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Jamaican Patois · Grammar words

Mi

I, me, my

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What “Mi” means

Mi is the first-person pronoun and covers I, me and my, because Patois pronouns don't change form. "Mi hungry" is "I'm hungry", "gi mi" is "give me" and "mi madda" is "my mother". "A mi" puts the focus on me: "A mi dat" means "That's me."

Examples

Mi hungry

I'm hungry

Mi nuh know

I don't know

Mi madda a call yuh

My mother is calling you.

How to use it

The everyday word for I, me and my in all situations. For emphatic possession, use "fi mi" (mine).