Bajan/Barbadian Accent Tag

[@keirantalent]

I'm Scottish, my friend is Guyanese, and my other friend is Bajan. No one understands a bloody word we say XD Damn you America.

[@stefanielauchman7489]

I never thought I would hear Scottish and Guyanese in one sentence. I'm guyanese. I would kill to hear you guys have a conversation

[@keirantalent]

It's...unique i'm not gonnae lie XD

[@grotesquehag2416]

keirantalent Im cockney can i join you guys hahahahahah

[@Trini_pilot]

she's gorgeous tho

[@xxtaraxo]

shaquille holder thank you

[@Trini_pilot]

Your welcome

[@xxtaraxo]

Well as you can clearly see,I have Bajan / Barbadian because some people are not familiar with the word Bajan and most understand Barbadian so before you call someone stupid go and sell your ugly ass rubber band bracelets Thanks and Bye

[@xxtaraxo]

Look who is stupid now "unaliterate " is not a word

[@xxtaraxo]

I am Tara and who are you to come under my video calling me stupid but you're the one calling words that dont exist.

[@cyrusjbeast]

I had to come here after Rihanna's Work

[@xxtaraxo]

😊

[@Elegantsoirees]

Same

[@markundaevic5706]

hhhhhhhh thats why im here 222

[@lucianagamarradiaz812]

hahaha same but in the song work the language is patois (jamaica) i think. (sorry for my very very bady english)

[@aunatralecurlyandgorgeous7952]

Luciana Gamarra Diaz patwa

[@bajanrudegirl3144]

I said this ONCE.. and I will say IT AGAIN for the people in the comments.. *BAJAN CREOLE (Accent) DID. NOT. COME. FROM. IRISH. INDENTERED. SERVANTS.*

[@TrueCrime.withNiish]

Bajan Rude Girl lmao omg I'm bajan and your comment was funny asf 😂😂😂😂

[@kemararobinson2161]

Bajan Rude Girl people think that??? im not done watchig the video i hope its not this girl

[@arianacurry4078]

Bajan Rude Girl how do u pronounce bajan

[@mlgssj763]

Ariana curry bay-jun

[@thewordsmith5440]

I think,Trini accents are sing song and go up and down, Bajans speak more toned down and low Jamaicans accents is somewhat rhymic.

[@AsiaStClair]

im a trini and mi think that to dear

[@MM-gp9mb]

What exactly do u mean by toned down?

[@SwagSwiftBieber13]

Eyebrow game on point

[@Pharaoh_The_Great]

I can listen to her talk all day 😉👍🏽

[@xxtaraxo]

😚😚

[@stephhilton123]

rihanna's accent brought me to new places. lol Im an islander so I want to define my accent.

[@yvonlisa7407]

Stef Castro same here!!!

[@PriincessNx]

aw sweet beautiful. im jamaican but i love the bajan culture love for all my caribbean islands

[@sinnatagg]

Your eyebrows are perfect.

[@ElSueno97]

she has so much natural beauty

[@xxtaraxo]

thanks love :)

[@ElSueno97]

you're mighty welcome!!!

[@TZONLINE24]

I went to Barbados the accent is so cool and sexy I love it

[@xxtaraxo]

😊

[@TZONLINE24]

Im from london and hearing the cockney london accent all the time gets boring so for me going over to Barbados and hearing something new and finding it sexy felt good. stop being salty Jalen and embrace the sexy tropical vibe Barbados has to offer ;)

[@irisfreddiemercuryrocknrol9643]

Final Mystery T lol I'm mix of cockney and bajan (cockney is life)

[@user-tl4iu1ut2u]

@Abbey Belgrave facts

[@abannist1]

or "the devil and his wife fighting for the coo-coo stick" no?

[@BajanBomshell]

it's cou cou stick and it refers to when the rain is falling while the sun is shining

[@gregorywatts4680]

That was absolutely adorable. It brought back some fond memories of my childhood in Barbados. I'm living in Toronto now.

[@KagamineLen14]

Please make more videos! I love this video, we're thinking about moving to barbados!

