wowoyo
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Aukan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare Sranan Tongo wowoyo and Saramaccan wojowójo.
Noun[edit]
wowoyo
Sranan Tongo[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
According to Focke a contraction of *woyowoyo, a reduplication of woyo, an onomatopoeia.[1] Compare Aukan wowoyo and Saramaccan wojowójo.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wowoyo
References[edit]
- ^ H. C. Focke, Neger-Engelsch Woordenboek, "Wowójo", 1855.