Jamaican Creole

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Etymology

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Derived from English finger.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fingga (plural fingga dem, quantified fingga)

  1. finger
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 23:4:
      Dem tai aan evi luod pan piipl shuolda we aad fi kyari, bot dem no iivn waahn lif op wan fingga fi elp dem
      They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger.

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