Not only do Caymanians have a distinct dialect, with accents varying from district to district, but they also have many unique words, pronunciations and phrases.
A handy guide to shed light on these colloquialisms is ‘The Cayman Islands Dictionary’ and ‘Caymanian Expressions’ by Kevin Goring.
Looky yah. What it means: Check this out. Play close attention. Heads up. Example: “Looky yah! My Uncle Elan in da newspapa again showin’ off dah big Wahoo he ketch lass week.”
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