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.
Ah wha (ah-wah) – Suffix 1. Or what. 2. The end of a question. 3. Yes or no. E.g. “Morris, you goin’ back home now ah wha?” or “Dah you ah wha?”
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