zanimo

From French les animaux pl (“the animals”).

zanimo

1. animal

• Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

From French animal. In French, the plural word animaux is commonly preceded by a word, such as aux, les or mes, whose final s or x is not pronounced except in front of vowels, where it is pronounced /z/. As a result, animaux was reanalyzed as having /z/ at the beginning.

zanimo

1. animal

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

From French animal. In French, the plural word animaux is commonly preceded by a word, such as aux, les or mes, whose final s or x is not pronounced except in front of vowels, where it is pronounced /z/. As a result, animaux was reanalyzed in Seychellois Creole as beginning with /z/.

zanimo

1. animal

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français