respeki

Kari'na

Etymology

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo respeki, from English respect.

Pronunciation

• (West Suriname) IPA^(key): [ɺ̢espeki]

Verb

respeki

1. (transitive, West Suriname) to respect

References

• Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “respeki”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume‎^[1], University of Oregon, page 799