srefidensi

Coined by Surinamese poet Trefossa,[1] equivalent to srefi (“self”) +‎ -densi (“-ence”).

srefidensi

1. independence
   • 1975, Lieve Hugo (lyrics and music), “Srèfidensi”, in Wang Piepel, Wang Nation:

     Vijfentwintig november / Sranan kisi wan manpikin / Fa a nen, fa a nen? / Srefidensi now / Vijfentwintig november / Sranan kisi wan umapikin / Fa a nen, fa a nen? / Srefidensi now

     Twenty-fifth of November / Suriname will have a baby boy / What's his name, what's his name? / Independence now / Twenty-fifth of November / Suriname will have a baby girl / What's her name, what's her name? / Independence now

   • 1975 November 12, Vrije Stem: onafhankelijk weekblad voor Suriname‎ (advertisement), page 4:

     Srefidensi na foe wi allamala en dat ede joe VLEESPALEIS sa fri joe foe dem dirie metie prijs. Dies na a srefidensi bijdrage foe VLEESPALEIS djie din sranang oema.

     Independence belongs to all of us and that's why your Meat Palace will liberate you from the high meat prices. This is Meat Palace's independence contribution to Surinamese women.