Akama-yaw

== Sranan Tongo == === Alternative forms === akama-yaw Akamajaw (superseded) === Etymology === Possibly from Akan [Term?]; by surface analysis, Akama +‎ Yaw (“day name of a man born on a Thursday”) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈkamajaw/, [a̠ˈka̠ma̠ja̠w], [ɑ̟ˈkɑ̟mɑ̟jɑ̟w] === Proper noun === Akama-yaw Death, Grim Reaper; the personification of death in the Afro-Surinamese Winti belief system Synonym: Fedi === References === J.C.M. Blanker; J. Dubbeldam (2010) [2005], Prisma woordenboek Sranantongo. Prisma wortubuku fu Sranantongo (overall work in Dutch and Sranan Tongo), Houten: Unieboek, →ISBN, page 34