yusrefi
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Compound of yu (“you”) + srefi (“self”).
Pronoun
yusrefi
- yourself
- 1960, Corly Verlooghen, “Atansofoto [So-be-it City]”, in Kans op onweer [Chance of thunderstorms][1], Paramaribo: Drukkerij Srenang, page 40:
- Oor joe srefie stefie / a tap na brotjie / abra memreliba / awas degedege / foe tra sei / e koor joe atie
- [Ori yusrefi steifi / a tapu na broki / abra memreliba / awansi degedege / fu tra sei / e kori yu ati]
- Hold yourself steady / on the bridge / across the river of remembrance / even if it's rickety / from the other side / it's deceiving your heart