Meaning
Lonely — feeling alone and missing company or a loved one. It comes up especially in the ache of family separated by migration, the one left behind when a partner, parent, or child goes 'a farrin', and the loneliness felt on both sides of that distance. A place, too, can be 'lonely' — quiet, empty, and out of the way. The word carries the very real weight of a people long divided by the sea and the search for work abroad.
Examples
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Mi lonely since him gone a farrin.
I'm lonely since he left for abroad.
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Di house feel lonely widout di pickney dem.
The house feels lonely without the children.
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A lonely likkle district up inna di hill.
A lonely little district up in the hills.
Origin
From English 'lonely'; alone and missing company (often re: migration). See [[farrin]], [[fret]].
How it’s used
Lonely, missing company (esp. through migration); also a quiet, out-of-the-way place. See [[farrin]], [[fret]].