вантедъ

Solombala English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from English wanted. Attested in writing as вантетъ (vantet), the change in the final consonant likely being caused by Russian allophonic rules. Compare гудъ (gud) and гутъ (gut, “good”).

Verb

вантедъ (vanted)

  1. to want
    • 1849 [1848], Vereščagin, Vasilij P., Очерки Архангельской губерніи [Sketches from Arkhangelsk Governorate]‎[1], Saint Petersburg: Typography of Yakov Trey, pages 406–407:
      Ватъ ю вантетъ, асей!
      Vat ju vantet, asej!
      What do you wanted, sailor!

References

  • Broch, Ingvild (1996) “Solombala-English in Archangel”, in Jahr, Ernst Håkon, Broch, Ingvild, editors, Language Contact in the Arctic: Northern Pidgins and Contact Languages (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs (TiLSM); 88)‎[2], reprint edition, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, published 2011, →DOI, →ISBN, page 94 of 93–98
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