Meaning
Literally 'where are you?', but used both as a genuine request for someone's whereabouts and as a casual greeting — 'where have you been?', 'what's up with you?'. Called out to a friend, 'weh yuh deh?' often just means it's been a while, how are you, rather than truly asking for a location. Context decides which is meant, and it is among the common everyday openers, its tone ranging from a real question to a warm, offhand hail.
Examples
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Weh yuh deh? Mi a wait pon yuh a di gate.
Where are you? I'm waiting for you at the gate.
Literal locative use; 'deh' means 'to be (there)' with no separate copula needed.
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Bwoy, weh yuh deh so long?
Man, where have you been all this time?
Greeting sense expressing that someone has been absent or out of touch.
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Weh yuh deh a evening time?
Where will you be in the evening?
'A' here marks time reference rather than the continuous.
Origin
'Weh' from English 'where'; 'deh' is a locative/existential verb of West African (Akan/Twi 'de') and creole origin meaning 'to be at a place'.
How it’s used
Everyday phrasing across all ages. As a greeting it implies familiarity and mild reproach for absence. The reply is often 'mi deh yah' (I'm here / I'm around).