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Kresneti
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Sranan Tongo
Alternative forms
srn kresneti
Etymology
Possibly a srn Krestes Christ neti night 1.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
srn proper noun
Christmas Eve
srn 2014 w:nl:Powl Ameerali Kresneti Firi Kresneti Firi Now Kresneti doro / tiri neti kon / famiri sdon makandra / lontu a kresnetibon Christmas Eve has arrived now / the silent night has come / the family sits together / around the Christmas tree
srn metonymically Christmas
srn 1978 nl Alberto Gemerts Alberto en het gemengd koor "Gloria" Kerstmis in Suriname Di Krisneti Kisi Di Kresneti kisi, Nana ben seni en pikin / na ini a grontapu fu krin wi ala siki / A no ben kon leki wan kownu, ma leki wan mofinawan / na ini wan pina-oso, na ini na sabana / Kon meki wi begi, begi da Anana / Kon meki wi begi, begi da Anana When Christmas occurred, God sent his son / into the world to cleanse all our illnesses / He didn't come as a king, but as a poor man/ into a hut in the desert / Come let us pray to the Creator / Come let us pray to the Creator
Derived terms
srn kresnetibon