You will hear this type of expression in Northern Haiti.
1. kina yo (kinan yo) -
theirs,
or it can be their family
Sa se kinan m - This is mine; This is my race, my family
Sa se kinan nou - This is ours
2. Northerners tend to "
an" or "
a" before their possessive adj.
for example:
We usually say:
Liv mwen.
OR
Sa se liv mwen.
A person from the North might say:
Liv an mwen.
OR
Sa se liv an mwen.
3. Here's another example:
We usually say:
Sa se papa li.
But the Northerner might say:
Sa se papa a li.
4. And one more example:
We usually say:
Ayiti se peyi nou.
The Northerner might say:
Ayiti se peyi an nou.
So, when you see "
kin an yo" or "
kin an mwen", it's as if they were saying:
kin an yo →
their kin (their own) or
kin an mwen →
my kin (my own)
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