lontu

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch rond (“round; around”).

Adjective

lontu

  1. round, circular

Verb

lontu

  1. to surround

Preposition

lontu

  1. around
    • 2014, Powl Ameerali, “Kresneti Firi”, in Kresneti Firi:
      Now Kresneti doro / tiri neti kon / famiri sdon makandra / lontu a kresnetibon
      Christmas Eve has arrived now / the silent night has come / the family sits together / around the Christmas tree
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