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, Amsterdam: Pegasus:
      Fri yu no kan skrifi na / ini den nangra fu den opete.
      Freedom cannot be written / in the clutches of vultures.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Aukan: sikiifi
  • → Saramaccan: sikíffi, sikifi
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