fanm

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French femme.

Noun

fanm

1. (Martinican, Guadeloupean, Saint Lucian) woman; girl

   fanm Matinik dou : cute Martinican girl(s)

   • 2012, Syntaxe créole comparée: Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Haïti:

     Ou sé an fanm.

     You are a woman.

References

• Claire Lefebvre, Relabeling in Language Genesis

Guianese Creole

Noun

fanm

1. woman
   • 2012, Syntaxe créole comparée: Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Haïti:

     To sa roun fanm.

     You are a woman.

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French femme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fãm/

• Audio:

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Noun

fanm

1. wife
2. woman
   • 2012, Syntaxe créole comparée: Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Haïti:

     Ou se yon fanm.

     You are a woman.

References

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 64

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French femme.

Noun

fanm

1. woman

References

• D'Offay, Danielle; Lionnet, Guy (1982), Diksyonner kreol-franse [Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Hamburg: Buske, →ISBN