wowoyo

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Aukan

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Etymology

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Compare Sranan Tongo wowoyo and Saramaccan wojowójo.

Noun

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wowoyo

  1. market, marketplace

Sranan Tongo

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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According to Focke a contraction of *woyowoyo, a reduplication of woyo, an onomatopoeia.[1] Compare Aukan wowoyo and Saramaccan wojowójo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wowoyo

  1. market, marketplace

References

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  1. ^ H. C. Focke, Neger-Engelsch Woordenboek, "Wowójo", 1855.
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