Ndyuka-Trio Pidgin
Ndyuka-Trio Pidgin was a pidgin once spoken in Suriname.
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Ndyuka-Tiriyó Pidgin (Ndyuka-Trio) was a trade language used until the 1960s between speakers of Ndyuka, an English-based creole, and Tiriyó and Wayana, both Cariban languages.
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Words in Ndyuka-Trio Pidgin
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | ai* | |
| ear | yesi* | |
| nose | nosu* | |
| tooth | tifi* | |
| tongue | toNo* | |
| hand | ana* | |
| blood | bulu* | |
| skin | buba* | |
| knee | kini* | |
| breast | bobi* | |
| liver | lebi* | |
| water | wataa | |
| fire | faya* | |
| sun | sa* | |
| star | sitali* | |
| stone | siton* | |
| mountain | beligi* | |
| tree | udu* | |
| leaf | uwi* | |
| one | wa* | |
| two | tu* | |
| I | mi* | |
| you | yu* | |
| path | pasi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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