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Bajan meaning

A Barbadian.

Using Bajan

  • The main meaning on this page is: A Barbadian.
  • In the example corpus, bajan often appears in combinations such as: the bajan.

Context around Bajan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

term 1× bar 1× respected 1× everyday 1× form 1× indo 1×

Often after:

pronounced 1× heavyweight 1× quarter 1× roots 1× diplomat 1× star 1× singer 1× speaker 1× culture 1× sounds 1×

Sentence patterns with Bajan

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a bajan speaker may 1× a respected bajan diplomat to 1× bajan heavyweight kemara 1× bajan star rihanna 1× chisholm s bajan roots referencing 1× colloquially as bajan are of 1× fledged form bajan sounds markedly 1× growing indo bajan diaspora originating 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a bajan speaker 1× a respected bajan 1× bajan heavyweight kemara 1× bajan star rihanna 1× chinese food and 1× ethnic groups close 1×

Common sentence endings:

and mixed descent 1× as sanctimonious gangster 1× coach laurence hunte 1× everyday bajan culture 1× from another country 1× grandmother in barbados 1×

Words around Bajan

Just before it in the word index:

bajakian 5 bajak 6 bajaj 99 bajada 3 baja 109 baj 6

Just after it in the word index:

bajans 2 bajar 2 bajaria 8 bajau 4 bajaur 4 bajcetic 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 19 abai 19 abass 19 abatements 19 abdulfatah 19 abebe 19

Corpus analysis for Bajan

  • In this selection, "bajan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, term, bar, respected, pronounced, heavyweight and quarter stand out and add context to how "bajan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a bajan speaker may and a respected bajan diplomat to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bajan" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bajan

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Chinese food and culture is becoming part of everyday Bajan culture. (11 words)

A Bajan speaker may be completely unintelligible to an English speaker from another country. (14 words)

A respected Bajan diplomat to the UN says in the Caribbean he’s known as “Sanctimonious Gangster”. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

There is mention of the tension between Chisholm and her sister Muriel (Reina King) and of Chisholm’s “Bajan roots” referencing her Barbadian father and also the fact that she stayed with her sisters for a time with her grandmother in Barbados. (42 words)

Possibly in Lusignan, as in the ninety-four logies of Uitvlugt with which I am familiar, there were a smattering of African Guyanese in addition to a “Bajan Quarter” that housed immigrants from the small islands in the early 1920s. (40 words)

There is needle there, perhaps over Pollard’s removal as Tridents captain, perhaps over his replacement of the Bajan as WI white ball captain, perhaps a little of both. (29 words)

Example sentences (14)

The term "Bajan" (pronounced BAY-jun) may have come from a localised pronunciation of the word Barbadian, which at times can sound more like "Bar-bajan".

Bajan Heavyweight Kemara Stuart arrived in Guyana this afternoon to battle local world rated Abiola Jackman…the Barbadian was accompanied by coach Laurence Hunte.

Possibly in Lusignan, as in the ninety-four logies of Uitvlugt with which I am familiar, there were a smattering of African Guyanese in addition to a “Bajan Quarter” that housed immigrants from the small islands in the early 1920s.

There is mention of the tension between Chisholm and her sister Muriel (Reina King) and of Chisholm’s “Bajan roots” referencing her Barbadian father and also the fact that she stayed with her sisters for a time with her grandmother in Barbados.

A respected Bajan diplomat to the UN says in the Caribbean he’s known as “Sanctimonious Gangster”.

There is needle there, perhaps over Pollard’s removal as Tridents captain, perhaps over his replacement of the Bajan as WI white ball captain, perhaps a little of both.

Bajan star Rihanna keeps on shining, helping to raise over USD 2 billion for global education in under-served communities over the weekend.

The Bajan singer found herself a little sun and like most of us, shared a few snaps of it to her Instagram.

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A Bajan speaker may be completely unintelligible to an English speaker from another country.

Chinese food and culture is becoming part of everyday Bajan culture.

Ethnic groups Close to 90% of all Barbadians (also known colloquially as "Bajan") are of Afro-Caribbean descent (" Afro-Bajans ") and mixed-descent.

In its full-fledged form, Bajan sounds markedly different from the Standard English heard on the island.

The groups compete for the Calypso Monarch Award, while the air is redolent with the smells of Bajan cooking during the Bridgetown Market Street Fair.

There are reports of a growing Indo-Bajan diaspora originating from Guyana and India starting around 1990.

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Common combinations with bajan

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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Bajan means: A Barbadian.
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