"wah gwaan" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Phrase

IPA: /ˈwɑː ˈɡwɑ̃/, /ˈwɑː ˈɡwɔːn/, /ˈwɑː ˈɡwɑːn/
Head templates: {{head|jam|phrase}} wah gwaan, {{jam-phrase}} wah gwaan
  1. what's going on Synonyms: waa gwaan Related terms: ello, weh yuh a seh, weh yuh deh pon

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      "ipa": "/ˈwɑː ˈɡwɑ̃/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɑː ˈɡwɔːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɑː ˈɡwɑːn/"
    }
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        "Jamaican Creole terms with IPA pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ˈwɑː ˈɡwɑ̃/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈwɑː ˈɡwɔːn/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈwɑː ˈɡwɑːn/"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Jamaican Creole dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-26 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (93a6c53 and 21a9316). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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