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sarasara

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Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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Probably from Kongo nsala (“lobster, shrimp”),[1] and possibly Awutu asasaw (“lobster”).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /saɾaˈsaɾa/, [sa̠ɾa̠ˈsa̠ɾa̠], [sɑ̟ɾɑ̟ˈsɑ̟ɾɑ̟]

Noun

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sarasara

  1. shrimp

References

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  1. ^ Norval Smith (2015) “A preliminary list of probable Kikongo (KiKoongo) 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 453
  2. ^ G. Huttar (1985) “Sources of Ndjuka African vocabulary”, in New West Indian Guide‎[1], →ISSN, page 54
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