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Jamaican Creole
Etymology
Derived from English servant.
Pronunciation
Noun
sorvant (plural sorvant dem, quantified sorvant)
- servant or slave, depending on context
2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 18:31:Wen ada sorvant laik im si wa apm, dem beks bad bad an go we go tel di king evriting.- So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their lord all that had happened.
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