mountn

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English mountain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔuntn̩/

Noun

mountn (plural mountn dem, quantified mountn)

1. mountain (elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit)
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 5:1:

     Wen Jiizas si di kroud a piipl dem, im go op pan di mountn go sidong, an im falara dem kom tu im.

     Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him

     (literally, “When Jesus saw the crowd, he went up on the mountain, sat down and his disciples came to him.”)

Further reading

• mountn on the Jamaican Creole Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^jam
• mountn at majstro.com