zimaz
Mauritian Creole
editEtymology
editIn French, the plural word images is commonly preceded by a word, such as aux, les or mes, whose final s or x is not pronounced except in front of vowels, where it is pronounced /z/. As a result, images was reanalyzed as having /z/ at the beginning.
Noun
editzimaz
Seychellois Creole
editEtymology
editFrom French image. In French, the plural word images is commonly preceded by a word, such as aux, les or mes, whose final s or x is not pronounced except in front of vowels, where it is pronounced /z/. As a result, images was reanalyzed in Seychellois Creole as beginning with /z/.
Noun
editzimaz
References
edit- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français