Hanover

Small parish, big heart by the sea

Yu reach Hanover now — one a di smalles parish dem, but no mek size fool yu (don't let size fool you). A ya-so di firs Prime Minister a Jamaica baan, an a ya-so di famous clock tower a Lucea a keep time fi ova two hundred year. Come mek wi learn gwaan, tan, tun an fayva, chat bout feelings, an compare ting like true yardie.

Lessons in this parish

26. Key verbs II: gwaan, tan, tun, fayva — Describe how people are, act, become and resemble — a so im tan, gwaan so, yu fayva yu muma.
27. Feelings & personality — Say how you feel (bex, glad-bag bus') and describe personalities — including the famous false friends.
28. Comparisons — Compare things two ways (hotta dan / sweet more dan) and crown the winner with di bigges.

Culture from Hanover

Bustamante: fram Blenheim to Prime Minister — National heroes
Lucea an di clock weh miss i boat — History
Fishing village dem an di sea economy — Work and economy

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Proverbs taught in Hanover

Jamaican proverbs travel; most of these are said all over the island. The parish is where the course teaches it, not a claim about where it started.

Tek kin-teet kibba heart bun.People laugh to hide pain — the heart of tek bad tings mek laugh.

Quiet riva run deep.Still, quiet people often have the deepest feelings and strength — like quiet little Hanover itself.

Empty barrel mek di mos' noise.The loudest talkers usually know the least.

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