[@DJGVlogs]

Yeah the bajan accent is life, gaw big up de bajans lol..nice vid man

[@EricMWashingtonPhD]

When I was in Barbados, I found so many interesting connections with my native New Orleans and our speech patterns. I say, "soft drink" and we also say that the devil is beating his wife when it rains when the sun shines." NOLA English is more related to British West Indian English than folk realize.

[@MalkyMcCallum]

I'm Scottish and for a Caribbean accent I can hear the odd similarity in some words you pronounce. Not so much though in the terms you used which are often heard in Scotland like 'Spittin Image'

[@caribbeanman3379]

Yeah, there was some Scottish influence in the development of the Bajan accent, that's why the vowel-shifting sounds so Scottish. And just listen to how they do their R's. Definitely Scottish influences involved.

[@vphxn]

I LOVE YOUR ACCCENT.

[@xxtaraxo]

thank you

[@JohnSmith-dj8po]

She's lying, it's pure shite

[@vphxn]

Angus MacDougall um rUdE

[@jaidajade8467]

+Angus MacDougall shut ya ass up

[@funandlala]

John Smith even tho you were being rude I'm crying. the man vise pure shite lmaooo

[@Mike-hw6nm]

Eyebrows on fleek

[@xxtaraxo]

Thanks love😊

[@dadyorchips]

Fiya man! cheese on bread! lol enjoying your video...so funny!

[@CoachKeithRobinson]

my friends make fun of me all the time. They say Bajans talk like they got water in their mouth and singing a song.

[@Rachel2000]

+Keith Robinson No it's so nice

[@terrinfrens9566]

them ain’t friends

[@conradpowell6441]

She is damn cute

[@suehoare826]

So simular to the Irish Cork accent.

[@aceheru7855]

Sue Hoare that's because there were a lot of Irish indentured slaves in Barbados from back in the day

[@MM-gp9mb]

@@aceheru7855 indentured servants*, not slaves. An indentured servant is an unpaid worker who signed up for it as a form of punishment basically. It's not the same as being a slave. Slaves were literally ripped from their homes and forced into labour. Two totally different things.

[@aceheru7855]

@@MM-gp9mb Yes you're correct I meant servant not slave, but there did not go there voluntary they were sent there by the king of Ireland due to the potato famine...

[@MM-gp9mb]

@@aceheru7855 Yes but I just dont like when people say the irish were "slaves" cuz it creates alot of confusion, the definition of indentured servant is someone who agreed to work for free as basically a form of punishment/debt/compensation for a number of years. Its not the same as being ripped from your homes and families and forced into unpaid labor just because ur skin color is perceived to be inferior.

[@aceheru7855]

I 100% agree....

[@OvayBrandao]

ew mah gawd !!! Mi a did fall in love !!!! Dem eyebrow fi di ah purrfect !!! :D Nachral beauty !!!

[@xxtaraxo]

thank you :)

[@OvayBrandao]

no ! thank you for the priviledge of visualising such beauty !!! and thank your mother ! fi mi had such a beautiful babyluv i was da happiest man inna di world :)

[@Levinberg123]

you are so prettyyy!

[@xxtaraxo]

thanks hun :)

[@shesoonstar90]

Tara Williams May I suggest doing an Ebook to help those like myself who plan to visit barbados one day and need to learn the slang.

[@xxtaraxo]

thank you :)

[@shesoonstar90]

You remind me of a old friend named Kamillia/ She call herself st.crox finest.

[@odessagoodridge515]

Tara Williams sweet

[@Ki3raBabii]

You uploaded this on my birthday :)

[@peterivan1220]

I loved her accent, it's so amazing

[@xxtaraxo]

thank you 😄

[@danoqamyasharahla6544]

When you watch these accent tag videos you find out that all of Anglos(English Speakers) are the same.

