konkrutitei

• konkrut'tei, konkruttei (contractions)
• konkrutitey (alternative spelling)
• konkroetitéi (superseded)

Compound of konkru (“gossip”) +‎ titei (“rope”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈkonkɾutːei̯/, [ˈkʊ̞ŋkɾutːɪ̞i̯], [ˈkɔ̝ŋkɾutːe̝i̯]

konkrutitei

1. telephone

   Synonyms: kari, teilefown, gengen

   • 1999 November 1, “Yehovah na wan Gado fu lobi bun-ati gi mi [Jehovah is a God of loving kindness to me]”, in A waktitoren‎^[1], Selters-Taunus: Wachtturm-Gesellschaft (Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses), pages 24-26:

     A ben gwenti naki wan konkrutitei fu taigi mi den wortu di ben gi mi deki-ati: (...).

     She used to give me a phone call to tell me the words that gave me courage: (...).

   • 2007, Yvon van der Pijl, Levende-doden. Afrikaans-Surinaamse percepties, praktijken en rituelen rondom dood en rouw [Living-dead. African-Surinamese perceptions, practices and rituals surrounding death and mourning] (Bronnen voor de Studie van Suriname; 27) (Doctoral thesis; in Dutch), Amsterdam: Instituut ter Bevordering van de Surinamistiek/Rozenberg Publishers, page 319:

     Soso naki wan konkrut’tei (...)

     Just make a phone call

   • 2020 January 22, Glenn Vyent, Facebook‎^[2] (user comment), retrieved 21 March 2025:

     Fositen konkrutitei no ben de, Dan a ben no makriki fu yere nanga sji sani

     [Fositen, konkrutitei no ben de, dan a ben no makriki fu yere nanga syi sani]

     In the old days there was no telephone, it wasn't easy to hear and see things at the time.