Sranan Tongo

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Sranan Tongo is an English- and Dutch-influenced creole language originating in Suriname, widely used as a lingua franca among its diverse ethnic communities.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Sranan Tongo canonical 33
Sranan Tongo creole 1
Sranantongo 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf creole language
lingua franca
natural language
closelyRelatedTo Ndyuka language
Saramaccan language
countryOfOrigin Suriname
developedInContextOf Atlantic slave trade
plantation society in Suriname
hasAlternativeName Sranan
Surinamese Creole
linked to: Sranan Tongo

Taki Taki
hasBasicWordOrder SVO
hasGlottocode sran1240
hasISO639-3Code srn
hasLexicalInfluenceFrom Dutch language
linked to: Dutch

English language
Portuguese language
West African languages
hasOfficialStatus recognized lingua franca in Suriname
hasPhonologicalInfluenceFrom English language
hasRegulatoryOrCulturalBody Surinamese linguistic and cultural organizations
hasStandardizationEfforts orthography development
hasType English- and Dutch-influenced creole language
historicalDevelopmentPeriod 17th century
influencedBy Dutch language
linked to: Dutch

English language
linked to: English

Portuguese language
West African languages
isNot official language of Suriname
languageFamily English-based creole
primaryRegion Suriname
spokenInRuralAreasOf Suriname
spokenInUrbanArea Nieuw Nickerie
linked to: Suriname

Paramaribo
usedAsContactLanguageBetween different ethnic groups in Suriname
usedAsLinguaFrancaIn Suriname
usedByEthnicGroups Afro-Surinamese people
Chinese Surinamese people
Dutch Surinamese people
Indigenous peoples in Suriname
Indo-Surinamese people
Javanese Surinamese people
usedInDomain everyday communication
literature in Suriname
media in Suriname
popular music in Suriname
writingSystem Latin script

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Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amsterdam hasMinorityLanguage Sranan Tongo
West African languages influenced Sranan Tongo
Sranan Tongo hasAlternativeName Surinamese Creole
linked to: Sranan Tongo
Paramaribo commonLanguagesSpoken Sranan Tongo
Sranan alternateName Sranan Tongo
Sranan alternateName Sranantongo
linked to: Sranan Tongo
Ndyuka language closelyRelatedTo Sranan Tongo
Ndyuka language usedAlongside Sranan Tongo
Suriname nationalLanguage Sranan Tongo
Sarnami Hindustani influencedBy Sranan Tongo
Dutch Surinamese languageUsed Sranan Tongo
Afro-Surinamese languageUsed Sranan Tongo
Afro-Surinamese usesCreoleLanguage Sranan Tongo
Dutch America mainLanguage Sranan Tongo
Surinamese Dutch influencedBy Sranan Tongo
Pamaka language influencedBy Sranan Tongo
Aukan relatedTo Sranan Tongo
Creole Surinamese language Sranan Tongo
Creole Surinamese associatedLanguage Sranan Tongo creole
linked to: Sranan Tongo
Chinese Surinamese language Sranan Tongo
Maroni River languageRegion Sranan Tongo
Suriname creoles hasPart Sranan Tongo
Tiriyó language contactLanguage Sranan Tongo
Afro-Dutch language Sranan Tongo
Winti hasLanguageContext Sranan Tongo
Matawai usesLanguage Sranan Tongo
Kwinti linguisticRelation Sranan Tongo
Paramaka hasLanguage Sranan Tongo
Wanica District languageUsed Sranan Tongo
Bijlmermeer localLanguages Sranan Tongo