ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BAJAN
Variant of Badian, a shortened form of Barbadian.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BAJAN»
The term «Bajan» is quite widely used and occupies the
29.893 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAJAN»
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DescriptionBajan Affair is Pauline Pearce's 2nd publication by Chipmunka.It is written in diary format as an uplifting, humorous account of a holiday she spent on the Caribbean island of Barbados.Pauline describes how her heart was ...
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Bajan's Tale: A Story about a Lucky Dog
Thus opens the story of the adventures of this "local" dog as he waits for the day when he can fly to Chicago and live with Robyne and David. Learn how he got his name-Bajan. Meet Basker-Ville Bajan's worst enemy.
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A Handbook of Varieties of English: Morphology and syntax
The work of Fields (1995) reveals linguistic residues (e.g., invariant word order
for questions, absence of number distinction in nouns, invariant pronoun usage)
of a pidgin stage for Bajan that appears at least since the 18th century.
Edgar Werner Schneider, Bernd Kortmann, 2004
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Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage
BAHAMIAN IZE/-ISE BAJAN have stumbtfd over a new euphemism for
nationalization or expropriation. — TrI (76.01.26, P-3) Ba ha mi an-izeMse ['
bAhemignaiz] vb (CarA) 1. To make (sth) BAHAMIAN in character or appearance,
esp involving ...
Richard Allsopp, Jeannette Allsopp, 2003
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Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering
Bajan recalled it was a truly unnerving process to be poised 1000 metres above
the void with only an ice axe for a belay. Ice feathers encrusted the summit ridge
and prevented the pair from reaching the highest point. It was an epic descent ...
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Variation in the Caribbean: From creole continua to ...
The interview documents the impact of the British media in the legitimization of
Bajan writing for young Barbadian writers in the late 1940s. It also highlights the
trade-offs involved in the decisions to write Bajan, notably, the risk of alienating
the ...
Lars Hinrichs, Joseph T. Farquharson, 2011
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Politeness and Face in Caribbean Creoles
Bajan phonology. Once the identity of her relatives was established, Mrs. Farley
shifted to Bajan register, marked by the copula-less construction of VPs (lines 10
and 13), the negator /en/ (lines 10 and 12), and a double negative (line 12).
Susanne Muehleisen, Bettina Migge, 2005
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A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to ...
Bajan occupied Attila's former residence and seems to have largely adopted his
methods. Bajan concluded a treaty with Byzantine emperor Justinian I whereby
the Avars agreed to help defend the northern Byzantine frontier in return for an ...
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The Early Stages of Creolization
The fact that one can still hear sentences on the following pattern in
contemporary Bajan, however, indicates that though there might not have been a
cleft particle, the creole predicate cleft pattern was not unknown to Barbadian
creole ...
Bajan (occasionally called Barbadian Creole Bajan Patois ) or Barbadian Dialect, is an English-based creole language spoken on the Caribbean island of Barbados.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAJAN»
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Why we think 'BBHMM' is about Rihanna's former accountant Peter …
And late in 2009, the Bajan songstress discovered that being rich did not render her impervious to financial ruin. Rihanna started the year with ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
TeeFLii Releases New Mixtape 'AnnieRUO'TAY 4' Featuring Ray J …
As reported by Vibe, he said it all came about after the Bajan pop star and DJ Mustard got in the studio together and she took a liking to his ... «Music Times, Jul 15»
Rihanna Uses A Hermes Scarf To Tie Up Her Girls In A New Nearly …
So leave it to the Bajan songstress to heat up Instagram over Fourth of July weekend with a scintillating skintillating new shot. Soaking up the ... «PerezHilton.com, Jul 15»
Rihanna in near-topless flash: Underboob galore from pop diva
AFTER the release of Rihanna's incredibly explicit music video to current single BBHMM, the Bajan beauty has continued the theme of nudity in ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»
Grecia too hot
The event also played host to the crew from Bajan Car Freaks (BCF) and the Guys from BD1 but there was no stopping Grecia. After Round 1 ... «Nation News, Jul 15»
Parsi priest earns doctorate in ancient Avesta Pahlavi script
MUMBAI: Rustom House in Grant Road is home to an elderly priest who is a veritable storehouse of Iranian history. Ervad Parvez Bajan has six ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
SEEN UP NORTH: Laff-It-Off rocks Brooklyn
“You know I enjoyed it thoroughly,” said Sandra Hunte, a Bajan who has been living and working alongside her husband Christopher Hunte, ... «Nation News, Jul 15»
Antonio Fargas Gives Props to Rihanna for 'BBHMM'
Now Fargas is giving props to the Bajan singer for repurposing the phrase. “I was at the premier for “I'm Gonna Get You Sucka” and Eddie ... «Eurweb.com, Jul 15»
I CONFESS: Sweet days with my Bajan gals
I AM SPENDING six weeks' holiday in Barbados and, after reading your Dear Christine and I Confess columns, I felt that I should write to this ... «Nation News, Jul 15»
Dre's magic night
... Respect Due; Jimmy Dan with Wet Dream and Room For Answers; and Miss Wiggins Last Son (Peter Ram) with Bajan Cry and Don't Shoot. «Barbados Today, Jul 15»
