Contionary:ka:snų́

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Cabot Creole

Etymology

From Proto-North Iroquoian *-hsnõʔ

Pronunciation

Noun

ka꞉snų́ (inalienable, incorporating form -:lu꞉s-)

  1. finger
    Tsakàs lirų:mawè tsitrų:matsi:yątsuro:ką́, háy ya꞉wkutalukąmò ta:lu꞉sraquą́.
    One of the tourists said he's gonna pet a seal, I bet you five bucks he loses a finger.