asaw

Sranan Tongo

Wan asaw

Etymology

From Kongo nzau, from Proto-Bantu *njògù.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈsau̯/, [a̠ˈsa̠u̯], [ɑ̟ˈsɑ̟u̯]

Noun

asaw

1. elephant
   • 1917, Jac. van Ginneken, J. Endepols, editors, De regenboogkleuren van Nederlands taal‎^[1], Nijmegen: L.C.G. Malmberg, page 241:

     Ba Anansi figi hem baroeba en leki hem tongo en a soekoe hem pasi foe go praktiserie ho fasi a sa seti hem koni streki foe wini Asaw.

     [Ba Anansi figi en barba èn leki en tongo èn a suku en pasi fu go prakseri ofasi a sa seti en koni streki fu wini Asaw.]

     Brother Anansi wiped his beard, licked his tongue, and went on his way to ponder how he would set his cunning traps to defeat Elephant.