kruyara

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Kari'na kurijara.

Noun

kruyara

1. curiara, dugout, hollowed-out canoe, pirogue
   • 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎^[1], archived from the original on 8 February 2023:

     Kuljara va ju no habi bunne hudu, da buba soso

     Your canoe doesn't have proper wood, it's just sapwood.

   • 1874, W. Boekhoudt, Uit mijn verleden. Bijdrage tot de kennis van Suriname [From my past. Contribution to the knowledge of Suriname]‎^[2], Winschoten: J.D. van der Veen, page 95:

     Joe si boenboen kroejara soengoe, kaba joe aksi iffi mi foetoe natti.

     You saw full well that the canoe sank, now you ask me if my feet got wet.

Descendants

• → Dutch: korjaal