kankantri

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English cotton tree, likely influenced by kankan (“sturdy, steadfast”).

Noun

kankantri

  1. kapok tree, Ceiba pentandra
    • 1970 March 11, P. Marlee, “Lees: Sranan, moks'alesi”, in Vrije Stem: onafhankelijk weekblad voor Suriname‎, page 1:
      gwe foe Afobaka, go na hé / dan te na sibiboesi krin joe kra / fas joe roetoe tap tafra-bergi lek wan boa / opo wan makti kankantri-sten / gi na njoen Sranan brokodé
      away from Afobaka, go upwards / until a cloudburst cleanses your soul / fasten your roots on the table mount like a boa / raise a mighty kapok tree voice / for the dawn of the new Suriname
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