bonyo

Sranan Tongo

bonyo

Etymology

From English bone. The ending -yo may have been added to avoid confusion with bon (“tree”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboɲo/, [ˈbʊ̞ɲʊ̞], [ˈbɔ̝ɲɔ̝]

Noun

bonyo

1. bone

Derived terms

• bakabonyo (“backbone”)
• bonyogron (“cemetery”)
• dedebonyo (“skeleton”)
• gogobonyo (“coccyx”)

Descendants

• Saramaccan: bónu

References

• Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “bonyo”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary