basya

Meaning

enslaved person charged with overseeing work at a plantation and administering corporal punishment

Example

"Er is nog altijd verdeeldheid", bevestigt districtscommissaris Frits Dinge van bestuursressort Boven-Suriname. "De kapiteins en basya's ondersteunen granman Aboikoni niet."

"There still is discord," District Commissioner Frits Dinge of the Upper Suriname administrative district confirms. "The village chiefs and assistant village chiefs do not

Practice tips

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