n'homme

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French homme (“a man”).

Noun

n'homme

  1. (Saint-Domingue) a man
    Yo tuié n'homme là. ― They killed that man.

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: nonm

References

  • S.J Ducoeurjoly, Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue, contenant un précis de l'histoire de cette île

Louisiana Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French homme (“man”), compare Haitian Creole nonm.

Noun

n'homme

  1. man
    Michié la c'était ein taureau qui té connin tourné n'homme. ― That gentleman was a bull who knew how to turn into a man.

References

  • Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
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