Saramaccan Maroons

E604530

Afro-Surinamese community Maroons ethnic group

The Saramaccan Maroons are a community of descendants of escaped African slaves in Suriname, known for their distinct Afro-creole culture, autonomy, and preservation of unique linguistic and spiritual traditions.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Saramaccaans	1
Saramaccan people	1
Saramaka Maroons	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Afro-Surinamese community ⓘ Maroons ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ
alsoPractice	Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoSpeak	Dutch ⓘ Sranan Tongo NERFINISHED ⓘ
ancestralOrigins	Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalHeritageStatus	subject of anthropological and linguistic research ⓘ
culture	Afro-creole culture ⓘ
economicActivities	forest product gathering ⓘ hunting and fishing ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ
ethnicity	Afro-descendant ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfFormation	17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ
knownFor	distinct linguistic traditions ⓘ distinct spiritual traditions ⓘ preservation of African cultural traditions ⓘ relative autonomy from colonial authorities ⓘ
languageFamily	English-based creole ⓘ
languageInfluence	Dutch ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ West African languages ⓘ
locatedIn	interior of Suriname ⓘ
mainLanguage	Saramaccan language ⓘ
mainReligion	Afro-Surinamese traditional religion ⓘ
musicTradition	call-and-response singing ⓘ drumming ⓘ
origin	descendants of escaped African slaves ⓘ
partOf	Maroon societies of the Americas ⓘ
politicalStatus	recognized tribal group in Suriname ⓘ
relatedGroup	Aluku Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwinti Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Matawai Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Ndyuka Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Paramaka Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ
ritualPractice	ancestor veneration ⓘ spirit possession ceremonies ⓘ
socialOrganization	matrilineal clans ⓘ
traditionalTerritory	Saramacca River region NERFINISHED ⓘ upper Suriname River region ⓘ
treatyResult	recognition of autonomy ⓘ
treatyWith	Dutch colonial authorities ⓘ
treatyYear	1762 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Saramaccan language → primarySpeakers → Saramaccan Maroons ⓘ

Saramaccan language → namedAfter → Saramaccan Maroons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saramaccan people

Saramaccan language → hasAlternativeName → Saramaccan Maroons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saramaccaans

Ndyuka Maroons → relatedEthnicGroup → Saramaccan Maroons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saramaka Maroons