Pinatjaimi
Pinatyaimi
Pinatjarimi
Village
Pinatyaimi (2014)
Pinatyaimi (2014)
Pinatjaimi is located in Suriname
Pinatjaimi
Pinatjaimi
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 5°47′37″N 54°24′40″W / 5.79361°N 54.41111°W / 5.79361; -54.41111
CountrySuriname
DistrictMarowijne District
Resort (municipality)Wanhatti
Government
  CaptainDa Tama Vogelland
  CaptainDa Awana

Pinatjaimi, also spelled as Pinatyaimi, is a Ndyuka Maroon village on the Cottica River in Suriname.

Geography

Pinatjaimi lies opposite the village of Lantiwei, from where it was once founded. The people of Pinatyaimi are of the Pinas and Dyu clan or lo. Before the Suriname Guerrilla War there was a school in Pinatjaimi. In the war, the village was only slightly damaged, but most of its inhabitants fled to either French Guiana or to Paramaribo.[1]

The village has two captains, Da Tama and Da Awana.

Name

The name Pinatjaimi comes from the Ndyuka pina tyai mi which means "poverty brought me here". It is said that Pinatjaimi was founded by a couple from Lantiwei after family problems. The Sranan Tongo equivalent of pina tyai mi would be pina tjari mi, under which name the village is also sometimes known.

Notes

References

  • Thoden van Velzen, H.U.E.; Polimé, T.S. (1988). Vluchtelingen, opstandelingen en andere Bosnegers van Oost-Suriname, 1986-1988. Utrecht: Instituut voor Culturele Antropologie.
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