GUYANESE SLANG CHALLENGE!!! | GlenWes

Hey guys, we are Ashley and Alicia Jagsarran! Our Guyanese parents tried to come for us with their Guyanese slang and expressions, but we Canadians are the #CooliestOfTheCoolies 😂
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[@GlenWes]

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[@Shameca212]

Meeeeeee🙋🏿‍♀️ lol

[@bronxtours4193]

Me when is the next video ladies ?

[@edwardvillareal7755]

How said you want marry me ? My gf her ask me and I always forgat . I know how sounds but no spell

[@cnivar1027]

I used this video to cuss out my Guyana’s friends in the group chat 🤣

[@mattscott8512]

Back in 2013 I remember I had Guyanese guy tell me if I drank Haitian rum that it would make me go 'Boom cow wie' 😂...boomcowie?

[@zekidon9117]

I’m a Guyanese and some of those slangs ........ I definitely need to go country side more often 💯🇬🇾 nice video

[@jerminamurray4765]

Yepp

[@tiagoodchild7070]

i'm guyanese too and i didn't get most of it, alot of those words are used more by the Indians

[@yaredarcher3774]

Zeki Don Berbicians!

[@eusitrotman7350]

Carry me along g

[@simplytranquility5944]

Lol i didnt know 70% of those slangs lol.

[@scott10911]

For those of you who don’t know they are primarily speaking Guyanese that has been heavily influenced by Hindi due to their East Indian background. None the less not all Indians in Guyana speak the same way as everyone came from a different parts of India. By the way they are talking I can tell they are from Berbice (East coast). Berbician people have many loan words taken from Bhojpuri (a dialect of Hindi originating from Utar Pradesh and Bihar) due to their isolation and hesitance to mingle with other races. Indians from town (GT/Demerara/Mahaica) have a much more “Englishfy” twang due to the interactions with other races and opportunities for higher education. Back in the day it was common for country folk to drop out by 5th form (primary school) to tend to the farm or cattle. Similarly to Berbicians, Indians from rural parts of Essequibo and the Interior retain a lot of loan words from Hindi however, some words are not the same between the 2 groups. For example, Indians from town would call a Vulture a Carrion crow where as country could would say Chani Crow. This way of speaking was a bridge by the early Indian Indentured servants (a nice term for slaves) to communicate with non Hindi speakers. Unfortunately like all languages unique to a small group of people it is drying. This way of speaking will disappear when our grandparents have passed as every Guyanese person wants to be “Americanized”. It is heart warming to see this language is atleast being passed on.

[@GlenWes]

Well said! Thank you for this bit of history. It's important to remember our roots

[@todaysrules6730]

Thank you. Whatever accent and special words each group in Guyana has in their repertoire, they are all, still Guyanese.

[@JavonReece]

Another reason is they speak similar is because UK owned both countrys and some words I used in guyana also is said in the UK

[@jamiledwards4406]

Tbh if its documented and archive albeit various sources,that wouldn't be the final nail in the coffin for the language...

[@zochbuppet448]

"Indians from town (GT/Demerara/Mahaica) have a much more “Englishfy” twang due to the interactions with other races and opportunities for higher education" No all you have to do is cross the Berbice River, from New Amsterdam to Rossignol its a whole bunch of Indians and Blacks living side by side. In West Berbice the Indians speak different from the East Coast Courentene Indians. In west Berbice its actually not a lot loan words from Bhojpuri. Most of it is just words dealing with food, utensils, and family relations.

[@aprilchow-chee5281]

I'm Guyanese not everyone speaks like that! The Indian culture have their own twang likewise, the Chinese, Amerindians, Africans, Portuguese and the Europeans.

[@alyssamitchell4442]

Not everyone speaks that way but we understands each other, thats the beauty of our guyanese culture ..

[@leerock3640]

Portuguese and European twangs???

[@leerock3640]

@-- lol I know who Europeans are. I'm from Guyana and I don't know of any European twang. Hardly hardly hardly any Europeans in Guyana anyway so they dont have a distinct culture like the other races. There's no Portuguese and European twang.

