kruktutere
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Sranan Tongo
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Etymology
[edit]Compound of kruktu (“crooked”) + tere (“tail”). Saramaccan kúkútúlábu is likely a calque of this term.
Noun
[edit]kruktutere
Descendants
[edit]- Aukan: kukutu tee
References
[edit]- Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “kruktutere”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary