bakabonyo

Sranan Tongo

Bakabonyo

Etymology

Compound of baka (“back”) +‎ bonyo (“bone”).

Noun

bakabonyo

1. (anatomy) backbone, spine
   • 2013, “Yehovah ’e tyari a lai fu mi ala dei’”, in Jehovah's Witnesses‎^[1]:

     Di mi gebore na ini 1956, mi ben abi wan siki na den senwetitei fu mi bakabonyo. Dati meki mi no ben man waka bun èn mi ben kisi tra siki tu.

     I was born in 1956 with spina bifida. Because the neural tube in my spine failed to close completely, nerve damage has made it difficult for me to walk and has caused other serious health problems.