D - d

daily bread dei beele
dance vi. dansi (1)
dance!, He really knows how to A sama de e susu ye!
dance, rattle for Aukan n. kaawai
dance, ritual n. gadu pee
dance sp. n. aleke (1)
· · awasa
· · mato (dansi)
· · Kumanti (3)
· · kwadyo
· · songe
· · susa
· · tuka1 (2)
"}dance the awasa paata awasa
"}dancer, good aleke aleke futu
danger sani du wan sama
· sani du wan sama
danger, remove from vt. puu (2)
dangerous n. ogii (1)
dangle vi. lenge lenge
dare n. kankan2 (2)
· vt. peefuu
daring, be abi (deki) ati
dark adj. dunguu
dark, be vi. baaka baaka
· · baaka baaka (1)
dart n. maka
daughter n. umanpikin (3)
daughter-in-law n. main (2)
· · pai2 (2)
dawn debooko
· peesi kiin
dawn, just before kaka bali
· kaka bali
· n. musude
day n. dei
day after tomorrow n. taa tamaa
day, another n. taa dei
day before yesterday n. taa eside
day, next n. taa tamaa
day of year, last n. haw yali (dei)
daybreak peesi kiin
daytime n. deiten
dead, be vi. dede1 (1)
dead body n. dede1 (3)
· · dede sikin
dead, land of the n. dede kondee
dead, mourning of n. baaka (5)
· · low (2)
dead one n. dede1 (3)
dead person n. dedeman
· · dedesama
· · dedewan
· · dedeman
· · dedewan
dead, spirit of the n. yooka
deaf adj. dofu
deaf ear to, turn a towe a dofu se (yesi) gi wan sama
· towe a dofu se (yesi) gi wan sama
deal with vt. tuka2
death n. dede1 (2)
death by hanging, put to vt. angaa (3)
death, euphemism for lasi wan sama
death notice n. dede bosikopu
debate vt. kuutu (3)
debt n. paiman (1)
debt, be in de a paiman
· de a paiman
decapitated chicken n. doo ede foo
· · doo ede foo
deceit n. bidiigi (3)
deceive koli wan sama kisi
· naki politiki
· vt. bidiigi (1)
· · dyote
· · koli (1)
· · politiki
deceiver n. bidiigiman
deceiving adj. bidiigi (2)
December 31 n. haw yali (dei)
deceptive adj. bidiigi (2)
decide miti mofu
· vt. denki (2)
· · teke (3)
decorate a house wei osu
deep, be vi. dipi1 (1)
deep in night mama neti
deer n. diya
defeat, ideophone describing ideo. tyokoo
defecate vi. kaka3
· · kuma
· · wensei (1)
· · wensei (1)
definite article, plural art. den2
definite article, singular art. a2
deflower a woman du wan uman ogii
defraud koli wan sama kisi
· vt. dyote
· · politiki
degrade vt. saanti1
deity, snake n. Dagwe1
· · Fodu1
· · Papagadu1
dejection, ideophone describing ideo. tyokoo
delicious, be vi. switi (1)
delicious flavor, unparalleled in n. switi basi
deliver offspring vt. meke1 (2)
delivered, woman who has mekeman
delivery, celebration after puu pikin a doo
· puu pikin a doo
· puu pikin a doo
delude someone pee wan sama
demented, be vi. gadu2 (2)
demented, be severely vi. gadu gadu
dentist n. tifi dataa
deny guilt sitee fu sani
deprive vt. mombii
descendant n. paansu (3)
· · bakapikin
deserve something misi wan sama
· kisi wan sama moi
desire vt. wani (1)
desire, psychological n. kankan2 (1)
desire, strongly vt. losutu2 (1)
despite conj. winsi1
despite that anga ala dati
destitute, be vi. lasaa (1)
destroy kaba a soso
· vt. panya (2)
destroyed, be booko saka
· kaba a soso
deteriorate vi. nyanyan2 (1)
determine vt. poti (3)
detour, take a fufuu pasi
develop breasts kisi bobi
deviation, without adv. soifili (1)
device to grind rice n. alisi mii
devil n. didibii (1)
· · saatan
devour greedily vt. sooka
dew n. dow
diamond n. dyamanti
diarrhea lon bee
· waka bee
· n. diyalei
dice n. lowte
dictionary n. wowtu buku
die koti boo
different adj. taa taa
different, be vi. kengi (2)
different groups n. kulu kulu
different kinds sowtu a sowtu
difficult adj. taanga (4)
difficult, be vi. muliki (1)
difficult interpersonally, be vi. fokopu
difficult to understand, be vi. dipi1 (2)
dig (a grave) vt. diki2
dig dirt vi. kapata
digger, grave- n. oloman
diligent study, apply oneself to poti ede
dilute vt. mendii (1)
dime n. tiisensi
diminish vi. saka1 (3)
diminished (of sickness) vi. bosoo2
dining table n. tee2 (2)
dip vt. dipi2
· · dopu (1)
diploma n. pampila (2)
directly adv. dileki dileki
· · leti3
dirt, cover sown rice with kaabu alisi
dirt pile, swept up n. tyobo (2)
dig"}dirt, scratch or dig vi. kapata
dirty vt. molusu
dirty, be vi. tyobo (1)
dirty dishes tyobo sani
· n. tyobo beenki
dirty looks luku ogii ain
disappear vi. lasi1 (2)
discard vt. towe (1)
discourage someone booko wan sama saka
discouraged, be lasi ati
· booko saka
· booko saka
· booko sikin
discuss vt. fiti (1)
discussion n. taki1 (2)
disease n. siki (2)
dish, plastic n. balata beenki
disharmony n. buuya (2)
dishrag"}dishcloth or dishrag n. akaawii
dishes n. beenki2 (1)
dishes, dirty tyobo sani
· n. tyobo beenki
dishes, wash vt. wasi1 (2)
dishtowel n. peeti duku
dislike intensely vt. buusen
disobey pasa wan sama mofu
disperse in water vi. wasi1 (3)
dispute kisi toobi
· n. toobi (1)
· vi. sitee (1)
disrespectful man, be a gaan nengee
· vi. gaanengee
disrespectful woman, be a vi. gawman
distant, be vi. faawe (2)
· · langa1 (2)
distress n. banowtu (2)
distribute vt. paati2 (1)
district pisi wataa
district, Brokopondo n. Bokopondo (liba)
District Commissioner n. Komisaisi
district, Marowijne n. Maawina
district, name of a Suriname n. Bokopondo
disunite (marriage) vi. paati2 (3)
disunity n. paati fasi
ditch n. gotoo
ditch water n. gotoo wataa
dive vi. doki
· · duku2
divide vt. paati2 (1)
dividing line n. paati2 (2)
divination go a luku
divine vt. bonu
diviner n. bonuman
· · lukuman
divorce booko toow
· vi. paati2 (3)
do vt. du (1)
· · meke1 (6)
dock, boat n. lampeesi
doctor n. dataa (1)
document n. pampila (2)
dog fo futu meti
· n. dagu
dog, insult towards a belekisi ontu
· belekisi ontu
dog, just whelped meke dagu
dog one's footsteps vt. faaka3
dog, steal like a fufuu enke dagu
dog, stray n. ganda dagu
dog, worthless as a wisiwasi enke dagu
dog-eat-dog libi enke meti
doll n. pobiki
dollar, American n. Ameekan dala
dollar, Suriname n. dala1 (1)
dollar, U.S. n. dala1 (2)
domesticated chicken n. osu foo
domesticated pig n. agu
donkey n. buliki
door n. doo1 (1)
door, entrance of a n. doo mofu
door frame n. lanki
door hinge n. doo kaampu
door, knock on vt. koko1 (2)
doorway n. doo mofu
doorway, threshold of a n. goonsei
double-barreled shotgun n. tumofu goni
doubled adj. dobuu
doubt adj. pantan
dough balls for dumpling soup n. afiingi sii
dove n. doifi
dove, Ground n. siton doifi
downpour with heavy winds sibi busi
downriver n. bilose
downriver, area n. bilo
downriver, go vi. dongo
downriver people n. bilosama
doze vi. dyonko
dozen num. dosen
drag vt. seepi2 (2)
dragonfly n. tyamulooko
draw straws ali tiki
dream vi. deen
dressed, get vt. wei koosi
· · wei1
dressed up, be vi. dyuku2
dribble, saliva n. baba
dribbled past koti pasa go
Drietabbetje n. Diitabiki
drill n. boo4 (2)
· vt. boo4 (1)
drink vt. diingi (1)
drink a single drop of water diingi wan neki wataa
drink, alcoholic n. kasii
drink, and eat nyan diingi
· nyan diingi
drink, cherry soft n. seli2
drink, hard alcoholic n. sopi
drink, hot n. faya wataa
drink, hot chocolate n. sukaati (1)
drink, hot cocoa n. kakaw
drink, soft n. kowla
· · sofu
drink something nati neki
drinking glass n. gaasi1 (1)
drip vi. doopu
drips, ideophone describing ideo. towtow
drive vi. lei2
drive away (game) vt. towe (2)
driver n. syafeli
car"}driver of boat or car n. tiiman
driver of vehicle n. wagiman
drizzle n. filifili alen
· vi. filifili
drool n. sukuma
drool, saliva n. baba
drugs, be high on vi. hei1 (2)
drugstore n. aputeiki
drum n. doon (1)
drum sp. n. apintin
drumbeat n. doon (2)
drumbeat type n. tuka1 (1)
drunk, get vi. duungu
dry vi. dee
dry season n. deeten
· · dee weli
drying fish and game, rack for n. baakoto
drying things, wood for n. doo buba
duck n. dokisi
· · kwakwa
duck, wild n. busi dokisi
dugout, motorized n. masini boto
· · muntolu boto
dull (of an instrument) vi. dede2
dumb, be vi. don
dumb person n. dyuka
dump, garbage n. doti ipi
dumpling soup n. afiingi
· · kwokwo
during conj. te1 (2)
dust, saw- n. mbalububa
dustpan made from palm bark n. komu buba
Dutch person n. Olandi
dwarf n. akwenda2
· · bakuu2
· · sandopi
dwell vi. tan1 (1)
dwelling n. osu
· · tanpeesi
dying, euphemism for tapu boo
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