Saramaccan language
E151063
The Saramaccan language is an English- and Portuguese-based creole spoken primarily by the Saramaccan Maroon community in Suriname and parts of French Guiana.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saramaccan language canonical | 2 |
| French Guianese Saramaccan | 1 |
| Lower Suriname Saramaccan | 1 |
| Saramaccan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1332447 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saramaccan language Context triple: [Sranan, closelyRelatedTo, Saramaccan language]
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A.
Ewondo language
Ewondo is a Bantu language spoken primarily in central Cameroon, notably around the capital Yaoundé, by the Ewondo (Yaoundé) people.
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B.
Jarawa language
The Jarawa language is an endangered Ongan language spoken by the indigenous Jarawa people of the Andaman Islands in India.
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C.
Tetun language
The Tetun language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in Timor-Leste, where it serves as one of the main national and official languages.
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D.
Fala language
Fala is a small Ibero-Romance language spoken in a few villages in Spain’s Extremadura region, notable for its close relation to Galician-Portuguese and its strong local identity.
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E.
Konjo language
The Konjo language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Konjo people of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its distinct coastal and highland dialects.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saramaccan language Target entity description: The Saramaccan language is an English- and Portuguese-based creole spoken primarily by the Saramaccan Maroon community in Suriname and parts of French Guiana.
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A.
Ewondo language
Ewondo is a Bantu language spoken primarily in central Cameroon, notably around the capital Yaoundé, by the Ewondo (Yaoundé) people.
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B.
Jarawa language
The Jarawa language is an endangered Ongan language spoken by the indigenous Jarawa people of the Andaman Islands in India.
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C.
Tetun language
The Tetun language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in Timor-Leste, where it serves as one of the main national and official languages.
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D.
Fala language
Fala is a small Ibero-Romance language spoken in a few villages in Spain’s Extremadura region, notable for its close relation to Galician-Portuguese and its strong local identity.
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E.
Konjo language
The Konjo language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Konjo people of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its distinct coastal and highland dialects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Atlantic creole
ⓘ
creole language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Aukan language ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
Suriname ⓘ |
| developedFrom | plantation creole of Suriname ⓘ |
| developedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Ndyuka Maroons
ⓘ
surface form:
Saramaccan people
|
| glottocode | sara1340 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Saamáka
ⓘ
Saramaccan Maroons ⓘ
surface form:
Saramaccaans
|
| hasDialects |
Saramaccan language
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
French Guianese Saramaccan
Saramaccan language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Suriname Saramaccan
Saramaka ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Suriname Saramaccan
|
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
SVO word order
ⓘ
serial verb constructions ⓘ |
| hasLanguageCode | ISO 639-3:srm ⓘ |
| hasLexifierLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Portuguese language ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
|
| hasNotableFeature |
high proportion of Portuguese-derived vocabulary
ⓘ
significant African lexical influence ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
large vowel inventory
ⓘ
tone ⓘ |
| hasSubstrateLanguage |
Central Sudanic languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Central African languages
West African languages ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | srm ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | creole linguistics research ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Creole ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Saramaccan Maroons
ⓘ
surface form:
Saramaccan people
|
| partOf |
languages of French Guiana
ⓘ
languages of Suriname ⓘ |
| primarySpeakers | Saramaccan Maroons ⓘ |
| region |
Tapanahony River area
ⓘ
surface form:
Marowijne River area
interior of Suriname ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
French Guiana
ⓘ
Suriname ⓘ |
| status | minority language ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
English-based creole
ⓘ
Portuguese-based creole ⓘ |
| usedBy | Maroon communities ⓘ |
| usedIn |
music and storytelling
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ religious practices ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saramaccan language Description of subject: The Saramaccan language is an English- and Portuguese-based creole spoken primarily by the Saramaccan Maroon community in Suriname and parts of French Guiana.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lower Suriname Saramaccan
this entity surface form:
French Guianese Saramaccan
this entity surface form:
Saramaccan