Anansi
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Akan (and Kromanti) ananse (“spider”).
Proper noun
Anansi
- A trickster spider (though sometimes taking human form), one of the primary characters in West African and Caribbean folklore.
Translations
trickster spider in West African and Caribbean folklore
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Anansi m
Jamaican Creole
Alternative forms
Etymology
Derived from Akan ananse (“spider”).[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Anansi
- Anansi (trickster spider in West African and Caribbean folklore)
- 1984, Laura Tanna, Jamaican Folk Tales and Oral Histories, →ISBN, page 99:
- “Anansi gwan an gwan an gwan [ chops with arm ] til im bill off de whole pasture clean.”
- Anansi kept on going until he'd used his machete to clear the entire pasture.
References
- ^ Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 29
Portuguese
Etymology
Ultimately from Akan ananse (“spider”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Anansi m
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From anansi, from Akan ananse (“spider”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Anansi