Ndyuka language
E28673
The Ndyuka language is an English-based creole spoken primarily by the Ndyuka Maroon community in Suriname and French Guiana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ndyuka language canonical | 13 |
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 (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.