[@bibizeeboohoo741]

@@alyssamitchell4442 Agree with you.😊

[@bibizeeboohoo741]

True 😊

[@calebgomes8174]

my grandma always says when she is mad “blasted eyes pass me “ lol

[@GlenWes]

TheDancer KK 😂😂

[@bibizeeboohoo741]

True my mum would say that to us, sometimes.😀

[@Y0landaSimpson]

My my am a Guyanese and I didn't get some of that. Lol

[@gutterrat2221]

Yo skunt

[@kid1532]

that the same thing i was saying

[@mellebovell6200]

They should hve say Indian Guyanese

[@sheneelbaptiste1082]

Because those are things Indian people say

[@217JJJ]

@@mellebovell6200 yes they should have said that ... only a few I recognized ... LOL

[@theaville8007]

Im Guyanese living in Guyana all my life and dont even know some of these words 😂

[@GlenWes]

Althea Norville Lol dkm 😂🇬🇾

[@yoni592xo7]

Same here lol

[@keshanalesperance5783]

Same here... what's a kankawah....heck idek lol

[@RyanToney92]

Althea Norville lmao I agree

[@anushapersaud2107]

Word same here 🇬🇾

[@GlenWes]

How many of these Guyanese slang words did you guys get right?! 🇬🇾 ️😂

[@is_o8053]

GlenWes hey Alicia it’s me Adrian, i love your vids, real funny

[@GlenWes]

@@is_o8053 Hi Adrian! Thanks so much for watching. Glad you love our vids!!! 💖💖💖

[@ThaMaskRapper]

Is Gt for short

[@reginaseetahal2055]

Allllll lmao

[@rebeccakhatun7753]

I be hearing these almost everyday lol😂😂😂😂

[@shanilram3179]

Proud to be a Indian love my culture proud to be a guyanese

[@kimberlyandrade8684]

This s the cutest I'm Mexican married to a guyanese man and I'm sure our 4 children will enjoy watching this video. Love it!

[@GlenWes]

Hey Kimberly! This is so freakin cute LOL Welcome to the GW family

[@RicksterMuzik]

“Battam house neighbor” 🤦🏻‍♂️ 😂

[@roadcoadog]

This is 98% East Indian words.

[@Derellrassy87]

Because they are east indian what u expect idiot, they from guyana just like east indian in jamaica

[@roadcoadog]

@@Derellrassy87 YOU'RE the Idiot, it says GUYANESE SLANG CHALLENGE!!! MEANING regardless of race one should know if they are Guyanese, When most words are not familiar to the other 5 races in Guyana . Ask any Portuguese,African ,Chinese ,Amerindian ,Europeans that are not familiar with Indians and you're to get EXACTLY what MOST of the COMMENTS are saying .

[@georgenasampson7853]

@@roadcoadog factss

[@mohamedkhan5430]

you tek yall eyes and pass guyanese ppl lmfao

[@roadcoadog]

@@mohamedkhan5430 Me N U eye never guh fo a race, lol, you nuh know dah wan dea.

[@theschoolkid6553]

1. Pooah =Dad's sister ( we in India use same , Buaa in Hindi & Phooah in Bhojpuri ). 2. Boujee = Brother's wife ( we in India use , Bhabhi in Hindi & Bhouji in Bhojpuri ). 3. Nani = Mother's mom ( we in India use same , Nani in Hindi & same in Bhojpuri too ). 4. Ahgee = Father's mom ( we in India use , Aaaji in Hindi & Aaee in Bhojpuri ). 5. Rakhi = its Festival where Sister tie a Holy string(that called Rakhi) on wrist(symbol of love for Brother) . Nice to see you guys.. - From Uttar Pradesh (state), INDIA [ here we speak Bhojpuri(Primary), Hindi ]. LOVE YOU ALL !!!

[@seanjohn6932]

I guess most of those slangs are a berbician thing, I'm a guyanese from Georgetown and have never heard of half those slangs. I've enjoyed them.

