keskesi

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Sranan Tongo

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Etymology 1

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Contraction of kesikesi, probably from Ewe kèse (“monkey”).[1]

Noun

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keskesi

  1. collective name for several species of smaller monkeys
    1. tufted capuchin, Cebus apella
    2. wedge-capped capuchin, Cebus olivaceus

Etymology 2

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Contraction of kesikesi, possibly from Kari'na [Term?] and/or Lokono [Term?].

Noun

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keskesi

  1. sun conure, Aratinga solstitialis

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 470.
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