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w1unspec. var. ofouyou
w2variant of ou after a vowel
waking, e.g. in pack of cards; drone, male bee; champion stick fighter; wa bwa spirit which guides animals which are visible but when a hunter shoots them, he can never get them
wabinriver fish, guabine (Hoplas malabarius)
wadjangbad person of either sex, person who behaves badly, loose woman; warrior.? Amer. uaquiano warrior (Friederici 1960: 76a)?. In TE = woman is often drunk or acts in a vulgar manner.
wadjankvariant of wadjang
waiyaiyaicry of deispair
wakamaychaconia, the national flower of Trinidad and Tobago (Warszewczia coccinea); kind of macaw; kind of fish similar to jakó but smaller.
wakawakind of spotted ray, eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)
wakoupkind of marine creature, not identified.
walawanWarahoon, member of an Amerindian group.? Not found elsewhere.
walyakred-tailed snapper, walliacke (Lutianus synagris)
wangamagic spell cast by obeah
wanòthoney bee
warabawalaba, kind of wood originating in Guyana (Brownea guaraba)?
watamalseed of tree (Myrospermum frutescens) used for medicinal purposes. Steeped in rum with a scorpion, is used s against snake bites.
watjikongrubber-soled canvas shoes, trainers.? Not in other CFC.TE washikong, watchi-kong.
wayawickerwork backpack
waykouloincloth worn by Indians at workIsland Car. uáiku (Taylor-Keller 1963: 400). Also in Dom. (Taylor-Keller ibid.)
to see, e.g. anpil tan ba wè w I haven't see you for a long time.
welé weléin welé welé djab djab song sung at carnival on entry of the blue devils.
wènvariant of rèn
wès1unspec. var. oflwèswest(ern)
wès2cflwès
wewétype of illegal gambling game.

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