[@peacefulsoul81]

Definitely Berbician, I live in Gt , never heard of some of these either.

[@mohamedrahaman9238]

Not only Berbice...i am from West Dem and all those words/slangs are familiar. Donkedam is not idiot. Its someone who dont care a damn.

[@bibizeeboohoo741]

True 😊

[@asanteindigo3365]

I absolutely enjoyed this omg 😂😂😂😂 Y'all took me home to Berbice from my bed in Queens. This is an oral exam every American Guyanese child should take 😂😂😂😂

[@GlenWes]

Drea Zane thank you so much!! 💖

[@rebeccaswamy9281]

I'm From berbice also Live in Barbados now

[@keshanalesperance5783]

Berbicians in the houzzzz lol

[@samiyahhoosein]

I'm American but live I'm mahaica in Guyana

[@Eapp1480]

Queens !

[@ThePsalm1985]

I'm a British born child of a large Guyanese family I'm surprised I knew most of them sayings I guess my family kept the culture alive even till now they been in uk for over 50 years

[@Larfhard2008]

Well done girls!!!! Making Guyana proud!

[@GlenWes]

Joee Connor Moore thanks so much for the love!! 💖 🇬🇾

[@alisterbenjamin5081]

Guyana is the best place ever

[@aryleite2644]

OMG, I'm from Brasilia- Brasil and I didn't know anything about Guyana 🇬🇾. This English sounds crazy and beautiful. I can see many similarities with the Indian culture. Why they don't tell us nothing about you guys in our schools??? Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷

[@vishaalramsook5827]

"Donkehdam" is not an idiot, it means "don't care a damn"....🤪

[@peterbudhu]

You are 100% right ! They got it wrong. Lol

[@christinecadogan5010]

It true

[@bibizeeboohoo741]

True 😀

[@bigfoot135]

Haha, this is so funny to watch lmao bougee is your brother's sister 🤣 lmao that cracked me up!! And no, it's your brother's wife lol

[@motly93]

"Cooliest of the coolie " lmaooo

[@ary6485]

I'm a guyanese and I hear these all the time

[@teiadhurup2878]

My guyanese people (I'm guyanese too) I understood everything ❤❤❤

[@GlenWes]

Teia Dhurup yaas! 🙌🇬🇾 thank you for watching! 💕

[@bibizeeboohoo741]

Good for you.😀

[@sueb7462]

Lol... I am Guyanese living in GEORGETOWN Guyana all my life... didn't know half of those... My bestie is East Indian from Essequibo n she knew each one!!! 😂... Thanks for the laugh, you made my Saturday!!! 🤗🤗

[@xcodydoe]

This is wholesome af ♥️. I'm Guyanese and it took me a while to get some of those words and phrases 🤣

[@GlenWes]

Shadow 😶😶 aww thank you! 💖💕

[@love_your_mountain]

Lots of indian words.. They surely made guyanese a well mixed HINGLISH

[@love_your_mountain]

@Raj Taj oh i know that bro

[@the6ix72]

@@love_your_mountain what did he say

[@ms3173]

Neil is the deal • 9 years ago • “9 years ago” 😂😂😂 tricked me

[@chrissystewart6268]

Happy Easter to you 2 & the people of 🇬🇾 from my family 🇺🇸 to yours 🇬🇾

[@JoseMiguel-lm2eq]

I have always been struck by those countries Guyana and Suriname before the rest of South America. I am Peruvian and someday I will go to visit those countries.

[@anthonysingh5444]

Oh skites! I knew every one of those...i must be a serious doolie bai..even though i was born in canada

[@GlenWes]

Anthony Singh yaas team #Coolie in the house! 🇬🇾💕😂

[@ForTheCultureGuyana]

I got most of them. Its interesting to hear the Hindi influence in their words. The Guyanese accent and Creolese is amazing one!

[@druog442]

I admit, i found this very amusing and entertaining. Pure honest translation and reaction.

[@GlenWes]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@adiolajames3071]

Lol I am Guyanese and some of these terms are new to me but jeeez the video was funny 😂😂

[@rudineilopesdesouza1899]

God bless the difference if no the world was boring others culture,languages,homes,cars etc...congrats from brasil😎😀😆❤

[@GlenWes]

Alana James thanks for the love! 💖

[@amandagibson3545]

Guyanese here🇬🇾

[@cnivar1027]

I’m Dominican and I used this video to cuss out my Guyanese friends in the group chat 🤣🤣🤣

[@Gunyermii]

I'm from Brazil. I love Guyana. Brazil is the only country in South America that speaks Portuguese and Guyana is the only country that speaks English.

[@ItsMariGuys_]

I live in Guyana so I knew all 😂😂

[@camillelindo7315]

oh my gosh!!! you two are super cute and your interpretation of the slangs was so hilarious!! You did us Guyanese proud!!! so much love, from Guyana. xoxo

[@GlenWes]

Thanks so much, Camille! We're so happy you loved the video ❤️

[@Naseefa1985]

This was hilarious. I knew most of them but a couple of them...had no idea.

[@taliasyed5376]

This is awesome! I didnt realize how many words are similar to hindi/urdu!!

[@Larfhard2008]

Talia yes! Guyana has so much history coming in from India. From the food to the culture and language. It’s so beautiful! Xxx

[@Larfhard2008]

Talia yes! Guyana has so much history coming in from India. From the food to the culture and language. It’s so beautiful! Xxx

[@vaniharripersaud5938]

when i learn Hindi then i realized where most of the words came from , these broken /hindi/urdu words are mostly used by people who lived in the country while the ones who lived in the city will laugh n muck you

[@LostinOtterSpace]

It’s broken bhojpuri!

[@aafem]

I love your grandma's reactions 😂😂💕

[@keishya4985]

My parents speak a tiny bit slang I would only speak slang well rarely but my older sister and two brothers are from Canada and they speak just like you guys

[@rheasurujpaul2640]

"Bring am nah..bring a sahppy a pot go bun"...😂😂😂

[@Marlon.Persaud]

Why do I know all these!!!?!??? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@rosaramzan78]

I haven't heard these slangs for years. Took me back in a nice way. Truthfully as a fellow Indian myself,. for the majority it's mostly Indians that use or understand most of these 👍🏾😊

[@iriereggaevibes1553]

I USE THESE WORDS ALL DAY STILL...2019

[@darkvoid8263]

Same

[@hyouth]

Guyanese speak English, this is the creol language, developed sort as a bridge between English and mostly hindi by indentured servants during colonial times. Still understood and bits and pieces spoken by everyone. This is more of a Berbice( countryside) version. A good bit of heritage in this video

[@zochbuppet448]

NO. you are giving the public wrong information. General Guyanese creole Its NOT a bridge between English and Hindi. Guyanese Creole is 95% English and was pidgin that was developed between AFRICAN SLAVES and the White PLANTATION OWNERS. Same as all the other English Caribbean creoles It has a small amount of African terms/words, and an extremely tiny amount of Hindi / bojpuri words used mainly in reference to food and cooking. Other groups that came after the slaves added some words. Believe it or not there are also a few Portuguese words and even french. The Hindi words are words that are left over, or remembered from when Indians spoke Hindi before it was forgotten. Obviously Indo Guyanese will have more Hindi words from when they spoke Hindi. And some Indo Guyanese will not even know some of the words because it DEPENDS ON WHERE THEIR FAMILY LIVED. If you live around a mixed group or Indians that grew up in mixed villages with black people will not know some of the words. Before the English/British took over, with it was a Dutch colony and the Slaves spoke a Dutch Creole

[@dreemars244]

First time coming across you guys and honestly... I LOVED THIS!! Something I could actually relate to

[@GlenWes]

Dree Mars We're so glad you loved our video!!! Thanks for watching 💖🇬🇾🙏

[@sanjayramharrack6354]

Am Jamaican, most of these are foreign to me...Guyana is way different

[@moisesguerra9943]

me parecen super bien ya fui a lethem me gustaria conocer mas de guyana vivo en brasil saludos me gusta su canal youtube

[@bricash5465]

This is awesome.

[@ChannelZero1031]

3:28 It's a small version of a plowshare. For cutting grass, wheat, etc.

[@SeanyAHardy]

This was something else, I didn't understand half the words and phrases and I'm from Guyana lol

[@sigidibarrett7923]

Yo I'm from guyana too and I don't know half of them 😂

[@SeanyAHardy]

@@sigidibarrett7923 LOL 😂

[@SaskiaPlass]

cause they indian so some words different

[@RandomRReddit]

I'm an Indian Guyanese, and I don't even understand half of what they're saying.

[@peacefulsoul81]

I live in Guyana and find some of these unfamiliar. Sounds like Indian/ Berbician stuff only.

[@eatwithus35]

WE LOVED YOU GUYS OMG THIS IS FREAKIN HILARIOUS!!!! WE'RE TOTALLY GUNNA TRY THIS CHALLENGE LOOOOOL

[@kimayamaya8732]

The broom at the end and when she said to give good licks 🤣🤣🤣 lmao. This video was hilarious. 👍🏾👍🏾

[@GlenWes]

Kimaya Maya LOL 😂 thank you for watching! 💜

[@SaafirDamodhar]

They more guyanese then me rass 😭😭😂

[@calebgomes8174]

My grandma would would always say the jumbie why come for me if I don’t sleep and when I would get beat she would say ur gonna get some lix

[@kushigobin8167]

I'm a Guyanese 🇬🇾🇬🇾 A coolie gyal too

[@shaniageee15]

🇬🇾💯 Guyanese! 🙌🏼

[@tanishakhan5767]

Can you guys do more of these it makes me feel like I'm home in Guyana

[@GlenWes]

Tanisha Khan sure! We're on it 🎬🎥What would you like to see?

[@tanishakhan5767]

@@GlenWes I would like if you guys do more words or if you want you can do thing that people do in Guyana

[@gxchacat8345]

My mom is Guyanese Indian, and my dad is Italian, Polish, and German. I’m a hella weird mix but I always hear my mom’s side of the family speak (kinda) like this so I knew a few :D (I say kinda because they moved to America and Canada years ago and their accents got kinda mixed so it sounds a little different.. but I do hear some of these phrases a lot 😂)

[@robiny9457]

not just a broom...is a pointa broom! steal bits of the pointa to make a kite for easter!

[@KimTaehyung-zb1zj]

Big up Guyana. Y'all video nice

[@GlenWes]

Janae Germain thank you! 🇬🇾🇬🇾

[@nadirasahai5865]

This was fun, I had most of it right

[@ameliac4689]

You guys are so amazing! Love the sista dynamic!

[@JavonReece]

I am from Guyana and Guyana is English but just not proper English So don't say "gonna try our best to translate those words to English" That will make other people think Guyana speaks a different language

[@sophiamane]

That's true

[@mc_lolFig]

It’s called patois, Guyanese patois

[@brenaomi]

Javon Reece it’s broken English

[@ms3173]

Stop trying to be English

[@JavonReece]

@@ms3173 who

[@ashleymahadeo5332]

Ayyyyyyy Guyanese squad, where you at

[@GlenWes]

Ashley Mahadeo we here nah tek worries 😂😂😂🇬🇾🇬🇾

[@chrissystewart6268]

Happy 2023 🇬🇾 teach me 🇬🇾 slang

[@maltiejagsarran6596]

Happy 2023...many happy returns

[@Rubynell255]

I only understood some words. I am Guyanese, i grew up around Georgetown area. And yes i am watching this in 2020.

[@subrinaally3]

I got all of them 😂 🇬🇾 for the winnn! 💕

[@GlenWes]

Good work! You know your Guyanese slang :D

[@Devinjas]

Love it😂😂

[@tianaavictoria1058]

Guyanese women have the best accent😍 I love ur moms accent

[@ryanrozario5678]

I'm Guyanese 🇬🇾, and some of those slangs idek 😅

[@arleneameerali2766]

Most of those words are used in Trinidad as well.

