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fodu

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Sranan Tongo

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfodu/, [ˈfʊ̞du], [ˈfɔ̝du]

Etymology 1

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Probably from Ewe vodú (“voodoo god”), Fon vodún (“voodoo god”).[1] Cognate of English voodoo.

Noun

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fodu

  1. snake deity
  2. magic, sorcery

Etymology 2

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From Dutch vod (“rag”).

Noun

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fodu

  1. rag, tatters

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 474.
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