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.
Norrud (naw-rud) Noun — 1. To the north. 2. A cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. 3. In, toward, or facing, the north. E.g. “Bobo, look yah, I bin ah Sea Captain now fah twenny fiwe years, so if I say pint da boat ta da norrud, dah mean we goin’ Miami. Undastand?”
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