"naw" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈnɑː/, /ˈnɔː/
Etymology: Probably from English naw or Scots naw. Etymology templates: {{der|jam|en|naw}} English naw, {{der|jam|sco|naw}} Scots naw Head templates: {{head|jam|adverb}} naw, {{jam-adv}} naw
  1. not
    Sense id: en-naw-jam-adv-JUu5e1fx Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header, Jamaican Creole particles Disambiguation of Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Jamaican Creole particles: 100 0

Particle

IPA: /ˈnɑː/, /ˈnɔː/
Etymology: Probably from English naw or Scots naw. Etymology templates: {{der|jam|en|naw}} English naw, {{der|jam|sco|naw}} Scots naw Head templates: {{head|jam|particle}} naw, {{jam-part}} naw
  1. no
    Sense id: en-naw-jam-particle-k5Apjz-w
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "sco",
        "3": "naw"
      },
      "expansion": "Scots naw",
      "name": "der"
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  "etymology_text": "Probably from English naw or Scots naw.",
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      "args": {},
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "naw"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "jam",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "100 0",
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(literally, “No one not fight. No bullet not fire.”)",
          "roman": "There isn't any fighting. There aren't any shots being fired.",
          "text": "No one naw cuss. No shot naw buss.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "(literally, “Nothing not going on, Raymond”)",
          "roman": "There aren't any opportunities, Raymond.",
          "text": "Nutten naw gwaan, Rayman.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "WINSTON: If she thinks I'm going to sign any papers and go to some damned courthouse, she has another thing coming.\nPARKIE: Well, aren't you and your wife going to work this thing out? […]",
          "ref": "1990, Frances Gray, Women at the Albany Empire (in Jamaican Creole), →ISBN, page 62:",
          "text": "“WINSTON: If she tink me ah guh sign any paper and guh to any backside Court she bettah tink again\nPARKIE: Suh you\nnaw guh see your wife and sort dis ting out? […]”",
          "type": "quote"
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          "not",
          "not"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɑː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɔː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "naw"
}

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          "english": "A: You stole my candy. B: No, I didn't do it.",
          "text": "A: A you tief mi sweetie. B: Naw, a nuh me dweet.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "No, I don't know her ... Why? […]",
          "ref": "2012, Jason Stephenson, “Short Story - Stop And Stare”, in The Jamaica Gleaner (in English):",
          "text": "“\"Naw, mi nuh know her ... Why?\" […]”",
          "type": "quote"
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      "ipa": "/ˈnɑː/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɔː/"
    }
  ],
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    "Jamaican Creole terms derived from Scots",
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "naw",
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  "lang_code": "jam",
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          "english": "(literally, “No one not fight. No bullet not fire.”)",
          "roman": "There isn't any fighting. There aren't any shots being fired.",
          "text": "No one naw cuss. No shot naw buss.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "(literally, “Nothing not going on, Raymond”)",
          "roman": "There aren't any opportunities, Raymond.",
          "text": "Nutten naw gwaan, Rayman.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "WINSTON: If she thinks I'm going to sign any papers and go to some damned courthouse, she has another thing coming.\nPARKIE: Well, aren't you and your wife going to work this thing out? […]",
          "ref": "1990, Frances Gray, Women at the Albany Empire (in Jamaican Creole), →ISBN, page 62:",
          "text": "“WINSTON: If she tink me ah guh sign any paper and guh to any backside Court she bettah tink again\nPARKIE: Suh you\nnaw guh see your wife and sort dis ting out? […]”",
          "type": "quote"
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      "glosses": [
        "not"
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          "not",
          "not"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɑː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɔː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "naw"
}

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    "Jamaican Creole terms derived from Scots",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
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      "name": "der"
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    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Scots naw",
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  "lang_code": "jam",
  "pos": "particle",
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          "english": "A: You stole my candy. B: No, I didn't do it.",
          "text": "A: A you tief mi sweetie. B: Naw, a nuh me dweet.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "No, I don't know her ... Why? […]",
          "ref": "2012, Jason Stephenson, “Short Story - Stop And Stare”, in The Jamaica Gleaner (in English):",
          "text": "“\"Naw, mi nuh know her ... Why?\" […]”",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "no"
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      "ipa": "/ˈnɑː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɔː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "naw"
}

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