likkle more

Jamaican Creole

Jamaican Creole phrasebook

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Alternative forms

• lickkle more, lickle more

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪkl ˈmoːɹ/
• Hyphenation: li‧kl‧more

Adverb

likkle more

1. later

   Synonym: later

   Awright, likkle more mi wi come check you.

   OK, I'll stop by later.

   • 1983, Jean Breeze, Answers (in Jamaican Creole), page 10:

     “Jah sen de sun
     Jah sen de rain
     Likkle more wi have
     Whole heapa corn grain […] ”

     God gave us the sun
     God gave us the rain
     Later we'll have
     A whole lot of corn grain […]

Phrase

likkle more

1. see you later

   A: Yow, mi a cut. B: Awright, likkle more.

   A: Yo, I'm outta here. B: All right. See you later.

   • 1997, Noel D. Williams, Prash and Ras (in English), →ISBN, page 74:

     “"Likkle more," he said.
     "Yes, time for me to turn in too," I said. […] ”

See also

• inna di morrows
• mi gaan
• tek it easy