Ndyuka language
E28673
The Ndyuka language is an English-based creole spoken primarily by the Ndyuka Maroon community in Suriname and French Guiana.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Atlantic English-based creole
→
creole language → natural language → |
| alternativeName |
Aukan
→
Ndyuka people →
surface form: "Ndyuka"
Njuká → Okanisi → |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Aluku language
→
Pamaka language → Sranan Tongo → |
| country |
France
→
Suriname → |
| developedFrom | plantation English creole of Suriname → |
| glottocode | ndyu1241 → |
| glottologName |
Ndyuka people
→
surface form: "Ndyuka"
|
| hasDialects |
Aukan proper
→
eastern Ndyuka → western Ndyuka → |
| hasLinguisticResearchOn |
creole genesis
→
tone in creole languages → |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive tone
→
nasal vowels → |
| hasSubstrate |
Dutch language
→
Gbe languages → Kikongo language → Portuguese language → |
| ISO639-3Code | djk → |
| languageFamily | English-based creole → |
| morphologyType | analytic language → |
| originPeriod | 18th century → |
| primaryLexifier | English language → |
| region |
Maroni River area
→
Tapanahony River area → eastern Suriname → |
| spokenBy |
Ndyuka Maroons
→
Ndyuka people → |
| spokenIn |
French Guiana
→
Marowijne District → Paramaribo → Suriname → |
| typologicalFeature |
SVO basic word order
→
serial verb constructions → tonal distinctions → |
| usedAlongside |
Dutch language
→
Sranan Tongo → |
| usedAs |
community language
→
lingua franca in parts of eastern Suriname → |
| usedIn |
oral tradition of Ndyuka people
→
rituals of Ndyuka Maroons → |
| writingSystem | Latin script → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.