Saamáka

E604532

Saamáka is a creole language spoken primarily by the Saramaka Maroon community in Suriname, known for its blend of English, Portuguese, and West African linguistic influences.

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Label Occurrences
Saamáka canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf creole language ⓘ
alternativeName Saramaccan ⓘ
linked to: Saramaccan language

Saramaccan language ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Aluku language ⓘ
Ndyuka language ⓘ
country Suriname ⓘ
developedFrom plantation creole of Suriname ⓘ
ethnicGroup Saramaka people ⓘ
linked to: Saramaka
hasCommunity Maroon community ⓘ
hasGlottocode sara1340 ⓘ
hasGlottologName Saramaccan ⓘ
linked to: Saramaccan language
hasISO6393Code srm ⓘ
hasLexifierLanguage English ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
linked to: Portuguese language
hasLinguisticInfluenceFrom Akan ⓘ
English ⓘ
Gbe languages ⓘ
Kikongo ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
linked to: Portuguese language

West African languages ⓘ
hasMorphologicalType analytic ⓘ
hasNumberOfSpeakersRange 20000–30000 ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature nasal vowels ⓘ
tone ⓘ
hasStatus minority language in Suriname ⓘ
hasSubstrateLanguage Akan ⓘ
Gbe languages ⓘ
Kikongo ⓘ
hasSVOOrder true ⓘ
isSubjectOf linguistic research on creole genesis ⓘ
studies of English-lexifier creoles ⓘ
languageFamily English-based creole ⓘ
originatedInCentury 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
region Saramacca River ⓘ
Upper Suriname River ⓘ
linked to: Suriname River
spokenBy Saramaka Maroons ⓘ
linked to: Saramaccan Maroons
spokenIn French Guiana ⓘ
Suriname ⓘ
usedIn music of Saramaka Maroons ⓘ
oral tradition of Saramaka Maroons ⓘ
religious practices of Saramaka Maroons ⓘ
writingSystem Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Latin alphabet

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