flowaz

Jamaican Creole

Flowaz dem fram Iitiyuopiya

Etymology

Derived from English flowers.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflowaz/

Noun

flowaz (plural flowaz dem, quantified flowaz)

1. flower
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Aks 14:13:

     Outsaida di siti nier di giet, dem did av wan ous fi di piipl we worship Zuus. Di ed priis fi Zuus kom wid som bulkou an som flowaz kaaz im an di piipl did waahn fi bon sakrifais gi Baanabas an Paal dem.

     And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds.

   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Jiemz 1:11:

     Wen di son kom op an jrai op di plaant dem, di flowaz jrap aaf so it no priti no muo. A di siem ting a-go apm tu rich piipl we bizi a luk bout dem bizniz.

     For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

See also

• flowa

Further reading

• flowaz on the Jamaican Creole Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^jam
• flowaz at majstro.com