Sranan Tongo

E4255

creole language lingua franca natural language

Sranan Tongo is an English- and Dutch-influenced creole language originating in Suriname, widely used as a lingua franca among its diverse ethnic communities.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Sranan Tongo canonical	33
Sranan Tongo creole	1
Sranantongo	1
Surinamese Creole	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	creole language ⓘ lingua franca ⓘ natural language ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo	Ndyuka language ⓘ Saramaccan language ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Suriname ⓘ
developedInContextOf	Atlantic slave trade ⓘ plantation society in Suriname ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Sranan ⓘ Sranan Tongo ⓘ surface form: Surinamese Creole Taki Taki ⓘ
hasBasicWordOrder	SVO ⓘ
hasGlottocode	sran1240 ⓘ
hasISO639-3Code	srn ⓘ
hasLexicalInfluenceFrom	Dutch ⓘ surface form: Dutch language English language ⓘ Portuguese language ⓘ West African languages ⓘ
hasOfficialStatus	recognized lingua franca in Suriname ⓘ
hasPhonologicalInfluenceFrom	English language ⓘ
hasRegulatoryOrCulturalBody	Surinamese linguistic and cultural organizations ⓘ
hasStandardizationEfforts	orthography development ⓘ
hasType	English- and Dutch-influenced creole language ⓘ
historicalDevelopmentPeriod	17th century ⓘ
influencedBy	Dutch ⓘ surface form: Dutch language English ⓘ surface form: English language Portuguese language ⓘ West African languages ⓘ
isNot	official language of Suriname ⓘ
languageFamily	English-based creole ⓘ
primaryRegion	Suriname ⓘ
spokenInRuralAreasOf	Suriname ⓘ
spokenInUrbanArea	Suriname ⓘ surface form: Nieuw Nickerie Paramaribo ⓘ
usedAsContactLanguageBetween	different ethnic groups in Suriname ⓘ
usedAsLinguaFrancaIn	Suriname ⓘ
usedByEthnicGroups	Afro-Surinamese people ⓘ Chinese Surinamese people ⓘ Dutch Surinamese people ⓘ Indigenous peoples in Suriname ⓘ Indo-Surinamese people ⓘ Javanese Surinamese people ⓘ
usedInDomain	everyday communication ⓘ literature in Suriname ⓘ media in Suriname ⓘ popular music in Suriname ⓘ
writingSystem	Latin script ⓘ

Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amsterdam → hasMinorityLanguage → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

West African languages → influenced → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Sranan Tongo → hasAlternativeName → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Surinamese Creole

Paramaribo → commonLanguagesSpoken → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Sranan → alternateName → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sranantongo

Ndyuka language → closelyRelatedTo → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Ndyuka language → usedAlongside → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Suriname → nationalLanguage → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Sarnami Hindustani → influencedBy → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Dutch Surinamese → languageUsed → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Afro-Surinamese → languageUsed → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Afro-Surinamese → usesCreoleLanguage → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Dutch America → mainLanguage → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Javanese people of Suriname → languageUsed → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Surinamese Dutch → influencedBy → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Tapanahony River area → languageSpoken → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Pamaka language → influencedBy → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Aukan → relatedTo → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Marowijne District → hasLocalLanguages → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Atlantic English Creole → hasExampleLanguage → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni → localLanguages → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral → languageOfLiturgy → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Creole Surinamese → language → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Creole Surinamese → associatedLanguage → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sranan Tongo creole

Chinese Surinamese → language → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Maroni River → languageRegion → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Suriname creoles → hasPart → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Tiriyó language → contactLanguage → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Afro-Dutch → language → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Winti → hasLanguageContext → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Matawai → usesLanguage → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Kwinti → linguisticRelation → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Paramaka → hasLanguage → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Wanica District → languageUsed → Sranan Tongo ⓘ

Bijlmermeer → localLanguages → Sranan Tongo ⓘ