Meaning
The yard or home of a deceased person, where the family gathers and the community comes to mourn, keep the wake, and hold the nine-night before burial. To 'go a di dead-yard' is to go and pay respects and give support. It is the physical centre of the whole mourning period.
Examples
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Di whole district turn out a di dead-yard.
The whole district turned out at the mourning house.
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Wi carry food go a di dead-yard fi di family.
We took food to the mourning house for the family.
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Singing go on all night a di dead-yard.
Singing goes on all night at the mourning house.
Origin
From 'dead' (the deceased) + [[yaad]] (yard/home); the gathering place for mourning. See [[yaad]], [[nine-night]].
How it’s used
The home of the deceased, hub of the wake and nine-night. See [[set-up]], [[nine-night]], [[yaad]].