[@sophiamane]

"This is a broom" < "this hay does give lix" 🇬🇾❤

[@trishapersaud5786]

All of them🇬🇾🇬🇾♥️

[@leahgang6338]

Lmfao I get every single ur mom and dad said 😂😂

[@faridarohoman5275]

This was fun girls, I know all the words. Hope to see more. Tkx for sharing.

[@GlenWes]

Farida Rohoman thank you so much for the love and support! 💖

[@markparag]

2 pure collie girls sounds nice talking correctly.

[@lifestyle6142]

All of em I know I was born an raise in Guyana love meh Guyanese ppl💕this was funny to watch lol

[@simontempler3230]

Daammnnnn.. Guyanese so beautiful...

[@sheikzilla1029]

So dope!!!

[@richiesukhdeo9007]

Lmaooo this is sooo funny !!!!!

[@bnfsss]

This was awesome, I never heard of donkehdam and kankawah so I learnt something new but the rest hell yeah. The grass knife and waterbag, we had those in our house in Guyana too lol. Don't stop making videos, MAKE MORE CONTENT!!!

[@GlenWes]

BraaapHau5 wow thank you so much!!! We'll have more videos out soon 😈💖

[@Ginsengstar]

kuunsi, dules, bazidee, cockel, tawah, so many i forgot.

[@onikabarnes9369]

I'm Guyanese and I swear I didn't know half of these, thanks for sharing.

[@onikabarnes9369]

GlenWes here is one I don't think he mentioned. Ah gon cut yh lil rass Translation: You're gonna get some lashes Here are a few more classics, try to see how much you can get 1. Stop talking suh you is a bleddy patwa? 2. Oh rass ah Pickney ears hard 3. Gyal Bagwati dua bunjal wuk nice nice, abie gaffa try am wid lil choka Last but not least Aunty baby sisi son got wan nice nice bougie

[@shaneezarahim9731]

Chatpatai is when place hot n u fan for breath ....grumble grumble is when u grouchy n fretting by ur self.

[@desireecoleman5075]

Tha me that for tru Coolie Gyal ❤💜💗🙏Blessed .

[@vseegobi]

I’m impressed. I only got like three

[@LuciferCain]

That was dope!

[@GlenWes]

Thank you!

[@vaniharripersaud5938]

when i first came to Guyana i was confused to have to used some words that is not English while English was my second language at the time n i was busy learning it in school, i though they were broken English, but no! most of these words is Hindi/Urdu our ansester /forth parent brought it with them n it known as slang our broken English .........so my first few days in school i was having lunch n my teacher said some one brought callalu she can smell it n the kids call my name saying its me n i said no miss i bring bajee me still learning English dint know the different cuss my agie/grandma call it bagee so you can guess the rest . I had to battle with the English that i learn in school n the ones my family speaks home me coming from a different country n different language was harder than i expected

[@lolafoxy7382]

Big up to Guyanese that's my background

[@GlenWes]

Lola Foxy 🇬🇾🇬🇾💖🙏

[@bronxtours4193]

I got most of them right.. by the way. The girl on the right is soo pretty lol

[@swelcome25able]

I’m Guyanese too😩❤️

[@rachelg6413]

Omg this takes me back to home! New subby ♡♡♡

[@GlenWes]

Hi Rachel! We're so glad you enjoyed. Welcome to the GW family 💕🥰

[@rachelg6413]

@@GlenWes thanks hun ♡♡♡

[@mikeraghu3480]

My grandma says all these words and I am like wahh😂😂🇬🇾

[@lisabeharry26]

🤣🤣🤣 tek ya f***kin eyes n pass meh 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I get tht a lot growing up Juta 🤣🤣

[@Jay-fb5hb]

I'm an 11 year old Guyanese but last month I came to Florida I miss guyana

[@WOODBARK100]

That was very very funny girls!

[@GlenWes]

Thank you so much :)

[@tanishakhan5767]

I got all of them right and I'm a Guyanese