zimaz
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Mauritian Creole
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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 as having /z/ at the beginning.
Noun
[edit]zimaz
Seychellois Creole
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From 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
[edit]zimaz
References
[edit]- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français