"bara" meaning in Jamaican Creole

See bara in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɑːra/
Head templates: {{head|jam|verb}} bara, {{jam-verb}} bara
  1. Alternative form of borrow Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: borrow
    Sense id: en-bara-jam-verb-TrdW~iZj Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1995, English World-wide, volumes 16-17, Julius Groos Verlag, page 214",
          "text": "“So, mii en ha fi fain mi uona wie fi se ina Jamiekan aal kain a sinting we piipl a taak bout wen dem a stodi langgwij . Mek mi shuo unu wa ... Mi bara di Rasta wod 'grounieshan' we dem yuuz fi seshan we dem miit an riizn . Mi tek i an yuuz i fi [...]”",
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          "borrow#Jamaican Creole"
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          "ref": "1995, English World-wide, volumes 16-17, Julius Groos Verlag, page 214",
          "text": "“So, mii en ha fi fain mi uona wie fi se ina Jamiekan aal kain a sinting we piipl a taak bout wen dem a stodi langgwij . Mek mi shuo unu wa ... Mi bara di Rasta wod 'grounieshan' we dem yuuz fi seshan we dem miit an riizn . Mi tek i an yuuz i fi [...]”",
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