didibri

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

  • d'dibri, ddibri

Etymology

Possibly from Dutch duvel or English divil, with vowel reduplication.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dːibɾi/

Noun

didibri

  1. devil
    • 1829, “1 Corinthians 10:20”, in Da Njoe Testament va wi masra en helpiman Jesus Christus. [The New Testament of our lord and saviour Jesus Christ.]‎[2], London: British and Foreign Bible Society/W. McDowall, page 315:
      No, ma dem meti, dissi dem Heiden killi gi kroekoetoe gado, dem offere datti gi dem didubri, en no gi Gado. Nou mi no wanni, va oene sa de na inni gemeenschap nanga dem didubri.
      [No, ma den meti, disi den hèiden kiri gi kruktu gado, den òfer dati gi den didibri, èn no gi Gado. Now mi no wani fu unu sa de na ini gemeenschap nanga den didibri.]
      No, but the animals, these the heathens killed for the wrong gods, they sacrificed it to the devils, and not to God. Now, I don't want you to be in community with the devils.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Aukan: didibii
  • Saramaccan: didíbi

References

  1. ^ Norval H.S. Smith (1987) The genesis of the Creole languages of Surinam (PhD)‎[1], Universiteit van Amsterdam, page 191
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