kourpa

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Mauritian Creole[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Makhuwa ekhoropa (charcoal).

Noun[edit]

kourpa

  1. giant African land snail

References[edit]

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Seychellois Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Makhuwa ekhoropa (“snail”).

Noun[edit]

kourpa

  1. giant African land snail

References[edit]

  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
  • Seychelles Creole vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
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