Meaning
Rain — vital and dramatic in the tropics, from a light 'drizzle' to a 'rain a fall bad' downpour that floods the gullies. Rain shapes farming, mood, and proverb ('rain a fall but dutty tuff' — relief comes but hardship stays; 'rain neva fall a one man door' — misfortune spares no one). The rainy seasons run roughly May–June and September–November.
Examples
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Rain a fall bad, di gully a full up.
It's raining heavily, the gully is filling up.
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Tek in di washing before di rain come.
Bring in the washing before the rain comes.
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Rain neva fall a one man door.
Rain never falls at one man's door (misfortune spares no one).
Origin
The Patois pronunciation of 'rain' (vowel raised to 'reen'); central to farming life and proverb.
How it’s used
Rain; from 'drizzle' to a 'rain a fall bad' downpour. See proverbs [[rain-a-fall-but-dutty-tuff]], [[rain-neva-fall-a-one-man-door]].