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{{bm-word|class=Verb|meaning=(''non-inflected'') cannot, can't|ety=From English ''[[wikt:cannot#English|cannot]]'', possibly influenced by [[w:Jamaican Patois|Jamaican Patois]] ''[[wikt:kyaahn|kyaahn]]''. Alternatively, possibly from ''[[Contionary:kan#Bemé|kan]]'' + ''[[Contionary:eh#Bemé|eh]]''|ipa=kanɛ}}
{{bm-word|class=Verb|meaning=(''non-inflected'') cannot, can't|ety=From English ''[[wikt:cannot#English|cannot]]'', cf. [[w:Jamaican Patois|Jamaican Patois]] ''[[wikt:kyaahn|kyaahn]]''. Alternatively, possibly from ''[[Contionary:kan#Bemé|kan]]'' + ''[[Contionary:eh#Bemé|eh]]''|ipa=kanɛ}}

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Bemé

Etymology

From English cannot, cf. Jamaican Patois kyaahn. Alternatively, possibly from kan + eh.

Pronunciation

(Bemetak) IPA: [kanɛ]

Verb

kaneh

  1. (non-inflected) cannot, can't