dungru

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch donker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈduŋ.ru/

Adjective

dungru

1. dark

Noun

dungru

1. darkness
   • 2016, “Gado kari wi komoto na ini a dungru”, in Jehovah's Witnesses‎^[1]:

     „[Yehovah] kari unu komoto na ini a dungru fu kon na ini en tumusi moi leti.”​—1 PETR. 2:9.

     “[Jehovah] called you to come out of darkness and come into his wonderful light.”​—1 PET. 2:9.

Descendants

• → Aukan: dunguu
• → Saramaccan: dúngu