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Old 06-18-2008, 04:58 PM
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ribbit

please, what does " dem kudda- ribbit mi han eh- ribbit mi toe" mean?
maybe:"they couldn't -I rubbed my hands, I rubbed my toes"?
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Old 06-18-2008, 05:06 PM
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LOLOLOL where u comin up with this stuff?
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Old 06-18-2008, 05:23 PM
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Re: ribbit

oh, it's taken from Riddym Ravings by Jean"Binta"Breeze and i have to translate it...i'm not even an English native speaker, so you can imagine what does it mean to me dealing with jamaican patois...
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I'd have to hear this one to translate.
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Old 06-19-2008, 03:31 AM
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Re: ribbit

you can find the text here:

http://qcpages.qc.edu/ENGLISH/Staff/richter/riddim.pdf

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Re: ribbit

All I can think of is the Ring Ding Song when I see the word Ribbit.
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LOLOL all I think of is froggies.
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