nobadi

Belizean Creole

Etymology

Derived from English nobody. Compare Jamaican Creole nobadi.

Pronoun

nobadi

1. nobody, no one
2. anybody, anyone (in a sentence that is already negative: Belizean Creole allows double negatives whereas English does not, so the translation of a double negative to English has to account for this discrepancy)

Antonyms

• (contradictory): sohnbadi
• (contrary): evribadi

References

• Crosbie, Paul, ed. (2007), Kriol-Inglish Dikshineri: English-Kriol Dictionary. Belize City: Belize Kriol Project, p. 244.

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English nobody. By surface analysis, no +‎ badi. Compare Belizean Creole nobadi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈno.ba.di/

Pronoun

nobadi

1. nobody, no one
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Maak 5:3:

     Di man did liv a di beriyin grong, an nobadi kudn tai im op no muor, no iivn wid chien

     He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain

2. anybody, anyone (in a sentence that is already negative)

Related terms

pronoun

• evribadi

 

Further reading

• nobadi at JamaicanPatwah.com
• nobadi at majstro.com