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A lagniappe (/ ˈ l æ n j æ p / LAN-yap, / l æ n ˈ j æ p / lan-YAP) is "a small gift given to a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase" (such as a 13th doughnut on purchase of a dozen), or more broadly, "something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure." [2] It can be used more generally as meaning any extra or ...
ñawi-i-wan- mi eye- 1P -with- DIR lika-la-a see- PST - 1 ñawi-i-wan- mi lika-la-a eye-1P-with-DIR see-PST-1 I saw them with my own eyes. -chr(a): Inference and attenuation In Quechuan languages, not specified by the source, the inference morpheme appears as -ch(i), -ch(a), -chr(a). The -chr(a) evidential indicates that the utterance is an inference or form of conjecture. That inference ...
from the Inuktitut word saimo (ᓴᐃᒧ Inuktitut pronunciation:, a word of greeting, farewell, and toast before drinking. [113] Used as a greeting and cheer by the Canadian Military Engineers , and more widely in some parts of Southern Ontario and Western Canada, particularly in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan [ citation needed ]
Milnesium lagniappe is a species of Eutardigrade in the family Milnesiidae. [1] It is found in the southeastern United States, where it grows on lichens and plant litter.This microscopic creature belongs to the Milnesium granulatum species complex and is characterised by its claw formula (a notation used to describe the number and arrangement of points on the claws of a tardigrade's legs ...
A lagniappe a small gift given to a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase. Langniappe may also refer to: Lagniappe, an alternative newspaper in Mobile, Alabama; Lagniappe, a Hurricane Katrina benefit album by Saddle Creek records; Procambarus lagniappe, a species of crayfish
So "lagniappe" is a word that comes from Quechua and entered the English language in a multilingual port city. I don't know its history in Trinidad but it could be very similar. The quote from Mark Twain is very interesting because over a hundred years later his description of the word's use could be translated into Spanish and used to describe ...
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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (abbreviated AHD) uses a phonetic notation based on the Latin alphabet to transcribe the pronunciation of spoken English. It and similar respelling systems, such as those used by the Merriam-Webster and Random House dictionaries, are familiar to US schoolchildren.