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Card 1 of 33 · Oral vowel

Kwéyòl

chat

cat

Picture: cat

Nearest English sound: Same pronunciation as <a> in 'bat'

More A words

  • abitwéto accustomThomas, J. J. — The Theory and Practice of Creole Grammar, p. 96 (Port-of-Spain: The Chronicle Publishing Office, 1869); spelt in the alphabet of Rose, Claudette — Vini Apwann Pou Palé Patois, pp. 9–10 (Claudette Sinnette Publisher, Maraval, Trinidad, 2014; ISBN 978-976-8249-05-0)
  • achaany transaction; also (id.) a purchaseThomas, J. J. — The Theory and Practice of Creole Grammar, p. 114 (Port-of-Spain: The Chronicle Publishing Office, 1869); spelt in the alphabet of Rose, Claudette — Vini Apwann Pou Palé Patois, pp. 9–10 (Claudette Sinnette Publisher, Maraval, Trinidad, 2014; ISBN 978-976-8249-05-0)
  • achtéto buyRose, Claudette — Vini Apwann Pou Palé Patois, Vocabulary pp. 104–115 (Claudette Sinnette Publisher, Maraval, Trinidad, 2014; ISBN 978-976-8249-05-0)
“A” Words

Source: UWI DMLL, 'The Patois Alphabet / Alfabèt Kwéyòl-La' poster (Mwa Kwéyòl / Creole Month; Dept. of Modern Languages and Linguistics, UWI St. Augustine) — official inventory

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