Compound of mofo (“mouth”) + buba (“skin”).
mofobuba
- lip
2002, Nyun[1], Suriname: Wycliffe Bible Translators, Roma [Romans] 3:13:Den gorogoro de leki wan opo grebi, èn den tongo e taki soso lei. Den mofobuba e kiri yu leki te wan takru sneki beti yu.- Their throat is like an open grave, and their tongues speak only lies. Their lips kill you like when an evil snake bites you.
- Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “mofobuba”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary
