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Sranan Tongo
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Dutch schrijven.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]skrifi
- to write
- 1961, Michaël Slory, ““Sarka – Gi Yomo Kenyata (Kenya)” [Bitter struggle – For Jomo Kenyatta (Kenya)]”, in Sarka / Bittere strijd[1], Amsterdam: Pegasus:
- Fri yu no kan skrifi na / ini den nangra fu den opete.
- Freedom cannot be written / in the clutches of vultures.
- to be written
- Mi no man leisi san skrifi ini a brifi.
- I can't read what is written in this letter.
Derived terms
[edit]- skrifibuku (“textbook”)
- skrifiman (“writer”)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “skrifi”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary