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. Ducœurjoly (1802), Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue [Manual of the Inhabitants of Saint-Domingue]‎[1] (in French), Paris

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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