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tien ben
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Haitian Creole
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Verb
1.2.1
Derived terms
1.3
References
Haitian Creole
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Etymology
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From
French
tenir
(
“
to hold
”
)
+
bien
(
“
well
”
)
. Compare
Louisiana Creole
tchombo
.
Verb
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tien
ben
(
Saint-Domingue
)
to
hold
Derived terms
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kenbe
References
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S.J Ducoeurjoly,
Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue, contenant un précis de l'histoire de cette île
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Haitian Creole terms inherited from French
Haitian Creole terms derived from French
Haitian Creole lemmas
Haitian Creole verbs
Haitian Creole multiword terms
Saint Dominican Creole French