skrifi

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch schrijven.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskri.fi/

Verb

skrifi

1. to write
   • 1961, Michaël Slory, ““Sarka – Gi Yomo Kenyata (Kenya)” [Bitter struggle – For Jomo Kenyatta (Kenya)]”, in Sarka / Bittere strijd‎^[1], Amsterdam: Pegasus:

     Fri yu no kan skrifi na / ini den nangra fu den opete.

     Freedom cannot be written / in the clutches of vultures.

Derived terms

• skrifiman

Descendants

• → Aukan: sikiifi
• → Saramaccan: sikíffi, sikifi