Sranan
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Sranan is an English- and Dutch-influenced creole language spoken primarily in Suriname.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
creole language
→
language → |
| alternateName |
Sranan Tongo
→
Sranantongo → Taki-Taki → |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Ndyuka language
→
Saramaccan language → |
| country |
Suriname
→
|
| developedInContextOf |
plantation society in Suriname
→
|
| glottocode |
sran1240
→
|
| hasDomain |
oral storytelling in Suriname
→
popular music in Suriname → |
| hasFeature |
minimal inflectional morphology
→
phonemic tone absent → reduplication → serial verb constructions → tense-mood-aspect particles → |
| hasOrthography |
standardized Latin-based orthography
→
|
| hasStandardizationEffortsBy |
Surinamese linguists
→
|
| influencedBy |
Dutch language
→
English language → Portuguese language → West African languages → |
| ISO639-3Code |
srn
→
|
| languageFamily |
English-based creole
→
|
| lexifierLanguage |
English language
→
|
| officialStatus |
recognized lingua franca in Suriname
→
|
| originPeriod |
17th century
→
|
| primaryRegion |
coastal areas of Suriname
→
urban areas of Suriname → |
| spokenBy |
Afro-Surinamese population
→
multiethnic communities in Suriname → |
| spokenIn |
Surinamese diaspora communities
→
|
| status |
not an official language of Suriname
→
|
| substrateLanguage |
Akan language
→
Gbe languages → Kikongo language → |
| superstrateLanguage |
Dutch language
→
English language → |
| typology |
analytic language
→
|
| usedAs |
interethnic contact language in Suriname
→
lingua franca in Suriname → |
| usedIn |
informal communication in Suriname
→
literature in Suriname → media in Suriname → music in Suriname → |
| wordOrder |
SVO
→
|
| writingSystem |
Latin script
→
|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Sranan Tongo
→
|
hasAlternativeName |