"dem" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Particle

IPA: /ˈdɛm/
Etymology: Derived from English them. Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|jam|en|them|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English them, {{der+|jam|en|them}} Derived from English them Head templates: {{head|jam|particle}} dem, {{jam-part}} dem
  1. (postpositive) when placed after a noun phrase, the particle marks it as plural Tags: postpositional
    Sense id: en-dem-jam-particle-Fkwjbtc1 Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header, Jamaican Creole particles, Jamaican Creole pronouns Disambiguation of Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header: 56 15 15 14 Disambiguation of Jamaican Creole particles: 58 14 14 13 Disambiguation of Jamaican Creole pronouns: 51 18 18 12

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈdɛm/
Etymology: Derived from English them. Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|jam|en|them|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English them, {{der+|jam|en|them}} Derived from English them Head templates: {{head|jam|pronouns}} dem, {{jam-pron}} dem
  1. they (plural)
    Sense id: en-dem-jam-pron-j6kmcCTK
  2. them (plural)
    Sense id: en-dem-jam-pron-~uLoXQmQ
  3. theirs (plural possessive)
    Sense id: en-dem-jam-pron-O6b0r~AY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fi dem Related terms: mi, yuh, har, im, shi, wi, unnu 
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  "etymology_text": "Derived from English them.",
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "dem",
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  "lang_code": "jam",
  "pos": "pron",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "yuh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "har"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "im"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "shi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "wi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛm/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "-dem"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dem"
}

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      "ipa": "/ˈdɛm/"
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  "lang_code": "jam",
  "pos": "pron",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "mi"
    },
    {
      "word": "yuh"
    },
    {
      "word": "har"
    },
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      "word": "im"
    },
    {
      "word": "shi"
    },
    {
      "word": "wi"
    },
    {
      "word": "unnu"
    }
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      ],
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      ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛm/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "-dem"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dem"
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      "expansion": "dem",
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      "expansion": "dem",
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  "lang": "Jamaican Creole",
  "lang_code": "jam",
  "pos": "particle",
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          "english": "my friends",
          "text": "mi fren dem",
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      "glosses": [
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛm/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "-dem"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dem"
}

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