Meaning
A narrow lane or alley between the houses of a community — the intimate back-streets of a scheme or ghetto where people live close, children play, and everyone knows everyone. 'Down di lane' is home turf; 'di whole lane' can mean the whole close-knit community that lives along it.
Examples
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Di pickney dem a play dandy shandy inna di lane.
The children are playing dandy shandy in the lane.
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Him live dung di lane, third gate.
He lives down the lane, third gate.
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Di whole lane come out fi di street dance.
The whole lane came out for the street dance.
Origin
From 'lane'; the narrow community back-street, central to tight-knit neighbourhood life.
How it’s used
A community lane/alley; 'di whole lane' = the close-knit neighbourhood. Compare 'scheme', 'gully', 'corner'.