sofarieshan

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English suffer + -ation.

Noun

sofarieshan (plural sofarieshan dem, quantified sofarieshan)

1. suffering, sufferance, trial by fire
   • 1982, Tapper Zukie (lyrics and music), “Raggy Joey Boy”:

     Dong in di geto we mi baan an gruo / sofarieshan we mi riili nuo / mi mama lok di duo mi afi sliip outaduo / mi duohn av no bed mi afi sliip on di fluo / sofarieshan we mi nuo

     Down in the ghetto where I was born and raised / I know what sufferance is / my mama locked the door and I had to sleep outdoors / I had no bed I had to sleep on the floor / I know what sufferance is

   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Luuk 12:50:

     Bot mi afi go chuu som siiros sofarieshan, an mi aat evi til it don!

     But I have to go through some serious suffering first, and my heart is heavy until it is done!

   • 2018, Carolyn Cooper, “Two crocodile, one belly”, in Jamaica Gleaner‎^[1]:

     Dat miin se di Centre a go du nof wok fi mek shuor se wi no figet bout wi ischri an di sofarieshan we wi lang-taim piipl dem go chruu iina slievri diez.

     That means that the Centre will make sure that we don't forget our history and the suffering our ancestors went through during slavery.

Descendants

• English:
  • English: sufferation

Further reading

• sofarieshan at majstro.com