chriit

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English treat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃriːt/

Verb

chriit

1. to treat
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Luuk 11:53-54:

     Wen Jiizas lef de-so di Farisii an di Laa tiicha dem staat fi chriit im wikid. Dem aks im wan bag a chriki kwestiyan, so dem kuda kech im an yuuz wa im se gens im.

     As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard and to provoke him to speak about many things, lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say

   • 2023, Yuunivorshal Deklarieshan a Yuuman Raits, United Nations, Aatikl 5:

     Nobadi no fi taacha nobadi ar chriit dem bad, laik se dem a no smadi ar shiem dem op bad ar ponish dem.

     No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

     (literally, “Nobody will touch anybody or treat them bad like they are nobody or shame them or punish them”)

Further reading

• chriit at majstro.com