solfru

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

  • sofru, sorfu
  • solfroe (superseded)

Etymology

From Dutch zilver.[1] Doublet of sriba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsolfɾu/, [ˈsʊ̞lfɾu], [ˈsɔ̝lfɾu]

Noun

solfru

  1. silver
    • 1968, Michaël Slory, “bréti [Joy]”, in Shrinivási, editor, Wortoe d'e tan abra. Bloemlezing uit de Surinaamse poëzie vanaf 1957 [Words that remain. Anthology of Surinamese poetry since 1957]‎[2], Paramaribo: Bureau Volkslektuur, published 1970, pages 53–54:
      Efoe / wan lési / oen ai ben kan brenki / leki a solfroe skin foe a flikmasjin
      [Efu / wan leisi / un ai ben kan brenki / leki a solfru skin fu a flikmasyin]
      If / one time / our eyes could have shined / like the silver skin of the airplane

Descendants

  • Aukan: sólúfu
  • Saramaccan: sólúfu, sóófu

References

  1. ^ Norval H.S. Smith (1987) The genesis of the Creole languages of Surinam (PhD)‎[1], Universiteit van Amsterdam, page 386
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