a-go

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English agoing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡo/

Verb

a-go

1. present indicative, participle, and gerund of go.

   We im a-go?

   Where is he going?

   We im a-go iit?

   Where is he going to eat?

   Bokit a-go a wel aal die, wan die di batam wi drap out.

   A bucket that goes down the well all day long, one day the bottom will drop out.

   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Luuk 2:12:

     Mi a-go tel unu wa unu a-go si, so wen unu si dat unu a-go nuo se a im. Unu a-go si wan biebi rap op iina wan biebi blangkit an a lidong iina di baks we di animal dem nyam outa.

     You will recognize him by this sign: you will find the child wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger.

     (literally, “I'm going to tell you what you're going to see, so when you see that, you're going to know it's him. You're going to see a baby wrapped up in a baby blanket and lying in a box where the animals eat out of.”)

Alternative forms

• a go
• de go