Guyanese vernacular

Family de Freitas
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Guyanese vernacular

Family de Freitas
Published by Edward Gonsalves in Language · 7 September 2019
A neighbour, Durpatie Secomar, known as ‘Aunty Sista,’ explained that she last saw Augustus on Friday afternoon and he was drinking.

“From deh me been lay down in meh bed and meh hear he been talking, talking ’til me ain’t hear no talking anymore,” Secomar said.

“All wah me know is that me get one call that he get in accident out at the road and that they gone with he ah hospital, that he head buss,” she added.


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