lanti

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From Dutch land (“territory, territorial (colonial) government”).

Noun

lanti

  1. government, state, administration

Derived terms

  • granlanti (“national government, republic”)
  • lantibakra (“civil servant”)
  • lantiberi (“pauper's funeral”)

Descendants

  • Kwinti: lanti
  • Saramaccan: lánti
  • → Caribbean Javanese: lanti
  • → Trió: ranti
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