basya

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === basja (dated) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Sranan Tongo basya, from English overseer. Doublet of bastiaan and officier. === Pronunciation === === Noun === basya m or f (plural basya's, no diminutive) (Suriname) Maroon or Amerindian assistant village chief; the lowest tier in the hierarchy of tribal authority (Suriname, historical) enslaved person charged with overseeing work at a plantation and administering corporal punishment Synonyms: bastiaan, bomba, negerofficier, negeropzichter, zwartofficier == Sranan Tongo == === Alternative forms === basja (superseded) === Etymology === From English overseer. Compare Krio obasía. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baʃa/, [ba̠ʃa̠], [bɑ̟ʃɑ̟] === Noun === basya Maroon or Amerindian assistant village chief; the lowest tier in the hierarchy of tribal authority (historical) enslaved person charged with overseeing work at a plantation and administering corporal punishment ==== Descendants ==== Aukan: basiya Saramaccan: basiá → Dutch: bastiaan, basya === References ===