Kayana
Sranan Tongo
editEtymology
editFrom French Cayenne, either from French cayenne (“army barracks”), or, as a variant of Guiana, from an Amerindian language, probably Cariban or Lokono; in which case a doublet of Gayana.
Proper noun
editKayana
- Cayenne (the capital city of the French Guiana department)
- French Guiana (an overseas department and administrative region of France in South America)
- Synonyms: Franskayana, Franssei
Categories:
- Sranan Tongo terms borrowed from French
- Sranan Tongo terms derived from French
- Sranan Tongo terms derived from Cariban languages
- Sranan Tongo terms derived from Lokono
- Sranan Tongo doublets
- Sranan Tongo lemmas
- Sranan Tongo proper nouns
- srn:Cities in French Guiana
- srn:Departmental capitals
- srn:Places in French Guiana
- srn:French Guiana
- srn:Departments of France
- srn:Administrative regions of France
- srn:Places in France