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asege

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Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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Probably from Fon zegé (beetle).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈseɡe/, [a̠ˈsɪ̞ɟɪ̞], [ɑ̟ˈse̝je̝]

Noun

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asege

  1. beetle

References

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  1. ^ Norval Smith (2009) “A preliminary list of probable Gbe lexical items in the Surinam Creoles”, in P. Muysken, N. Smith, editors, Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 475.