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Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From English cook room. The final nasal is absent in Sranan due to lack of stress (compare uma, lusumbe, kakumbe).
Noun
kukru
- kitchen (especially an outdoor kitchen)
- Synonym: botri
Descendants
References
- ^ Maria Braun (2009) Word-Formation and Creolization: the Case of Early Sranan, Tübingen, Germany: Niemeyer, →ISBN, page 48
- ^ Echteld, Johannes J. M. (1962) The English Words in Sranan (Negro-English of Surinam), USA: J.B. Wolters Groningen, page 158