faiya

See also: faiyā

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Noun

faiya (plural faiya dem, quantified faiya)

1. fire

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• faya

Etymology

Derived from English fire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faia/

Noun

faiya

1. fire
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, 10:27:

     Bot notn no lef fi wi du dan fi wiet an fried a Gad jojment we a kom, plos di wikid wikid faiya we im a-go tek bon op di piipl dem we fait gens im.

     but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.

Further reading

• faiya at majstro.com