bonyo

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English bone. The ending -yo may have been added to avoid confusion with bon (“tree”)[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boɲo/, [bʊ̞ɲʊ̞], [bɔ̝ɲɔ̝]

Noun

bonyo

  1. bone

Derived terms

  • bakabonyo (“backbone”)
  • bonyogron (“cemetery”)
  • dedebonyo (“skeleton”)
  • gogobonyo (“coccyx”)

Descendants

  • Saramaccan: bónu

References

  1. ^ Echteld, Johannes J. M. (1962) The English Words in Sranan (Negro-English of Surinam)‎[1], USA: J.B. Wolters Groningen, page 61
  • Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “bonyo”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary
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