Meaning
A farmer's cultivated plot — the piece of land, often up in the hills or bush away from the house, where a person grows their food crops and ground provisions. 'Him gone a him ground' means he's gone to work his plot. More than a field, 'the ground' is the source of a country family's food and livelihood, tended with cutlass and fork.
Examples
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Him gaan a him ground fi dig yam.
He's gone to his plot to dig yams.
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Di ground far up inna di hills.
The cultivation plot is far up in the hills.
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Everyting pon di table come from di ground.
Everything on the table comes from the plot.
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Him plant yam an banana pon him grung.
He plants yam and banana on his land.
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Di ball drop pon di grung.
The ball fell on the ground.
Origin
From 'ground' (cultivated land); a farmer's food-growing plot. See Provision ground, Grung provision.
How it’s used
A farmer's cultivated food plot ('grung'). See Provision ground, Grung provision. The Patois spelling 'grung' is also the plain word for the earth, as in 'grung provision'.