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Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Compound of mofo (“mouth”) + buba (“skin”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mofobuba
- lip
2002, Nyun, Suriname: Wycliffe Bible Translators, Roma 3:13:Den gorogoro de leki wan opo grebi, èn den tongo e taki soso lei. Den mofobuba e kiri yu leki te wan takru sneki beti yu.- Their throat is like an open grave, and their tongues speak only lies. Their lips kill you like when an evil snake bites you.
References
- Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “mofobuba”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary
