konchri

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English country.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkontʃri/

Noun

konchri (plural konchri dem, quantified konchri)

1. country, land (set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, speakers of the same language etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, species etc.)
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, 2:12:

     Nou, chuu Gad did don waan dem aaf, an tel dem iina wan jriim se dem no fi go baka Erad, dem tek wan neda wie go baka dem konchri.

     And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.

   • 2019, “Recognize Patois As An Official Language; Says UWI”, in JamaicanInsider.com‎^[1]:

     An juu tu ou di konchri a selibriet di 100 bortdie a di Anarebl Louise Bennett Coverley, uu a did wan a di bigis champian fi di Jamiekan langwij;

     And whereas, as part of Miss Lou 100, the country is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Honourable Louise Bennett Coverley, one of the biggest champions of the Jamaican language;

Further reading

• konchri on the Jamaican Creole Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^jam
• konchri at majstro.com