Anansi
See also: anansi
English edit
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From Akan (and Kromanti) ananse (“spider”).
Proper noun edit
Anansi
- A trickster spider (though sometimes taking human form), one of the primary characters in West African and Caribbean folklore.
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Anansi m
Jamaican Creole edit
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Derived from Akan ananse (“spider”).[1]
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Anansi
- Anansi (trickster spider in West African and Caribbean folklore)
- 1984, Laura Tanna, Jamaican Folk Tales and Oral Histories, →ISBN, page 99:
- “Anansi gwan an gwan an gwan [ chops with arm ] til im bill off de whole pasture clean.”
- Anansi kept on going [ chops with arm ] until he'd used his machete to clear the entire pasture.
References edit
- ^ Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 29
Portuguese edit
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Anansi m
- Anansi (trickster spider in West African and Caribbean folklore)
Sranan Tongo edit
Etymology edit
From anansi.
Proper noun edit
Anansi