kyaahn

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English cannot

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cãː/

Adverb

kyaahn

  1. 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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