libimakandra

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Sranan Tongo[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Calque of Dutch samenleving, equivalent to libi +‎ makandra.

Noun[edit]

libimakandra

  1. society, community
    • 1977, Henri Frans de Ziel, Ala poewema foe Trefossa [All poems by Trefossa]‎[1], Paramaribo: Bureau Volkslectuur, page 80:
      in libimakandra / d'e pré kibridóeman, / den ipokrit! / ma ten sa kon / te kibri-sí-man-kandra / sa leti.
      In society / they act as manipulators in the shadows, / the hypocrites! / but the time will come / when the candle of the people who see hidden things / will ignite.