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Jamaican Creole
Etymology
Derived from English cannot
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /kjãː/
Adverb
kyaahn
- cannot
Im kyaahn swim.- He can't swim.
2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 8:6:Laad, mi sorvant de a yaad a lidong an kyaahn muuv. Som wikid pien a lik im.- Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly."
- (literally, “Lord, my servant is at home lying down and cannot move. Great pain afflicts him.”)
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