na me dis = this is me; here i am; i am present.
one of my favorite expressions in pidgin english. the lingua franca of the northwest and southwest provinces in cameroon. na me dis speaks volumes... about identity, cross-culture, self-knowledge, confidence and presence. all major themes in this blog o!
...btw, that "o" is added to the end of many expressions in pidgin for emphasis or enthusiasm.
just realized – much, much later than i should have! – that i need to credit the person i first learned "na me dis o!" from in cameroon... both the phrase and the philosophy:
ReplyDeleteit's mike... just search for "mike" on the blog and you'll see.
peace
presence
mohamad :)