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.
Dass (dah’ce) Pronoun — 1. That’s. 2. A contraction of that is and that has. 3. Short for that had, that would, that will, that is. E.g. “Dass da bess piece ah cassawa cake I ewa had in my life.”
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