Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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Calque of Dutch Loofhuttenfeest, itself a calque of Hebrew חג הסוכות (ḥaḡ has-sukkōṯ). Equivalent to wiwirikampu (hut made of foliage) +‎ fesa (feast).

Proper noun

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Wiwirikampufesa

  1. (Judaism, biblical) Sukkot