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==Bemé== | ==Bemé== | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
{{bm-ipa-2|wan|cmb=wɛn}} | |||
===Verb=== | ===Etymology 1=== | ||
From {{der|beme|en|go on}}; cf. {{mn|jam|gwaan}}. | |||
====Verb==== | |||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' | ||
# to go | # to go | ||
#: ''Mi eh '''wan''' nyow.'' | |||
#:: "I'm going now." | |||
# {{label|beme|auxiliary}} expresses future tense; cf. English '''[[wikt:will#English|will]]''' | |||
#: ''Im '''wan''' bi big eh yong minis ni wal.'' | |||
#:: "He's going to be the youngest president in the world." | |||
# {{label|beme|auxiliary|fossil}} to [[wikt:habitually|habitually]] do; exclusively used in the expression ''mwoi wan bi mwoi'' "boys will be boys", making it essentially a fossil word | |||
#: ''Mwoi '''wan''' bi mwoi.'' | |||
#:: "[[wikt:boys will be boys|Boys will be boys]]." | |||
=====Alternate forms===== | |||
* [[Contionary:wa#Etymology 2|wa]] | |||
* (''[[Columbé]]'') [[Contionary:wen#Etymology 2|wen]] | |||
===Etymology 2=== | |||
From {{der|beme|en|want}}. | |||
[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Bemé words]] [[Category:Bemé {{lc: Verb}}s]] [[Category:Bemé terms derived from English]] | ====Verb==== | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' | |||
# {{label|beme|transitive}} to want | |||
#: ''Yu '''wan''' pis bekun?'' | |||
#:: "You want a piece of bacon?" | |||
===Etymology 3=== | |||
{{number box|beme|1}} | |||
From {{der|beme|en|one}}. | |||
====Numeral==== | |||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' | |||
# one | |||
#: '''''Wan''' pis, eh plis.'' | |||
#:: "One portion, please." | |||
[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Bemé words]] [[Category:Bemé {{lc: Verb}}s]] [[Category:Bemé terms derived from English]] [[Category:Bemé numerals]] [[Category:Bemé cardinal numerals]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:36, 29 June 2025
Bemé
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From English go on; cf. Jamaican Creole gwaan.
Verb
wan
- to go
- Mi eh wan nyow.
- "I'm going now."
- Mi eh wan nyow.
- (auxiliary) expresses future tense; cf. English will
- Im wan bi big eh yong minis ni wal.
- "He's going to be the youngest president in the world."
- Im wan bi big eh yong minis ni wal.
- (auxiliary, fossil) to habitually do; exclusively used in the expression mwoi wan bi mwoi "boys will be boys", making it essentially a fossil word
- Mwoi wan bi mwoi.
Alternate forms
Etymology 2
Verb
wan
- (transitive) to want
- Yu wan pis bekun?
- "You want a piece of bacon?"
- Yu wan pis bekun?
Etymology 3
| 10 | ||||
| 1 | 2 → | 10 → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: wan Ordinal: wanyeh | ||||
Numeral
wan
- one
- Wan pis, eh plis.
- "One portion, please."
- Wan pis, eh plis.