[@sisterjohnson6732]

#BAJANPEOPLE U HERE OMFG I LOVE BARBADOS

[@DamienHurts]

literally one of my favourite accents on the planet. baradian women are so beautiful and the way y'all talk is so soft and feminine. ... not to mention psychically beautiful

[@xxtaraxo]

thanks so much😊

[@tacos394]

thanks for accent tag, love hearing other accents :)

[@TheKarla1803]

I am from Barbados n i live overseas....and I ♥♥♥ this video! Its always so refreshing to hear a bajan accent...especially if im in a store and I hear it, I instantly turn round lol. And lmao @ "dem people cross dey" lol #SoBajan

[@poochieloo9870]

I'm Jamaican and I love every Caribbean accent ❤️

[@Shalomsade]

we called sneakers or softwears pumps too before Barbados became aware that pumps were heeled sandals for me it was a shock at first to see a pump as a heeled shoe rather than a trainer. That was a long time go lol good vid

[@harleyquinnvillain217]

the insect that curls up into a ball is called a millipede

[@c.rodrigovargas4595]

I have to confess that I was misled by the title of the video. LOL. I thought you'd be speaking Bajan Creole (as linguists would call it), which is different from Barbadian English, the dialect of English you guys speak in Barbados and the one, I believe, you're using now, because I can understand everything you say (and English is my second language). My bad. You're just doing the regular (English) accent tag challenge. I mean, If you threw at me something like "I gaw guh long", I wouldn't have a clue what you mean without me having previously learned what it means. And I also have to confess that, like some other people, I came here after listening to Rihanna's Work song. LOL. I thought she was singing in Bajan Creole, given that she's from Barbados, but I've read a lot of people say and seem to agree that she's actually singing in Jamaican Creole, or as Jamaicans would call it themselves, Jamaican Patois. BTW, I like your accent.

[@hellomynameis1600]

I liked it! It's different to me, some words I couldn't understand, but it is cute, I really really liked that. Where are you know? This is the only video on your channel, I'd like to see more! xx

[@marcosamancio7135]

I am from Brazil. I love Caribbeans. You have lovely accent!

[@xxtaraxo]

thank you so much😊

[@grantharryhamill8155]

Absolutely stunning xx

[@Wall95E]

I love listening to my family talk you know. bajan accent, for me, is just great.

[@TriZZMewsy]

My mum is from Barbados and when she was younger she looked just like you, beautiful. :)

[@yagrltam]

My parents are both born in Liberia but some people don't know the huge impact Barbados has on Liberia. One of the presidents of Liberia was Bajan born and raised in Bridgeport and a lot of the people from Barbados moved to Liberia and we have many towns that were established from people in the 1800's and early 1900's so I consider myself both because I have some ancestors from there even though everyone is from Africa I just love learning more about myself! As a full Bajan from Barbados do you find it wrong that I consider myself Bajan? Did you k ow anything about the involvement Bajans had in Liberia and vise versa?? A lot of Liberians are in Barbados as well and we both influenced each other's culture.(for example cassava bread)

[@greasegangentertainment7138]

Bajan love!😍 can listen to my women all day ! beautiful !

[@captkarl]

more video`s coming ? I will be flying to Barbados in 8 days :)

[@AshleyHunterBeauty]

Gorgeous! Love your accent

[@xxtaraxo]

Thanks hun😊

[@dblomgren123]

Question: What word do you use to address a group of people? The purpose of the question was to find out if you say: you, y'all, y'all 'uns, youse, you guys, or, my favorite, "y'all folk", which I learned from a Bajan coworker who studied four years in Alabama at a traditionally black college. What a unique accent that was!

[@MM-gp9mb]

We say wunna to refer to a group.

[@thermalwinter]

Your lazy is amazing :)

[@INFINITY1664]

I can hear my accent coming in every few words. I just learned some people from Bajan migrated to Liberia 🇱🇷 (West Africa) in 1864. Finding my root

[@MrUnderwood246]

I can hear soooo much Irish in your accent! its incredible actually. Peace, from Ireland X

[@danielknight6267]

I'm Jamaican and I like your accents thou it 25% sounds like us lol love 100

[@xxtaraxo]

thank you😊

[@inarimusa]

true.

[@danielknight6267]

btw u are beautiful

[@nyasha7721]

welll I mean I'd hope all caribbean accents sound 25% like each other since we all from fricking africa

[@danielknight6267]

AMEN

[@christinaholmes3021]

everything you're saying sound likes how country people in South Carolina CSRA and low-country folks talk, without the accent, interesting.....

