wowoyo
Aukan
Etymology
Compare Sranan Tongo wowoyo and Saramaccan wojowójo.
Noun
wowoyo
- market, marketplace
Sranan Tongo
Alternative forms
- w'woyo
- wowojo (superseded)
Etymology
According to Focke a contraction of *woyowoyo, a reduplication of woyo, an onomatopoeia.[1] Compare Aukan wowoyo and Saramaccan wojowójo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwːo.jo/
Noun
wowoyo
- market, marketplace
References
- H. C. Focke, Neger-Engelsch Woordenboek, "Wowójo", 1855.