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soul, spirit; in the Afro-SurinameseWinti belief system, a spiritual entity, representing the supreme creator Anana, who determines an individual's life and returns to its origin upon the individual's death, ceasing interaction with the world of the living
1936, Melville J. Herskovits, Frances S. Herskovits, Suriname folk-lore, New York: Columbia University Press, page 240:
Lei̯si nąŋga mɔrsu meki yu 'kra gowɛ libi yu.
Laziness and nastiness caused your soul to leave you.
gwe foe Afobaka, go na hé / dan te na sibiboesi krin joe kra / fas joe roetoe tap tafra-bergi lek wan boa / opo wan makti kankantri-sten / gi na njoen Sranan brokodé
away from Afobaka, go upwards / until a cloudburst cleanses your soul / fasten your roots on the table mount like a boa / raise a mighty cotton tree voice / for the dawn of the new Suriname
Related terms
dyodyo(“soul, spirit; a spiritual entity linked to the birthplace of an individual who acts as guardian of this or several individuals”)
yorka(“soul, spirit, ghost; a spiritual entity specific to an individual that can remain among the living upon the death of the individual, in a benign or malicious manner”)