mutyama

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Kongo mu-kyama (“rainbow”).[1] Cognate of Aukan muntyama.

Noun

mutyama

  1. rainbow

Synonyms

References
  1. G. Huttar (1985), “Sources of Ndjuka African vocabulary”, in New West Indian Guide‎, ISSN 1382-2373, page 55
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