Sarnami Hindustani

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Sarnami Hindustani is a Hindi–Bhojpuri-based Indo-Aryan language developed among Indo-Caribbean communities, particularly in Suriname, from the speech of Indian indentured laborers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindustani lect
Indo-Aryan language
diaspora language
alternativeName Sarnami
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani

Sarnami Bhojpuri
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani

Sarnami Hindi
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani

Sarnami Hindustani Hindi
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani
closelyRelatedTo Bhojpuri
Caribbean Hindustani
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani

Fiji Hindi
Mauritian Bhojpuri
linked to: Bhojpuri
country Netherlands
Suriname
developedFrom Awadhi
Bhojpuri
Hindustani
linked to: Hindi
developedFromSpeechOf Indian indentured laborers
developedInCommunity Indo-Caribbean community
developedInCountry Suriname
ethnicGroup Hindustani Surinamese
Indo-Caribbean
Indo-Surinamese
hasGlottocode sarn1240
hasLanguageCode ISO 639-3: hns
hasLiterature yes
hasStandardizationEfforts yes
hasWritingSystem Devanagari script
Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet
historicalScript Kaithi script
influencedBy Caribbean Dutch
Caribbean English
Dutch language
linked to: Dutch

Sranan Tongo
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages
lexicalInfluenceFrom Awadhi
Bhojpuri
Standard Hindi
linked to: Hindi

Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
primaryRegion French Guiana
Guyana
linked to: British Guiana

Netherlands
Suriname
spokenByMinorityIn Suriname
spokenInDiasporaCommunity Indo-Caribbean people
Indo-Guyanese people
Indo-Surinamese people
statusInSuriname important minority language
subfamilyOf Central Indo-Aryan languages
Eastern Hindi–Bhojpuri continuum
timePeriodOfFormation early 20th century
late 19th century
usedFor cultural expression
daily communication
religious practice
usedInMedia radio programs in Suriname
usedInMusicGenre Baithak Gana
usedInReligion Hinduism
Islam

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Indo-Caribbean people heritageLanguage Sarnami Hindustani
Trinidad and Tobago recognizedLanguage Trinidadian Hindustani
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani
Paramaribo commonLanguagesSpoken Sarnami Hindustani
Bhojpuri hasDialect Caribbean Hindustani
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani
Fiji Hindi closelyRelatedTo Caribbean Hindustani
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani
Chutney music typicalLanguage Caribbean Hindustani
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani
Sarnami Hindustani alternativeName Sarnami
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani
Sarnami Hindustani alternativeName Sarnami Hindi
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani
Sarnami Hindustani alternativeName Sarnami Hindustani Hindi
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani
Sarnami Hindustani alternativeName Sarnami Bhojpuri
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani
Sarnami Hindustani closelyRelatedTo Caribbean Hindustani
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani
Surinamese Dutch influencedBy Sarnami Hindustani
Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages hasMember Caribbean Hindustani
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani
Fiji Baat closelyRelatedTo Caribbean Hindustani
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani
Baithak Gana language Sarnami Hindustani
Sundar Popo languageOfWork Caribbean Hindustani
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani
Drupatee Ramgoonai languageOfPerformance Caribbean Hindustani
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani
Rikki Jai languageOfPerformance Caribbean Hindustani
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani
Kanchan languageOfPerformance Caribbean Hindustani
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani
Adesh Samaroo languageOfWorkOrName Caribbean Hindustani
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani
Ravi B languageOfPerformance Caribbean Hindustani
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani
Western Hindi hasDialect Caribbean Hindustani
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani
Central Indo-Aryan languages majorLanguage Caribbean Hindustani
linked to: Sarnami Hindustani