skrifi

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch schrijven.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskri.fi/

Verb

skrifi

1. to write
   • 1961, Michaël Slory, ““Sarka – Gi Yomo Kenyata (Kenya)” [Bitter struggle – For Jomo Kenyatta (Kenya)]”, in Sarka / Bittere strijd‎^[1], Amsterdam: Pegasus:

     Fri yu no kan skrifi na / ini den nangra fu den opete.

     Freedom cannot be written / in the clutches of vultures.

2. to be written

   Mi no man leisi san skrifi ini a brifi.

   I can't read what is written in this letter.

Derived terms

• skrifibuku (“textbook”)
• skrifiman (“writer”)

 

Descendants

• Aukan: sikiifi
• Saramaccan: sikífi

References

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