koranti

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch courant, an archaic form of krant (“newspaper”). Compare Afrikaans koerant and Indonesian koran.

Noun

koranti

  1. newspaper

Derived terms

  • mofokoranti (“rumor”)

Descendants

  • Aukan: kolanti
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: koraanti
  • → Caribbean Javanese: kranti

References

  • Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “koranti”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary
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