jaimma

Champenois

Etymology

Inherited from Old French ja mais. Cognate with French jamais, Norman janmais, Wolaytta djamåy, Franco-Provençal jamés and Occitan jamai.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒɛ̃.ma/

Adverb

jaimma

1. never
2. ever

References

• Jean Daunay, Parlers de Champagne, 1998
• Baudouin, Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (Ville-sous-la-Ferté), 1887