kibri

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English keep.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.bri/, /ˈci.bri/

Adjective

kibri

1. hidden, concealed
2. secret, furtive
3. mysterious
4. safe, protected

Noun

kibri

1. hide and seek

Verb

kibri

1. to keep, to save, to hoard
   • c. 1957, Trefossa, gronmama [Earth mother]‎^[1], quoted in Ala poewema foe Trefossa [All poems by Trefossa], Paramaribo: Bureau Volkslectuur, published 1977, page 50:

     mi a no mi / solanga m' no krari / foe kibri, foe tjari / joe gersi na ini mi djodjo.

     [Mi a no mi / solangi mi no krari / fu kibri, fu tyari / yu gersi na ini mi dyodyo]

     I am not me / as long as I'm not ready / to keep, to carry / your likeness in my soul.

2. to store, to stash, to put away
3. (intransitive) to hide, to take cover
4. (transitive) to hide, to conceal, to withhold
5. to protect, to safeguard
   • 2005, Leanda Mac-nack, Patricia Sichtman (lyrics and music), “Aisa Mama E Kong”, in Ala Sani Na Fu Wan Ting, performed by Sangrafu:

     Aisa Mama, yu na mi mama / yu bere mu kibri mi te fu kaba / Aisa, na yu na mi masanga / Aisa Mama, yu na mi dyodyo

     Mother Aisa, you are my mother / your womb should harbour me until the end / Aisa, you are my refuge / Mother Aisa, you are my guardian spirit