some of the first buildings I saw were this beautiful
church, and I’ve seen more of them than in Hastings. That is maybe because it
is the capital city and that 95% of the people here in Barbados is Christian.
But there are also Jewish, Hindus, and Muslims here. In Bridgetown I’ll be
staying at Hilton Barbados Resort which is a pretty 4 stared hotel. I went to
the beach bar to get a ju-C (jucey drink from Barbados) and then I heard this accent again that can be
difficult to understand sometimes. In Hastings I heard it to but I was too
afraid to ask because maybe I would insult them. But today I asked the
bartender. He told me, not offended at all, that this accent occurred when
West-Africans were forced to the island as slaves when the island was under
British governance. Which also did that their main language is English. The slaves
were forced to speak English. Many African words got mixed up and therefor it’s
difficult for others to understand sometimes.
“Bassa-bassa” means a fight, or an uproar.
“Daa fuh yuh” means that’s what you get.
“Nyam” means to eat.
I really like this accent and find it kind of cute. This
is a link to a video so you can listen to the accent.
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