P - p
páa
pair.
de ta waka paa ku paa
they are walking in pairs
Páaba
a creek between Tutubuka (Nieuw Aurora) and Gujaba.
paajá
to spread; to disperse.
paaká
type of bird (little chachalaca).
2)
descendants.
Paasitónu
a rapids and a large flat rock on the Gran Rio.
paatë́i
(e.g. political) party; cohorts.
2)
to divide.
3)
to separate.
paati baka ku baka
go in opposite directions
4)
to deal out.
paátu
round wooden tray for winnowing rice.
paazáa
type of palm tree.
Used for making storage platform for rice, etc.
Páda
a village just upriver from Dan.
2)
propeller.
2)
to bear fruit.
3)
pai obo
to lay an egg
Variant:
palí.
pái
father-in-law; son-in-law.
paimá
debt; repayment for something.
paíma
1)
woman who bears children.
2)
woman who has just given birth.
paípáí míi
child of the family through his/her father (i. e. not mother).
páíti
Roman Catholic priest.
pakáa
dowry which is given to the wife-to-be.
2)
a pack.
wan paki hudu
a load (of lumber)
wan paki sigaleti
a pack of cigarettes
pakiséi
to think; to consider.
kai pakisei
to reason out
Palapási
the road to the Adolf Pengel (formerly Zanderij) airport.
Pálópási
the street in Paramaribo known as Zwartenhovenbrugstraat.
palulú
bird-of-paradise type plant with broad leaves, often used for thatch.
Pámbooko
a village just upriver from Pokigron.
panda
stick used as lever (usually to push log or tree).
pandási
go a pandasi
to work in one’s field
pandasi kamian
where one lives while working on one’s field
pangulá
plant used for medicinal purposes.
panikí
small container with lid.
panján
1)
to hold.
panjan di miii
take care of the child
2)
to grab.
panpantíi
jungle plant (looks somewhat like a papaya tree).
pántí míi
a child who is not getting proper raising.
2)
to fry.
papá
dirge (with drum or song).
pápa
porridge; mush.
di alisi papa
the rice is cooked with too much water
papái
1)
long narrow item (e.g. hand of a clock, pencil).
2)
rib of palm leaf.
3)
njan papai
to be caught not being prepared for your husband
4)
bandjapapai
rib cage
bandjapapai bonu
rib
papakái
orange-winged green parrot.
papámö́ni
cowrie shells (usually used for obeah).
papiá
to talk a lot; to chatter.
Papóto
the name of a Saramaccan clan.
2)
bird craw.
2)
to happen.
dee soni dee ta pasa u
the things that happen to us
3)
ago.
4)
pasa buka
disobey
5)
pasa kai
fall down
6)
a abi jaa pasa föteni
he/she is more than forty years old
7)
a pasa dii daka kaa
it has been three days already
daka fëën dou te pasa kaa
the day for it has already passed
pása
compass for drawing designs.
pási
1)
path; way.
pasi buka
where the path begins
de kai a pasi
they started on their way
de tjëën go a pasi
they saw him off
lasi pasi
to lose one’s way
tooka pasi
to pass each other/ to exchange paths
pasi jabi dëën faa go
the opportunity came for him/her to go
2)
dii pasi
three times
di wan pasi
all at once
3)
a ta libi a pasi
he lives the way he should
pasumá
to remain the same height or size.
pataa
ideophone for sticking to something.
páu
1)
tree.
pau hedi
top of tree
2)
log.
3)
faaka pau
ancestor shrine
4)
langapau bai nëën liba
he was shot
5)
faka pau
knife handle
2)
type of snake (probably fer-de-lance).
pë́
1)
go a pë
to visit; to go out
2)
dë a pë
upright; vertical
pëë́
1)
to play; to act playfully.
2)
to play an instrument or game.
3)
singing, drumming, and/or dancing.
4)
game.
pëë fufuu
to cheat
peégu
nail.
sesipeegu
decorative nails
peéli
electric or flashlight bulb.
peéni
wood plane; to plane wood.
peésa
abi peesa
to have desire or energy
2)
to hold tightly.
péi
equal.
péi ku péi
dee pei fëën
those of the same age
péíki
1)
medicine tablet.
2)
sindo peipei
to sit in groups
2)
cargo from rain.
Pempé
a village just upriver from Semoisi.
2)
a short piece of wood angled into a log to form a hook for attaching a rope or vine for hauling.
3)
pain.
2)
ta pena ku ën
to go out of your way to care for
3)
mi ta penapena
I’m trying.
