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Chuu Belvuwait
(Oct-24-2006)

Tap luk pan mi

Yu ed fieva kuoknat brosh

an yu lang an lenki-lenki laka bruum-tik

yu kyuut til yu zogli

onggli a mongki kuda lov yu

Yu kyaahn sumail?

yu a skruu op yu fies laik yu a si dong pan tailit a tek a shit

no wanda di gyal dem waak paas yu

bot luk pan yu tiit dem tu

dem luk twis-op twis-op laka Misa Mac Jakass uon

Mi nek!

ou mi figet yu nuoz

luk laka frai bami wid tuu big uol

Bwai wa mi fi du wid yu?

 bai likl kriim fi mek yu ier luk nais?

 fens op yu tiit?

Mi se tap luk pan mi!

yu sik mi beli…

Wel yu beta jringk som serosi an ton yu bak

kaaz az lang az yu luk ina di mira a mi yu ago si.

 

 Andre Che Sherriah is a linguist and tutor. Readers may refer to his other poem, 'Mada Niecha' , for the Creole system in which both poems are written.

 

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