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Jamaican Creole
Etymology
Derived from English lion.
Noun
laiyan (plural laiyan dem, quantified laiyan)
- lion
2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Revilieshan 9:8:Dem ier luk laik uman ier, an dem tiit komiin laik laiyan tiit.- Their hair looks like women's hair, and their teeth like lion teeth.
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