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Jamaican Creole
Etymology
Derived from English priest.
Pronunciation
Noun
priis (plural priis dem, quantified priis)
- priest
2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Iibruu 7:23:Nou a uol iip a priis yu did afi av. Kaaz priis wuda ded an so ada priis wuda afi kom tek uova.- When one of the other priests died, he could not continue being a priest. So there were many priests.
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