chrai

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Verb

chrai (past min chrai, future go chrai, a go chrai, wi chrai, wil chrai, completive dun chrai, imperfective a chrai)

1. to try

Belizean Creole

Etymology

Derived from English try; compare Jamaican Creole chrai.

Verb

chrai

1. to try

References

• Crosbie, Paul, ed. (2007), Kriol-Inglish Dikshineri: English-Kriol Dictionary. Belize City: Belize Kriol Project, p. 76.

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English try; compare Belizean Creole chrai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɹaɪ̯/

Verb

chrai

1. to try
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 4:1:

     Den di Uoli Spirit tek Jiizas iina di dezot so di devl kuda chrai fi mek im du rang.

     Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

     (literally, “Then the Holy Spirit took Jesus to the desert so the devil could try to do him wrong”)

Further reading

• chrai at majstro.com