eputop

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FWOTD – 29 July 2023

Noun[edit]

eputop

  1. A months-long initiation ritual, concluded with an ant or wasp trial, in which several villages participate[1]
    • 2010, Eliane Camargo, Tapinkili, Hakëne omijau eitop Wajana-Palasisi. Dictionnaire bilingue Wayana-Français, CELIA/DRAC-Guyane/TEKUREMAI, page 25:
      Ënïk eputop ne Pilimapo?
      Who is going to pass the initiation ritual at Pilima?

References[edit]

  1. ^ Karin Boven (1996) “Sukutumulu. Initiatieproeven bij de Wayana [Sukutumulu. Initiation trials among the Wayana]”, in OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse taalkunde, letterkunde en geschiedenis‎[1] (in Wayana), number 1, Stichting Instituut ter Bevordering van de Surinamistiek, page 18
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