Winding down our Virtual Belizean Adventure on a musical note.
Punta is a distinctive Afro-Caribbean style you will hear.
(Example)
Punta Garifuna Music
https://youtu.be/HSe-p3LgQ7A
and Brukdown
(Example)
https://youtu.be/G-oTDImnau0
and sometimes involves an accordian!
https://youtu.be/MoPEdcuAfSY
All washed down agreeably with Belikin
The Official Beer of Belize.
..complete with a Mayan Temple right on the label...
Belize in Music and Pictures
https://youtu.be/n4PjEStf_do
And some Belizean Kriol (Creole)
Basic Phrases in Belizean Kriol
- Gud maanin! — Good morning!
- Weh di gaan an? — What’s up?
- Aarite. — All right.
- Cho! — What on earth!
- Weh yuh naym? — What’s your name?
- You da Belize? — Are you from Belize?
- Weh gaan ahn gyal? — What’s up, girl?
- Da weh time? — What time is it?
- Mi naym da… — My name is…
- Lata! — See you later.
- Ah tayad/mi tayad — I’m tired.
- Weh/weh-paat… — Where is…?
- Evryting gud/aarite. — Everything’s fine.
- Haul your rass! — Get the hell out of here!
- Fu chroo? — Really? (Is that right?)
- Mi love Bileez! — I love Belize!
Sayings in Belizean Kriol
- Wahnti wahnti kyah geti an geti geti nuh wahnti. — You always want what you can’t have.
- Dah no so, dah naily so. — Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
- Wait bruk down bridge. — Don’t make me wait too long.
- Sleep wit’ yo’ own eye. — Only rely on what you know, not what others tell you.
- One one craboo fill barrel. — Every little bit counts (craboo is a Belizean fruit).
- Ah wah know who seh Kriol noh gat no kulcha? — Who said the Creole don’t have any culture? (A phrase coined by renown Belizean Creole artist and performer, Leela Vernon).
Lata!
I hope you have enjoyed our Virtual Trip to Belize...
Now to finish my Beach Painting!
And done!
