nobadi

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Belizean Creole

Etymology

Derived from English nobody. Compare Jamaican Creole nobadi.

Pronoun

nobadi

  1. nobody, no one
  2. anybody, anyone (in a sentence that is already negative: Belizean Creole allows double negatives whereas English does not, so the translation of a double negative to English has to account for this discrepancy)

Antonyms

References

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English nobody. By surface analysis, no +‎ badi. Compare Belizean Creole nobadi.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

nobadi

  1. nobody, no one
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Maak 5:3:
      Di man did liv a di beriyin grong, an nobadi kudn tai im op no muor, no iivn wid chien
      He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain
  2. anybody, anyone (in a sentence that is already negative)
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