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03-08-2011, 09:28 AM #1Junior Member
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Question of vocabulary
Hi everyone,
I am translating a book by the Trinidadian author Samuel Selvon and there is a word I could not find in the dictionary: balbo. Context: Moses wants to give money to his aunt and she says that it is balbo money.
Thank you:-)
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Re: Question of vocabulary
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Re: Question of vocabulary
Oh sorry, it's written in a mix of Standard and Trinidadian English. The sentence in the book is: And they [white people] offer balbo money, too? I think what is meant is that the money offered by Moses is useless since he gives English pounds.
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Re: Question of vocabulary
Balbo - to fool, chain up etc
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Re: Question of vocabulary
Thank you very very much :-)
Is it a Trinidadian term or was I mistaken?
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Re: Question of vocabulary
^ Trinidadian term
An insincere friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. - Buddha
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03-08-2011, 12:01 PM #7Iz ah Trini
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Re: Question of vocabulary
Ah never knew tht
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Re: Question of vocabulary
^ Well yuh lorn something den
An insincere friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. - Buddha
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03-08-2011, 12:05 PM #9Iz ah Trini
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Re: Question of vocabulary
Everyday ah lorning oui
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Re: Question of vocabulary
Yea Sola
An insincere friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. - Buddha
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Re: Question of vocabulary
i learn something too
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Re: Question of vocabulary
^ Well all ah allyah lorn something
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Re: Question of vocabulary
Never heard the word ...
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Re: Question of vocabulary
Me neither, thanks Indie.
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