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Sranan Tongo

Sranan Tongo (Sranantongo, "Surinamese tongue"), also known as Surinamese Creole, is an English-based creole language from Suriname, in South America, where it is the first or second language for 519,600 Surinamese people.[citation needed] It is also spoken in the Netherlands, and across the Surinamese diaspora. It is considered both an unofficial…

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Glottolog
sran1240
ISO 639-2
srn
ISO 639-3
srn
Language family
AtlanticSurinameSranan Tongo · SurinameSranan Tongo · Sranan Tongo
Linguasphere
52-ABB-aw
Native speakers
L1: 520,000 (2018) L2: 150,000

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Sranan Tongo

Nodes73
Edges72
Triples136
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027397
Components1

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Sranan Tongo

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related to Characteristics · 36
Sranan Tongo → African, Afro-Surinamese, Aja, Akan, Ancestral, Arawak, Carib, Cariban, Central, Despite, English, English-based, English-language, Ewe, Fante, Fon, Gbe, Gen, Gun, KiKongo
related to External links · 32
Sranan Tongo → Arends, Begin, Braun, Creole Morphology, Da Originals, DictionariesSIL International, Early Sranan Word Formation, English Dictionary, GrammarConjugate Sranantongo, How Transparent, International, Life, Mama Sranan, Mother Suriname, PDF, Plag, Resources, Sranan, Sranan Tongo Interactive Library, Sranan Tongo Swadesh
related to history · 27
Sranan Tongo → African, Africanisms, Africans, After, Akan, As, Breda, British, Chinese, Dutch, East Indians, English, English-based, Gbe, Gold Coast, Guiana, In, Javanese, KiKongo, New Netherland
related to Literature · 20
Sranan Tongo → An, As, Domestic Tiff, Drietabbetje, Dutch, Early, Een, God, Hendrik Schouten, Henri Frans, Johannes King, July, Moravian Church, Resolution, Sranan, Suriname, Suriname's, The, Trefossa, Ziel
related to Modern use · 11
Sranan Tongo → Although, During, Dutch, Dutch-based, Dési Bouterse, Negerengels, Negro-English, Suriname, Taki Taki, They, Written
Language family · 3
Sranan Tongo → AtlanticSurinameSranan Tongo, Sranan Tongo, SurinameSranan Tongo
Glottolog · 1
Sranan Tongo → sran1240
ISO 639-2 · 1
Sranan Tongo → srn
ISO 639-3 · 1
Sranan Tongo → srn
Linguasphere · 1
Sranan Tongo → 52-ABB-aw

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sranan tongo language dutch suriname also english use creole afro-surinamese spelling first enslaved africans orthography sranantongo early english-based developed african

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Sranan TongoGlottologsran12401.00infobox
Sranan TongoISO 639-2srn1.00infobox
Sranan TongoISO 639-3srn1.00infobox
Sranan TongoLanguage familyAtlanticSurinameSranan Tongo1.00infobox
Sranan TongoLanguage familySurinameSranan Tongo1.00infobox
Sranan TongoLanguage familySranan Tongo1.00infobox
Sranan TongoLinguasphere52-ABB-aw1.00infobox
Sranan TongoNative speakersL1: 520,000 (2018) L2: 150,0001.00infobox
Sranan TongoNative toSuriname1.00infobox
Sranan TongoWriting systemLatin1.00infobox
Sranan Tongorelated to CharacteristicsDespite0.60section
Sranan Tongorelated to CharacteristicsEnglish-language0.60section

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