[@alexiss869]

I'm from SC :)

[@Adrianaa928]

Truee im from myrtle beach sc and my grandma and most of my family kinda have this accent going on we call it gullah though here

[@kevynsken]

There is a connection between SC Gullah/Geechee and Barbados in terms of slavery. A plantation owner relocated and brought slaves from Barbados to SC. Google "Barbados and the Carolinas Legacy"

[@shmuli9]

Heh! We say pretty much the same things where I'm from, except for "trolley" for the rolled shopping basket. (Yes, even "The Devil is beating his wife".)

[@comedyman112]

Hello. Can you please tell me if there is a (big) difference between Barbados English and Bajan Creole?

[@xxtaraxo]

I would say there is a big difference because bajans use alot of dialect (slang) but for the most part it's still English, but we switch back and fourth when we need to.

[@Twinman2dworld]

@@xxtaraxo correct sis

[@himynameisgillian]

I love your eyeliner!!

[@xxtaraxo]

himynameisgillian thank you :)

[@rachelbennett3371]

what part of barbados are you from? my family is from st lucy

[@t3rror5am]

i subscribed cos I love this so damn much

[@xxtaraxo]

t3rror5am lol thank you so much😊

[@mbdiamond5507]

and what lipstick r u using?

[@chazyminoda1473]

It kinda works like dialects in Italy except that they sound almost completely different from italian and they have loots of different words

[@MM-gp9mb]

So it works nothing like dialects in Italy..

[@Jiggsillustrations]

TP is what its called when you toilet paper a house an dth ebug i think is called a Rollie Pollie

[@Samuel115s]

when i was younger i used to think thats Jamaicans and bajans sounded the same. but now thats i actually herd how most Jamaicans sounds i realized they sound nothing a like. the bajan accent is way more easier to understand.

[@Evanie25]

This is like so random, but you should REALLY do makeup tutorials! Your makeup is FLAWLESS!

[@mellafortune]

i am from Cameroon (Africa) and i love this accent, i will travel to barbados just to chill with BAJAN PEOPLE

[@Emily-fm2xx]

I call those little bugs that curl into a ball Christmas worms coz I find they're always in my granny's house at around Christmas time but that's probably not their real names

[@lovealwaysshalisha]

💚😂😄👍

[@wininspn]

Millipedes maybe?

[@about140]

love your video!!

[@jhevmc]

absolutely gorgeous!

[@Aoife505]

Is it just me or does the accent sound sorta Irish . X

[@LocalBoyIreland]

Yeah I'm from Ireland and thought that. There were a lot of Irish people sent to the Carribean to work as indentured servants so maybe it's from that

[@LocalBoyIreland]

Especially when she says "Fighting" and "Wife" sounds very Dublin

[@Aoife505]

Crazy :) :)

[@kevynsken]

You are correct Jack! I think this is why Bajans are lightheartedly teased for their sing-song accent. It's the Irish lilt.

[@aldozilli1293]

+Jake Hurley Yeah that's right Paddy give it the poor old Irish man no blacks no Irish shite. We are the blacks of Europe. You guys were the majority whites who had land and enslaved blacks over there. Keep believing Mick and keep blaming the English for your woes.

[@Drfeelinu]

You're beautiful sis ! Love the accent

[@xxtaraxo]

thank you so much😊

[@d3adm3mori3s9]

The big that crawls into a ball is called a wood louse where I live ⭐️

[@d3adm3mori3s9]

BUG not big😂

[@xxtaraxo]

+Shadow Cat lol yes ive heard that name too

[@1991STARSKY]

So because shes bajan everyone asking comparing to rihanna. So stupid. Rihanna is isn't queen of bim. Nice video!

[@xxtaraxo]

thank you

[@bajankurt]

Nice...your a Bajan beauty!! I miss the accent and the Bajan ladies. Go gal!

[@theRevWontBeOnTv]

Why don't you have more videos?

[@QuikVidGuy]

"well, none of these answers are too different from what i'm used to." "we say Satan is beating his wife" "...WELL THAT'S NEW."

[@shawna0004]

Why would you try to cover up your accent in an accent tag? And you forgot to do the questions!

[@trinibarbie1692]

Bitch stfu

[@caesarume-ezeoke9747]

ikr

[@PhantomC911]

she isnt trying to cover it that is our accent we don't speak another language we have our slang the same as most of u ours in the case of shortened english words but english is our native language

[@itsjj9165]

shawna0004 becaus shes tryna talk properly so yall can understand cause if she talks her dielect It would sound messed up to yall

[@Zlervo]

This is definitely the Bajan accent, having visited the island 11 times and being part Bajan, I can say she's not hiding her accent.

[@crystalclaire15]

braids are so on point. love them

[@xxtaraxo]

crystalclaire15 thanks love😊

[@Dellamae99]

I loved this video! 😎

[@freefore12]

I couldn't stop looking at your eyes, no homo your make up is on point. Please do a make up tutorial

[@ozehartz]

Having grown up in Barbados but leaving in 1971 for Australia , the accent seems to have become more softer over the years , as my relatives who live over here still have harsher accents after all those years .....older generation I guess.

[@michellecox7726]

this was on my birthday and it's my dad's culture

[@GRENADABOY516]

They were bajan too that went to south carolina they was called geechi something like that

[@jodigasper3093]

I like your accent.. when the rain is falling when the sun is out.. satan beating his wife.. never heard that before lol

[@exposedforgood3610]

What's the difference between Caribbean, Jamaican, Trini accent and this accent?

[@suzannepryce4310]

They all sound uniquely different

[@MM-gp9mb]

3 different islands with 3 different accents.

[@mbdiamond5507]

can u do another video of barbadian accent,cuz am really tryin to learn...tho it aint workin :p for me this is the most helpfull video so thank u

[@queenjae4516]

The toilet paper thing was TP

[@seehigh11]

You're so cute & the bajan accent is my fav from all the west indies (:

[@paigedavman3207]

My mums and my family are from Barbados, so it brings back so much memories :)

[@kahuna613]

That's not surprising because Charleston was founded by British settlers who were resettling from Barbados to the mainland.

[@tibea9239]

Rihanna is Bajan and guyanese so you guys must be proud

[@project10bball]

rare--a barbados gal without chemically relaxed hair

[@MM-gp9mb]

U must never been to Barbados then

[@isaiahlotson8822]

you are so pretty!!!!

[@xxtaraxo]

isaiah lotson Thank you :)

[@blowpop351]

shoutout to Barbados, my whole family from there!

[@godservantmusicclass4394]

I think the bug that turns into a ball is a millipede.

[@abib4223]

You sound really Scottish I wasn't expecting that

[@davidpayne7914]

Nice video Tara girl dah makeup like goood!!!!!!!!!!!

[@HyPeizaBoSs77]

My gosh ya pretty love me some bajan woman I'm Haitian I love island gyal

[@TheNigmaticProdigy]

Answers: 1. Pelting 2. Louse 3. Soft drink 4. Softwears 5. Wunna 6. Daddy long legs 7. Mama and papa 8. Trolley 9. Devil fighting with his wife 10. Remote

[@camilogodoycolombia]

ahhh okay i got chu but if you listen to a song called "i am bajan" you can notice that they say "no matta what i say or i do" and i thought it was all like that, but that´s okay, thank you

[@FootballShedz]

Great video.

[@xxtaraxo]

thank you

[@aimayadrummond]

Your eyebrows are on fleek!

[@candygirl654]

fa real thp she real cutr

[@xxtaraxo]

+aimaya drummond thank you

[@xxtaraxo]

+candy girl thank you

[@dionesdisciple3329]

I like your eyebrows. :0

[@xxtaraxo]

thank you😊

[@xxtaraxo]

sure!

[@JeriRebrebdirek]

i cant find you on facebook with the name, mine is jerri trigga trey but you need to like a pic for me to know its you then i will send you a request

[@Mahkeye]

+Tara Williams you are so pretty

[@xxtaraxo]

Lil Nini thank you so much😚