granman
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sranan Tongo granman.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
granman m or f (plural granmans)
- (Suriname) paramount chief of a Maroon or Amerindian tribe
- 2021 June 12, Samuel Wens, “Wie van de drie is granman? [Which one of the three is paramount chief?]”, in De Ware Tijd[1], retrieved 17 June 2021:
- "Er is nog altijd verdeeldheid", bevestigt districtscommissaris Frits Dinge van bestuursressort Boven-Suriname. "De kapiteins en basya's ondersteunen granman Aboikoni niet."
- "There still is discord," District Commissioner Frits Dinge of the Upper Suriname administrative district confirms. "The village chiefs and assistant village chiefs do not support paramount chief Aboikoni."
- 2020 August 27, Gilliamo Orban, “Granman Trio's belet jagers om gebied te betreden [Tiriyo paramount chief prevents hunters from entering territory]”, in De Ware Tijd[2], retrieved 21 June 2021:
- Granman Asongo Alalaparoe van de Trio-inheemsen heeft onlangs jagers weggestuurd uit een plek die volgens hem behoort tot het woon- en leefgebied van zijn stam.
- Chief Asongo Alalaparoe of the Tiriyo Amerindians recently turned away hunters from a place he considers part of his tribe's habitat.
Synonyms[edit]
Sranan Tongo[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
granman
- paramount chief of a Maroon or Amerindian tribe
- (historical) governor
Descendants[edit]
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