4)
na pena fan ku ën
don’t bother talking to him
5)
a pena fu uwii u hedi
he doesn’t have much hair
pëndë́
1)
spotted; colored; striped.
2)
to decorate; to color.
péni
enclosure.
lontu soni buta a peni
to make a fence or rail around something
pëtëë
ideophone for being drenched.
pëtëpëtë
ideophone for salve-like or mushy.
pidí
1)
to ask for; to beg.
2)
to propose to.
píi
1)
to pick out.
pii alisi wojo
to clean the grains of rice
2)
to collect; to gather.
an pii hii ën lai
he didn’t gather all his belongings
3)
pii toobi
to court trouble
a ta pii mi
he is picking a fight with me
pii oto
to look for a quarrel
pii kunu
to do something to cause an avenging spirit
4)
pii kosi
to slander
5)
pii fio
to arrange the fio ropes so that the hammock will spread
píí
ideophone meaning very quiet.
piikútu
dusky and bronze-winged parrots.
2)
to ask pardon.
2)
to have a good time.
3)
to be happy.
piká
type of bird (squirrel cuckoo).
pikádu
a type of curse having to do with wrongs within family.
pikí
small; little.
wan piki wan
a little bit
a fika piki sö mi naki ën
I almost hit him.
2)
to sound out, e.g.:.
bai ta piki noise
shouting can be heard
Pikí Lio
the southeastern branch of the Suriname River known as Pikin Rio.
Pikipáda
a village downriver from Pokigron.
Pikísééi
a village downriver from Futunaakaba.
2)
younger one.
pilí
hand tool usually made from the rib of an umbrella and used for making sepu.
2)
hair pin.
4)
palm branches used for thatching roof.
pindá
peanut; peanut butter.
2)
to use sparingly.
3)
to tell secretly.
píndjá páu
tree type used for medicinal purposes and for making beams of house.
pínpínpín
ideophone for sticking out as pot belly.
píö́ö́
ideophone for very black.
2)
while.
te wan pisi
after a while
3)
where one lives.
a dë nëën pisi
he is at home
písiten
a while.
wan pisiten u seibi juu
about seven o’clock
píto
to braid very short hair.
2)
doll.
póbósi
mbei pobosi
perverseness
pói
1)
naughty, bad, disrepute.
poi në
disrepute
2)
spoiled.
3)
too much; very much.
4)
kill.
poi maun a sëmbë
to kill someone
5)
slander.
tja sëmbë go poi
to slander
Pókigoon
the village where the Suriname River and the road to Paramaribo meet.
politíki
sneaky.
ta naki politiki
to try to win people over to his side; to try to deceive
2)
spoiled.
pongó
a type of vine and its fruit (fish eat it).
póntu
pound.
ameekan oli pontu
type of container
pö́ö́
ideophone for completely full.
poobá
to try out or test; to tempt.
poóka
type of plant used to heal cuts.
poólo
1)
to show off; to be playful.
2)
to celebrate.
2)
unusual power to do something.
pópúáti
purpleheart tree and wood, often used for decorating front of houses and in woodcarving.
pósu
post; foundation posts of house (sometimes made of cement).
2)
pot of medicine or obeah.
buta pötö
to prepare the medicine or obeah
potokíi
small black birds that flock on rice fields.
pú
1)
stillstanding pool.
2)
a long green squash.
púkë
ideophone for a non-heavy object coming to the top of the water.
Variant:
púngë.
2)
to slide something to one side.
2)
to massage.
púu
1)
to yield (e.g. a seed; a crop); to produce.
2)
to row a canoe.
3)
to remove.
4)
to explain.
puu ën da mi
explain it to me
puu di gogo u di fan da mi
give me the essence of what is said
puu kontu
to solve riddle
5)
fall.
puu kai
to fall
6)
puu a döö infant’s
initiation ceremony; also, to declare ceremoniously clean
7)
puu buka
to revoke an agreement
8)
dance.
puu futu a goon
to dance
9)
puu pakisei da sëmbë
to comfort someone
10)
puu wojo
to stop staring
11)
puu naa köni futu
to walk cautiously
12)
buka fëën ta puu wata
he/she is drooling
13)
de puu dii daka këë
they mourned for three days
14)
mi puu tu dusu kölu bai ën
I paid two thousand guilders for it
15)
puu fuka
to relieve onesself
16)
puu leibeweisi
obtain a driver’s license
puumá
to shed body hair, fur, or feathers.
2)
animal hair; fur.
3)
feather (s).
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