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nján (1)
a word from vocabulary
Saramaccan
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Jeff Good
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Word form
nján (1)
LWT meaning(s)
to bite
to eat
Word meaning
eat, bite, use (up), corrode
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
AEC Ingredient X [36] (1500–1650)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Source words
njam
'eat'
Wolof
Effect
Replacement
Salience
Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation
Early Atlantic English-based creole African contact [36]
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