uskayn

Krio

Etymology

Literally, “which kind?”, from us (“which; whose”) +‎ kayn (“kind”).[1]

Pronoun

úskâyn

  1. which kind

See also

Krio indefinite pronouns
-man (“man”) -bɔdi (“body”) -wan (“one”) -tin (“thing”) -kayn (“kind”) -tɛm (“time”) -say (“side”) -dat (“that”)
ɔl (“all”) ɔlman — — — ɔlkayn ɔltɛm ɔlsay —
sɔm (“some”) sɔm-man sɔmbɔdi sɔmwan sɔntin sɔnkayn sɔntɛm — —
nɔn (“none”) — nɔbɔdi nɔnwan natin nɔnkayn — — —
ɛni (“any”) — ɛnibɔdi ɛniwan ɛnitin ɛnikayn ɛnitɛm ɛnisay —
ɛvri (“every”) ɛvriman ɛvribɔdi ɛvriwan ɛvritin ɛvrikayn ɛvritɛm ɛvrisay —
u (“who”)/
us (“which”) 		— — uswan ustin uskayn — usay udat
we (“what”) — — — wetin — — — —

References

  1. ^ Fyle, Clifford N., Jones, Eldred D. (1980) A Krio-English dictionary, USA: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 380
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