sa

Sranan Tongo

/sa/

particle

Definitions

Verbal marker for modal aspect.
Verbal marker for the future tense.

Etymology

Derived from English shall borrowed from Dutch, Flemish zal.

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

zal

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

chell English
shall English
shalln't English
shallna English
shallnae English
shan't English
zal Dutch, Flemish
schal Middle English
sal Afrikaans