dyodyo

Sranan Tongo

FWOTD – 18 February 2023

Alternative forms

djodjo (superseded)

Etymology

Possibly from Fon jɔtɔ (“personal ancestral guardian spirit”)[1][2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒo.d͡ʒo/, /ɟo.ɟo/

Noun

dyodyo

soul, guardian spirit; in the Afro-Surinamese Winti belief system, a male or female spiritual entity linked to the birthplace of an individual who, together with a counterpart of the opposite sex, acts as guardian of this or several individuals
- circa 1957, Trefossa, gronmama [Earth mother]‎, quoted in Ala poewema foe Trefossa [All poems by Trefossa], Paramaribo: Bureau Volkslectuur, published 1977, page 50:
  mi a no mi / solanga m' no krari / foe kibri, foe tjari / joe gersi na ini mi djodjo.
  I am not me / as long as I'm not ready / to keep, to carry / your likeness in my soul.
- 1962, Johanna Schouten-Elsenhout, “winti [Wind]”, in soela‎, Paramaribo: Bureau Volkslectuur, page 13:
  a mindri liba / d'e drai tron wan kolkoe / a mi ati lanpe / e broko mi djodjo / saka gi doti
  The middle of the river / which revolves into becoming a whirlpool / at my heart's landing / brings down my guardian spirit / for the earth
- 2005, Leanda Mac-nack, Patricia Sichtman (lyrics and music), “Aisa Mama E Kong”, in Ala Sani Na Fu Wan Ting, performed by Sangrafu:
  Aisa Mama, yu na mi mama / yu bere mu kibri mi te fu kaba / Aisa, na yu na mi masanga / Aisa Mama, yu na mi dyodyo
  Mother Aisa, you are my mother / your womb should harbour me until the end / Aisa, you are my refuge / Mother Aisa, you are my guardian spirit

Usage notes

Is considered synonymous with kra and yeye by some Winti believers.

Related terms

kra (“soul, spirit; a spiritual entity who determines an individual's life and returns to its origin upon the individual's death, ceasing interaction with the world of the living”)
yorka (“soul, spirit, ghost; a spiritual entity specific to an individual who can remain among the living upon the death of the individual, in a benign or malicious manner”)
sili
yeye

References

Melville J. Herskovits and Frances S. Herskovits (1936) Suriname folk-lore‎, New York: Columbia University Press, page 745
Marie-Josée Jamous (1 December 1994), “Fixer le nom de l'ancêtre (Porto-Novo, Bénin)”, in Systèmes de pensée en Afrique noire‎, ISSN 0294-7080, page 153

[1] Melville J. Herskovits and Frances S. Herskovits (1936) Suriname folk-lore‎, New York: Columbia University Press, page 745

[2] Marie-Josée Jamous (1 December 1994), “Fixer le nom de l'ancêtre (Porto-Novo, Bénin)”, in Systèmes de pensée en Afrique noire‎, ISSN 0294-7080, page 153

单词	dyodyo
释义	dyodyo Sranan Tongo FWOTD – 18 February 2023 Alternative forms djodjo (superseded) Etymology Possibly from Fon jɔtɔ (“personal ancestral guardian spirit”)[1][2] Pronunciation IPA^(key): /d͡ʒo.d͡ʒo/, /ɟo.ɟo/ Noun dyodyo soul, guardian spirit; in the Afro-Surinamese Winti belief system, a male or female spiritual entity linked to the birthplace of an individual who, together with a counterpart of the opposite sex, acts as guardian of this or several individuals circa 1957, Trefossa, gronmama [Earth mother]‎, quoted in Ala poewema foe Trefossa [All poems by Trefossa], Paramaribo: Bureau Volkslectuur, published 1977, page 50: mi a no mi / solanga m' no krari / foe kibri, foe tjari / joe gersi na ini mi djodjo. I am not me / as long as I'm not ready / to keep, to carry / your likeness in my soul. 1962, Johanna Schouten-Elsenhout, “winti [Wind]”, in soela‎, Paramaribo: Bureau Volkslectuur, page 13: a mindri liba / d'e drai tron wan kolkoe / a mi ati lanpe / e broko mi djodjo / saka gi doti The middle of the river / which revolves into becoming a whirlpool / at my heart's landing / brings down my guardian spirit / for the earth 2005, Leanda Mac-nack, Patricia Sichtman (lyrics and music), “Aisa Mama E Kong”, in Ala Sani Na Fu Wan Ting, performed by Sangrafu: Aisa Mama, yu na mi mama / yu bere mu kibri mi te fu kaba / Aisa, na yu na mi masanga / Aisa Mama, yu na mi dyodyo Mother Aisa, you are my mother / your womb should harbour me until the end / Aisa, you are my refuge / Mother Aisa, you are my guardian spirit Usage notes Is considered synonymous with kra and yeye by some Winti believers. Related terms kra (“soul, spirit; a spiritual entity who determines an individual's life and returns to its origin upon the individual's death, ceasing interaction with the world of the living”) yorka (“soul, spirit, ghost; a spiritual entity specific to an individual who can remain among the living upon the death of the individual, in a benign or malicious manner”) sili yeye References Melville J. Herskovits and Frances S. Herskovits (1936) Suriname folk-lore‎, New York: Columbia University Press, page 745 Marie-Josée Jamous (1 December 1994), “Fixer le nom de l'ancêtre (Porto-Novo, Bénin)”, in Systèmes de pensée en Afrique noire‎, ISSN 0294-7080, page 153
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