St. Elizabeth

Black River · Mangrove water · outboard motor

Patois heard in St. Elizabeth

Wah datWhat is that?
Mi ready, Captain.I’m ready, Captain.
But it clear!But it’s clear!
Di river long?Is the river long?
Mi nah move one inch.I’m not moving an inch.
Wi can feed it?Can we feed it?
Mind yuh step.Watch your step / take care.
Clear like glass.Clear as glass.

Photograph: A boat on the Black River, St. Elizabeth · ingostrutz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped, resized and re-encoded, with in-app light and weather layers · this adaptation shared under the same license

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